There are over 150 diagnostic categories for headaches, but most people don’t know one from the next. Like any medical problem, proper diagnosis is half the battle. So assuming you’ve already tried drinking more water and turning off the loud music, this series will help you identify and treat your headaches, while teaching you everything you’ve ever needed to know about the pain in your head that becomes a pain in the ass.

Hollywood Superstar: The Migraine
One question we get all the time is, “How can I tell if my headache is a migraine?” In short, know that while a headache is just pain, a migraine is a surround sound, full Technicolor experience. Like any good story, a migraine has a beginning, middle and end. It changes and evolves, and is usually followed by an awful sequel.

The clearest indicator of a migraine is aura, a term given for the way a migraine messes with your senses. Bright flashing dots, wavy or jagged lines, blind spots, trouble tasting or smelling, and other strange and scary neurological effects are attributed to the constricting and dilating blood vessels that define a migraine. Many people report the aura happening up to thirty minutes before the onset of actual pain.

Next comes the head pain, usually starting as a dull, throbbing feeling that sometimes moves onto being sharp and piercing.

More than 70% of migraine sufferers are women

What really brings it home is the nausea and vomiting, fatigue, and sensitivity to light, sound, and smells.

Finally, while people can go through life only experiencing the occasional tension or sinus headache, a migraine is almost guaranteed to return as seldom as twice a year or as often as four times a week.

More than 70% of migraine sufferers are women, and there is little conclusive evidence on how best to treat them. Many report than they simply had to trust in each new and different treatment option, until they found the right one for them.

JBNI is the producer of this blog and maker of over 33 Powerful yet Gentle Naturaceuticals including their curiously effective Fountin for Severe Menopause and Migralin.

Online Sources:

http://www.medicinenet.com/

http://www.headaches.org/

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