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Saturday, January 17, 2009

What are migraine symptoms?

BASICS 101
What are migraine symptoms?
- recurrent attacks.
- headaches that are intense, throbbing or pounding pain.
- Pain T forehead, around the eye, the back of the head or one side of the head
- Nausea, vomiting, facial pallor, cold hands, cold feet and/or sensitivity to light and sound.
- Attack that lasts between 4 and 72 hours.
- Early warning symptoms lasting hours to days could be sleepiness, irritability, fatigue, depression or euphoria, yawning, and cravings for sweet or salty foods.
- Common auras :-
1) flashing, brightly colored lights in a zigzag pattern, usually starting in the middle of the visual field and progressing outward and
2) a hole (scotoma) in the visual field, also known as a blind spot.
3) A less common aura consists of pins-and-needles sensations in the hand and the arm on one side or pins-and-needles sensations around the mouth and the nose on the same side.
4) ther auras include auditory (hearing) hallucinations and abnormal tastes and smells.
- approximately 24 hours after a migraine attack, the migraine sufferer may feel drained of energy and may experience a low-grade headache along with sensitivity to light and sound.

Natrual Migraine Treatment Tip # 3
Dark Rest
Find a dark quiet place to lie down and close your eyes. Rest is the key to recovery here! It also can help enormously to put a cold (or warm if you prefer) cloth on your forehead.\
Let your family know that if you start suffering a migraine attack it is absolutely essential for them to be your slave for the next 24 - 48 - 72 hours.
Immediate Relief Tip #2
Lie down to rest in a dark room.

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