Advice to overcome Headache or Migraine pain Quick

What is Migraine pain?

If you are facing severe piercing and recurrent headaches mostly on one side, then it may be due to migraines. The pain may last for hours to days depending on the severity. Migraine pain is mainly caused due to changes within the brain and is treated as a neurological disorder. Along with headache, migraine also leads to other health problems like constipation, problem in eyes, neck pain, depression, weakness and so on. People with migraines may become sensitive to loud noises, strong odors, and also light may increase the severity of pain. People before migraine attack face few early symptoms like vomiting, constipation, neck stiffness, blind spots, blurred or double vision, tingling, balance problems, problem with speaking, confusion, and so on. These symptoms of migraine differ depending on the severity of the migraine attack and type of migraine. Migraine affects an individual’s entire lifestyle i.e. physically, mentally, and even emotionally.

Migraine is classified into different types based on the symptoms and conditions like

• Migraine with aura
• Migraine without aura
• Basilar migraine
• Hemiplegic migraine
• Vestibular migraine
• Ophthalmology migraine
• Aura without headache

Among these most commonly seen types are migraine with aura and migraine without aura.

What are the main reasons for headaches and migraine pain?

Headache is commonly seen in every person, it may be caused due to factors like stress, heavy workload, loud noise, lifestyle, lack of sleep, hypertension, exposure to sunlight for longer periods, weather changes, excess consumption of alcohol, dehydration, infections, and so on. Whereas the exact causes of migraine headache are not yet known and abnormal changes in the veins, nerves, and chemicals in the brain are suspected to be the cause. Factors like changes in weather, high stress, hormonal changes, few foods, excess intake of caffeine products and alcohol, family history, allergies, and several other are said to trigger a migraine attack. Exposure to loud noises, bright light, and strong odors can also trigger a migraine attack in people with migraines. Genetics is also said to trigger the risk of migraine disorders. Few other factors like skipping meals, starving and dehydration can also raise the symptoms of migraine among few people.

Difference between headache and migraine

Though both headaches and migraines look alike, there is a huge difference between headaches and migraines. The main difference between a normal headache and a migraine headache is the severity of the pain. People with general headaches have mild to severe pain in the head which may last for hours, whereas people with migraines have severe throbbing and piercing pain which may last from hours to days. People with migraine headaches experience pain mostly in one side of the head and also said that a little physical movement also worsens the pain.

People facing general headaches may not experience any other additional symptoms with headache, whereas in people with migraines other symptoms like constipation, fatigue, weakness, and sensitivity to light, sound, noise are also seen along with severe headache.