 Migraine
Headaches
A
migraine is a splitting headache that just seems to
set in apparently due to no reason at all. The reasons
for a migraine are mainly vascular. That means that
certain changes in the blood vessels that supply blood
to the brain trigger of the pain. Of course, the causes
for the changes in the blood vessels may vary from
person to person but this is generally how it starts.
Migraines are easily the most common headache syndrome.
It affects 10 to 15 percent of the global population.
One peculiar feature of a migraine is that it usually
starts in childhood or adolescence and is most common
in young and middle-aged adults.
The only good thing about a migraine is that it usually
stops as people get older. Migraines have nothing
to do with a person’s background, upbringing,
or social class. Migraines do not discriminate.
Migraines
have a strong impact on the quality of a person’s
life. It affects not only the person but also the
lives of those who move in close contact with he person.
Migraine attacks can some times be so severe that
person may have to abandon his or her routine activities
for three or four days at a stretch.
Once the pain of a migraine sets in, it is sheer agony.
It is almost as if one side of your head is being
ripped off. There is very little a person can do to
stop this pain.
The good thing about a migraine is that it is transient,
that is the pain will go away after sometime. This
usually happens after the person gets a few hours
of sound sleep. But the worst thing about migraines
is that they recur. But migraines too can be prevented
to a very large extent as the tips below explain.
There are two main types of migraine, the classic
migraine and the common migraine. Both the classic
and the common kind can occur as often as several
times a week or as rarely as once every few years.
Both types can occur at any time. But for some people
at least, it is possible to predict the occurrence
of the migraine. For example there is a greater tendency
for a migraine near the days of menstruation or every
Saturday morning after a stressful week of work.
Although many sufferers have a family history of migraine,
the exact hereditary nature of this condition is not
known. People who get migraines are thought to have
an inherited abnormality in the regulation of blood
vessels. The following factors often act as triggers
that set of the migraine.
Stress is one of the major factors that can contribute
to the onset of a migraine. Now it may not be possible
for you to get away from the cause of stress, particularly
if it is something connected with your job.
Anger can trigger of a migraine as well. It would
be good for short tempered people to learn ways of
controlling their anger. The best method is of course
the one to ten method. The next time you get angry
count to ten very slowly before you really blow your
lid. By the time you get to ten you should have cooled
down.
Both physical and mental fatigue can lead to a migraine
so do not push your self too much. Enough is enough
and when your body starts giving you signals that
it has had enough, take heed and stop whatever you
are doing. Just bear in mind that a little more productivity
on one day is not worth the productivity of the next
couple of days.
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