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What is a Migraine?

Migraines vary from person to person, and can be hard to differentiate from an everyday headache. Migraine signs and symptoms may be hard to identify unless you are informed on the signs and symptoms. Here are the most common symptoms of a migraine

Throbbing pain, usually most of the time occurring on one side of your head, but can occur in both, this pain is so intense that can keeps you from your everyday tasks

Sensitivity to light, even a dimmed light or candle

Sensitivity to sound, even the slightest sound irrigates you

Nausea

Most migraines attacks come on without warning. Three out of ten people that have migraines have signs that a migraine attack is about to strike. These signs are often called Auras. These auras usually last less than an hour. Here are some of the most common signs/auras to look for that will warn you that a migraine attack is about to strike
The sudden felling of tiredness

Sudden burst of energy out of nowhere

Depression or sudden sadness

Sudden cravings of certain foods

Yawning repeatedly

Troubled vision such as flashing lights, blurriness, blind spots, or jagged lines

Finding it hard to focus on things

Sometimes your face, lips and hands will tingle or go numb

Arms and legs go weak

Trouble with remembering and/or understanding information

Trouble with speech as in wording sentences, and sometimes loss of speech all together

Problems corresponding what are said when spoken to you.

Migraines are classified as a true medical problem just as arthritis or diabetes.

Although there are no cures for migraine they can be controlled in most cases.

One way to avoid migraines is to avoid anything that triggers your migraines.

Another way is to medicate the problem, this will not cure them but will ease to troubles and help you through the migraine attack.