A migraine is a splitting headache that just seems
to set in apparently due to no reason at all. The reasons
for a migraine are mainly vascular. That means that
certain changes in the blood vessels that supply blood to
the brain trigger of the pain. Of course, the causes for the
changes in the blood vessels may vary from person to
person but this is generally how it starts.
Migraines are easily the most common headache
syndrome. It affects 10 to 15 percent of the global
population. One peculiar feature of a migraine is that it
usually starts in childhood or adolescence and is most
common in young and middle-aged adults.
The only good thing about a migraine is that it
usually stops as people get older. Migraines have nothing
to do with a person’s background, upbringing, or social
class. Migraines do not discriminate.
Migraines have a strong impact on the quality of a
person’s life. It affects not only the person but also the
lives of those who move in close contact with he person.
Migraine attacks can some times be so severe that person
may have to abandon his or her routine activities for
three or four days at a stretch.
Once the pain of a migraine sets in, it is sheer
agony. It is almost as if one side of your head is being
ripped off. There is very little a person can do to stop this
pain.
The good thing about a migraine is that it is
transient, that is the pain will go away after sometime.
This usually happens after the person gets a few hours of
sound sleep. But the worst thing about migraines is that
they recur. But migraines too can be prevented to a very
large extent as the tips below explain.
There are two main types of migraine, the classic
migraine and the common migraine. Both the classic and
the common kind can occur as often as several times a
week or as rarely as once every few years.
Both types can occur at any time. But for some
people at least, it is possible to predict the occurrence of
the migraine. For example there is a greater tendency for
a migraine near the days of menstruation or every
Saturday morning after a stressful week of work.
Although many sufferers have a family history of
migraine, the exact hereditary nature of this condition is
not known. People who get migraines are thought to have
an inherited abnormality in the regulation of blood
vessels. The following factors often act as triggers that
set of the migraine.
STRESS
Stress is one of the major factors that can
contribute to the onset of a migraine. Now it may not be
possible for you to get away from the cause of stress,
particularly if it is something connected with your job.
ANGER
Anger can trigger of a migraine as well. It would be
good for short tempered people to learn ways of controlling their anger. The best method is of course the one to ten method. The next time you get angry count to ten very slowly before you really blow your lid. By the time you get to ten you should have cooled down.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FATIGUE
Both physical and mental fatigue can lead to a
migraine so do not push your self too much. Enough is
enough and when your body starts giving you signals that
it has had enough, take heed and stop whatever you are
doing. Just bear in mind that a little more productivity on
one day is not worth the productivity of the next couple of
days.
HOPE THIS ARTICLE WAS HELPFUL
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