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Common Questions about Migraines

Some may ask if there are different kinds of migraine headaches.

The answer is yes.

The most common are classic migraine and common migraine.

A classic migraine has warning signals, called an aura or precognition. These signals often cause changes in your vision. Some of the vision problems include seeing flashing lights and/or colors. You may also have temporarily loose some of your vision, such as your peripheral or side vision.

Classic migraines cause you to feel a strange burning or prickly sensation, or have in muscle usually on one side of your body. You may also experience trouble communicating. You may also experience a state depression, restlessness and irritableness.

These auras can last anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes, and in some cases hours before the actual migraine. These auras sometimes occur before or after the pain from the pain from your migraine. Sometimes the pain from the aura overlaps causing more pain, and in some cases no pain occurs. The pain from a classic migraine usually occurs on one side of the head, sever cases have this pain in both sides of the head.

In common migraines you don’t have any warning/auras. Common migraines sometimes start slower than a classic migraine but last longer than a classic migraine. These migraines are intense and can interfere in your daily activities. The pain of a common migraine like a classic migraine usually occurs only on one side of the head, but again can occur in both.

Some may ask what causes migraines.

Here are some things that may set off a migraine also known as triggers:

Odors: such as really strong, abnormal or unusual odors.

Lights: bright or flashing lights

Noises: usually loud noises such as music, screaming kids, etc.

Weather: going from cold to hot, or hot to cold. This also can be cause be changes in altitude.

State of mind: being over zealous or tired, anxiety or over stressed, sadness or depression, or even being let down.

Sleeping: changing in your pattern of sleep or time, which causes tiredness.

Eating: missing meals, fasting or not eating at all. Also in some certain foods containing sodium nitrate, tyramine, or phenylalanine

Strain: Intense physical activity, overloading yourself with work, this also includes sexual activity

In women menstrual cycles/periods, hormones, and even birth control pills.