Migraine Attack

I recently had another bout of migraine that lasted for two days. It was actually very physically and mentally draining especially that the level of pain was tremendously more excruciating than my previous migraine attacks. To make the matter worse, at the time of my migraine attack, I also had severe coughing, colds, stiff neck and stomach ache, and my daughter was having cough and colds that eventually led to pneumonia.

 

What are migraines?

Migraines are severe, throbbing headaches, sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting and they are very different from ordinary headaches in their intensity and duration, and in fact that migraine sufferers seem to be predisposed to develop them in response to triggering factors. They tend to recur from time to time and, when they strike, can last for several days. They do resemble with common vascular headaches in that both types are caused by a widening of the cerebral arteries.

 

 

Migraines may affect both men and women but women seem to be more affected by that condition – and women in their childbearing years are more likely to suffer from migraines than other people. My most often migraine prompters are my monthly menstrual cycle, too much exposure in the sun, eye strain and lack of natural air.

 

Migraines may be treated in many different ways. One way of treating is through stress-reduction exercise like meditation, yoga, listening to soft music or whatever way that will help you unwind and relax. Another treatment is through diet or avoiding the foods that are extremely common migraine triggers like those that contain amino acid tyramine, monosodium glutamate, matured cheese, meats, chocolate, and citrus fruits. And, for me, it best treated by paracetamol.