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What is the purpose of this site?

Often when Migraines strike it’s difficult to track down all the information that is out there.  This site was created to bring all the research and news about Migraines to one central place—MyMigraineInfo.com. MyMigraineInfo.com is also a place where people can come and learn and gain support from others that are going through the same things they are going through.

What is a Migraine?

A migraine headache is a severe pain felt on one, and sometimes, both sides of the head. The pain is mostly in the front around the temples or behind one eye or ear. Besides pain, you may have nausea and vomiting, and be very sensitive to light and sound. Migraines can occur any time of the day, though it often starts in the morning. The pain can last a few hours or up to one or two days. We don’t know what causes migraine headaches, but some things are more common in people who have them.Most often, migraines affects people between the ages of 15 and 55. Many people have a family history of migraines. They are more common in women. Migraines often becomes less severe and frequent with age.  

What causes Migraines?

Headache triggers can vary from person to person. Most migraines are not caused by a single factor or event. Your response to triggers can also vary from headache to headache. Many women with migraines tend to have attacks brought on by:lack of food or sleep bright light or loud noise hormone changes during the menstrual cycle stress and anxiety weather changes chocolate, alcohol, or nicotine some foods and food additives, such as MSG or nitrates To help pinpoint your headache triggers, it may be helpful to keep a headache “diary.” Each time you have a migraine, write down the time of day, point in your menstrual cycle, where you are at the time, and what you were doing when the migraine started. Talk with your doctor about what sets off your headaches to help find the right treatment for you. 

How Does a Migraine differ from a tension headache?

While migraine headaches affect millions of people, they are still less common than tension headaches. Tension headaches cause a more steady pain over the entire head rather than throbbing pain in one spot. Most of the time, migraine attacks happen once in awhile, but tension headaches can occur as often as every day. While fatigue and stress can bring on both tension and migraine headaches, migraines can be triggered by certain foods, changes in the body’s hormone levels, and even changes in the weather. There are also differences in how these two types of headaches respond to treatment with medicines. While some over-the-counter drugs are used to treat tension headaches sometimes they help migraine headaches, the drugs used to treat migraine attacks do not work for tension headaches.

What are the most common treatments for Migraines?

Even though migraines do not have a cure, you can work with your doctor to come up with a treatment plan that meets your needs. Make sure your plan has ways to treat the headache symptoms when they happen, as well as ways to help make your headaches less frequent or severe. It may include all or some of these methods.Lifestyle changes. Finding and avoiding things that cause headache is one way to reduce how often attacks happen and how painful they are. Your diet, the amount of stress in your life, and other lifestyle habits may add to getting migraines. Eating a healthful diet, quitting smoking, and reducing your alcohol intake may help improve your headaches. Learn stress reduction techniques and find other positive ways to cope with stress. Try to get on a regular sleep pattern.Medicine. There are two ways to approach the treatment of migraine headache with drugs: prevent the attacks, or relieve the symptoms during the attacks. Many people with migraines use both forms of treatment. Some medicines used to help prevent attacks include drugs that were designed to treat epilepsy and depression. To relieve symptoms during attacks, your doctor may start by telling you to take over-the-counter drugs such as aspirin, acetaminophen, or NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) like ibuprofen. If these drugs don’t work to give you relief, your doctor can prescribe types of drugs called ergotamines or triptans. Ergotamines narrow the blood vessels, which helps the migraine’s throbbing pain. Triptans are new types of drugs that relieve pain by both narrowing blood vessels and balancing the chemicals in the brain. Hormone therapy may help some women whose migraines seem to be linked to their menstrual cycle. Work with your doctor to choose the best medicine for you. Alternative methods. Biofeedback has been shown to help some people with migraines. It involves learning to control how your body reacts to stress to reduce its effects. Other methods, such as acupuncture and relaxation, may help relieve stress. Counseling can also help if you think your migraines may be related to depression or anxiety. Talk with your doctor about these treatment methods.One theory about the cause of migraines is the blood flow theory, which focuses on blood vessel activity in the brain. Blood vessels either narrow or expand. Narrowing can constrict blood flow, causing problems with sight or dizziness. When the blood vessels expand, they press on nerves nearby, which causes pain. Another theory focuses on chemical changes in the brain. When chemicals in the brain that send messages from one cell to another, including the messages to blood vessels to get narrow or expand, are interrupted, migraines can occur. More recently, genes have been linked to migraines. People who get migraines may inherit abnormal genes that control the functions of certain brain cells.

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