Backlash wrote:
Loko wrote:
Absolutely braindead. What a way to start off a new decade.
Haah, you and me both babe. My first day of the new year gave me a moderate migraine, though luckily I've got a chance to avoid that tonight. I really hope you feel better soon, love. <3
Yeah, until I find out that according to WebMD, women can get triple the risk of migraine than in men, migraines can last from 4 hours to 3 days, sometimes even longer than that. Not limited to in trigger types are: moderate to high stress, eating foods or drinks that were sitting in the fridge past expiration, binge drinking, pepperoni, hot dogs, lunchmeats, MSG, caffeine, rapid changes in weather patterns, skipping meals, having a period, or just not getting enough sleep. It runs in families with 80% that have it can get it. Fortunately, I'm not one of those people.
The list of these symptoms for a typical migraine situation is not limited:
Sensitivity to light, noise, and smells
Nausea and vomiting, upset stomach, and belly pain
Loss of appetite
Feeling very warm or cold
Pale skin
Fatigue
Dizziness
Blurred vision
Diarrhea
Fever (this is rare)
It is common for most people to experience 2-4 migraines per month, some might experience it every once a few days, and the rest only once or twice annually. There are two types of a migraine, classic and the aura one. For the aura one, it starts just one hour before the actual pain onset; usually does not last long but you can experience a similar situation to someone who has spent three or more days without sleep.
For rarer cases, you can experience sudden immobility on one full side of the body, temporal numbness, feeling dizzy, or altered vision changes, an absolute sign of an emergency, as it can often be confused with a stroke. It can be a brainstem problem with losing your balance and orientation shortly before the actual headache starts, affecting the skull's back, you might stutter, ringing in ears, and even puke. This happens a lot in young adult females, and should check a doctor right away. It can be a status-related migraine, a more severe one that lasts longer than 3 full days, requiring instant hospitalization due to extreme pain and vomiting, sometimes caused by forgoing your medicine for even a short while or even taking them. The last such rare case can be eye muscle paralysis, seeing double, droopy eyes, or having an aneurysm, definitely an emergency.
For non-aura causes known as the "classic", this is the most common cause, several hours before it actually starts, all it takes is being anxious, depressed, and/or feeling very tired.
Sadly, there's no such thing as a cure, drugs are known to treat them, but the best method is called "biofeedback", it helps you recognize exactly what situations you find are the most stressful should you want to avoid making the next migraine going full steam. Some people may even resort recommending TNS, a special device placed at the back of the skull that emits a powerful pulse of magnetic energy to a part of the brain that sends out the pain signals once it detects, which may slow down the onset, or even stop altogether. Remember, women are more likely to get them than in men.
Always keep track of the symptom patterns, manage the stress and take relaxation techniques whenever possible to make your next migraine less severe or even prevent it from ever happening.
This is all taken from like I said, WebMD, a medical site that regularly updates the best medical information, news on health issues, and even a symptom quiz for people wanting to understand their health problems and ways to keep their users safe. Some people won't even care what happens when migraines occur to them, it can even be life-threatening if not treated carefully. If you notice something wrong with your body, pay attention to it, it can save you.
I hope all this taken into account will definitely save your life. This is how I never got sick ever since I graduated, for four-and-a-half years straight and not a single day of sickness or migraine ever recorded, apart from morning allergies, running nose, and occasional sneezing, but I treat it only as a nuisance. It's because I'm unemployed, no one is able to hire me due to my disability, the only times I get stressed out is either during a heavy enough thunderstorm, a conversation that starts to lean towards personal things, who-did-this, denial of criticism, or a missed opportunity to reply. The latter is the most common for me since I am slow at replying to other people, but the more severe ones are who-did-this and personal-level conversations, instead of getting the migraine, I just break down and go defensive mode, my inner shell.
