Migraine is a headache but not just a headache. Your average headache is a bit annoying for a few minutes or an hour and then disappears. Migraine is very different. They are very painful and can last for days, making you feel exhausted. Because of the lack of a better way to describe them, they are very serious headaches that may prevent patients from functioning properly.

Why are they called migraine?

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The name comes from a mixture of French and Greek, but the original root is hemicrania – roughly translated as "half" or "half". This term is used because most people have a migraine on one side [one side] and a migraine on both sides [both sides]. If you have frequent bilateral headaches, you should consult your family doctor as soon as possible.

So what is the difference between a migraine and a normal headache? The average headache may be caused by tension or "brain" caused by eating ice cream too quickly. Usually a mild painkiller and some rest will quickly get rid of these types of headaches. The difference in migraine is mainly because they are caused by a lot of things, and then no one on your face really understands the cause of their cause.

Doctors have long believed that migraine is a pure blood vessel – mainly caused by blood flow problems in the brain. Then, when the conditions were studied, other possible causes suddenly appeared, including an imbalance in the level of serotonin in the body. This approach makes sense because people are more prone to migraine when they feel uneasy, angry or generally feel a little depressed.

So why do people develop them?

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There is also strong evidence that migraine is a genetic feature – which means you may inherit migraine from your parents. In addition, migraine is often more likely to affect women than men.

What caused it?

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There are many incentives for migraine that are hard to list here. Basically bright lights, too much coffee, too much nicotine, too much red wine, tea or chocolate, stress or lack of sleep can trigger migraine attacks. Sometimes lack of food and lack of sleep can be all the factors that trigger migraine.

What are the symptoms?

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The first signs of a migraine are usually some kind of aura. Aura means you will see tortuous lines in your vision, or your vision may become blurred, or you will see double. Sometimes you will have a bitter or sour taste in your mouth before the migraine starts. In addition to severe agitation pain on the side of the head, pain in the eyes or eye sockets, nausea and even vomiting are typical features of your average onset.

So these are not just a normal headache, but often it is difficult to tell the difference between migraine and tension headache by observing someone. Once you have experienced a migraine, you will never forget this experience and you will do everything to stop them from happening again.

What is wrong with migraine? was originally published on Spring