A migraine is a complaint that is quite often suffered by other family members, all of which have probably been experiencing them from a young age. Most suffers will go to bed as the headache (usually on one side) takes hold and which could last a matter of a few hours but if left without attention, could last for days. To make matters worse, even after the pains have decreased the sufferer is still left weak from the episode and unable to carry on normal tasks for quite a while.
The frequency of attacks between sufferers is not consistent with some only having one episode a year. Many of the symptoms experienced by sufferers are closely connected to other everyday illnesses. Migraine can affect people from as young as ten and up to the age of forty; strangely, very few individuals suffer with this condition after they reach fifty years old.
Whilst family groups are known to share attacks, so far there has been a problem finding a genetic trait that links certain family members to migraines; even though there may be a link, so far it has eluded medical science. There is a condition that causes an inflammation of blood vessels in the brain and it is possible that people who suffer have sensitivity in this area. More women suffer from attacks and they comprise 75 percent of reported cases; only about eight percent of men will have an attack in their lives so it is very much a condition that affects women.
Some sufferers have a strange feeling anything up to 30 minutes before an attack; called a migraine with aura and may say they feel they have an attack coming. The warning signs may include:
*Feeling of sickness *Enlarged blind spots *Sense of smell and taste is affected *Lack of sensation in sufferers extremities
these are the most commonly experienced symptoms. However, the condition that's most common is a migraine without aura where the pain increases in one area of the head; these victims have no warning, but the symptoms can also be intensified if they move to much.
The exact reason for having migraine is not clear and yet to be discovered but one assumption is that the blood vessels in areas of the brain become narrower which may be the explanation for the aura. This narrowing of vessels then leads to an expansion and this pressure change may be the reason for the headache; whatever the cause, sufferers all agree that an attack stops them from doing anything in their daily lives until it has receded. A sufferer could have one or more triggers to each attack; the most common complaints are highlighted below:
*Weather *Certain types of food *Being at great height *Drinks *Very bright internal lighting *Not enough food *anxiety
It is therefore a good idea for the victim to see if there is a pattern to the attacks which could then make it easier to avoid them.
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