If ever there was a key to knowing all about migraines it would be to understand the risk factors, warning signs, and triggers that are associated with a migraine attack. First off it is important to understand that a migraine is not just another run of the mill headache, where a few aspirin or over the counter medications can be taken and then all is well in the world again. A migraine is a severe and pulsating headache that is often associated with autonomic symptoms, typically is unilateral in nature (only effecting one side of the head) and most often lasting anywhere from four to seventy two hours. Individuals who suffer from migraine attacks may experience symptoms such as blurred vision, dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting, as well as sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine attacks can happen to anyone, but there are certain risk factors that play a part in the susceptibility of one experiencing such an attack.
Common Risk Factors
Individuals who suffer from migraines often come from a family or genetic history of migraine sufferers. In fact research has shown that up to 90 percent of individuals who suffer from migraines have a family history of them. Other risk factors seem to be age. Migraines happen much less frequently among children, but research has shown that many people who will become migraine sufferers will have had their first migraine attack by adolescence. More risk factors in regards to migraine attacks seem to be gender. It is a commonly known fact that many more Females than Males tend to suffer from migraines, and hormonal changes seem to play a very large role which is why many Females tend to have more migraines around the time of month that their cycle would take place. Other medical issues can also become risk factors for an individual to experience a migraine attack. Individuals who have medical conditions such as depression, anxiety, stroke, epilepsy, or high blood pressure are much more susceptible to having migraine attacks.
Common Warning Signs
It can be highly beneficial if an individual can pinpoint their own personal warning signs that may take place before a migraine attack takes place. The most common warning signs that precursor an attack would be fatigue, depression, obsessive yawning, food cravings (especially those high in sugar and/or salt), mood changes, irritability, and drowsiness. When a person prone to migraines begins to have any of these symptoms they might want to be more aware of the fact that they are more susceptible to an attack in the near future so that they can try and avoid the migraine attack all together.
Common Triggers
Triggers most often begin with a specific source (or combination of sources) such as physical, environmental, or physiological. The best way to unlock the key to migraines is knowing the personal triggers, when the triggers, risk factors, and warning signs can be pinpointed then a course of action for treatment is much easier to find
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