Migraine

Migraine Symptoms

You may experience changes warning you of a migraine before it occurs:

• Frequent yawning
• Food cravings
• Changes in mood
• Increased urination and thirst
• Stiffness in the neck
• Constipation

You may also have auras before or during a migraine, although most people do not have auras with their migraines. Auras may include visual disturbances, speech disturbances, movement, or touching sensations.

The migraine attack can leave you with pain on just one side or both sides of your head; blurred vision; nausea and vomiting; light-headedness; and pulsing, throbbing pain. These symptoms often last as long as 72 hours, leaving you searching for prescription pain relief.

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What Triggers Migraines?

Many factors may trigger migraines. Common triggers include:

• Certain foods and drinks
• Food additives
• Hormonal changes
• Changes in sleep patterns
• Stress
• Medications
• Physical factors
• Environmental changes
• Sensory stimuli

By figuring out what triggers your migraines, you can often prevent them. However, even if you work to avoid triggers, you may not always be able to prevent an attack, so you will still need to have your migraine prescriptions on hand for relief.

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7 Different Types of Migraines

Several different types of migraines have been described; unfortunately, many patients with migraines are not properly diagnosed. The right diagnosis is essential to finding the right prescription medication. The seven different types of migraines as classified by the International Headache Society:

1 — Migraine without Aura (Common Migraine)

This type of migraine is the most common type. One symptom of this type of migraine is pulsating headache pain that comes on without warning, usually felt on only one side of the head. This pain is often accompanied by confusion; nausea and vomiting; changes in mood; increased sensitivity to smells, sound, or light; fatigue; blurry vision; and mood changes. Attacks usually last four to 72 hours.

2 — Migraine with Aura (Complicated Migraine)

Migraines with aura come with neurological symptoms, such as visual disturbances, that occur 10 to 90 minutes before the headache pain. Some people temporarily lose some or even all of their vision. Less common symptoms include muscle weakness, numbness, or strange sensations on one side of the body; difficulty speaking; confusion; and tingling sensations in the face or hands. Before the headache, you may experience increased sensitivity to sound, smells, or light; loss of appetite; or nausea.

Migraines with aura can be scary and uncomfortable, so proper treatment is essential. Make sure you have the medications you need to combat these types of headaches.

3 — Migraine without Headache

Migraine without headache occurs when you have aura symptoms, such as visual problems, vomiting, nausea, and constipation, but you do not have head pain. This is often referred to as a typical aura without a headache.

4 — Migraine with Brainstem Aura (Basilar-Type Migraine)

This type of migraine generally only affects children and teens. It includes the symptoms from the brainstem that come with migraine with aura, but there is no motor weakness involved. It is more common in teenage girls than boys, and it is often associated with changes in menstrual cycles. Symptoms include loss of balance, slurred speech, fainting, loss of vision, dizziness, double vision, ringing in the ears, and poor muscle coordination. The intense, throbbing pain of the migraine usually comes on suddenly and is felt in the back of the head and on both sides.

5 — Hemiplegic Migraine

Considered a sub-type of the migraine with aura, a hemiplegic migraine is a very severe and rare migraine that may result in temporary paralysis on just one side of the body before or during the migraine. Difficulty seeing, problems swallowing, difficulty talking, vertigo, and stabbing sensations are common symptoms. When these migraines run in families, they are referred to as familial hemiplegic migraines. Sufferers should see a physician to rule out other potential causes of the symptoms, which mimic symptoms of a stroke.

Have you been diagnosed with hemiplegic migraine? Deal with the symptoms quickly by ordering your migraine medications today.

6 — Retinal Migraine

Retinal migraines are extremely rare, and they are characterized by sudden attacks of visual disturbances or vision loss in a single eye.

7 — Chronic Migraine

Chronic migraines are diagnosed when migraines take place on 15 or more days each month for over three months. The headaches must have migraine features at least eight days of the month. These migraines may be with or without aura. They often require preventive medications to control them, and chronic migraines may become disabling. Along with preventive medications, you may also need other migraine medications offering immediate relief, which you can easily order today.

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Migraine FAQs

What causes a migraine?

The exact cause of a migraine is still unknown, although some experts believe that migraines start with abnormal brainstem activity that results in spasms of the cerebrum’s blood vessels. This can decrease blood supply, resulting in the auras some individuals experience. When the arteries relax, increased blood flow may cause migraine pain.

Why is reading so hard when I am having a migraine?

Many people have visual disturbances with a migraine, which can make reading difficult. In some cases, the pain of the migraine may prevent you from keeping your eyes open and focused on text. Purchasing and taking your migraine medications may help relieve this problem.

Why is talking nearly impossible during a migraine?

Sensitivity to sound could make talking a problem with a migraine. However, people having difficulty speaking while experiencing a migraine are usually suffering from hemiplegic migraine, a rare type of migraine that can mimic the symptoms of a stroke.

Does stress lead to migraines?

Stress can affect migraines, and some authorities consider stress one of the most common triggers for migraines. Stress may trigger a migraine attack, make an attack worse, make attacks last longer, or result in more frequent attacks.

Does everyone have auras with their migraines?

Most people do not have auras with their migraines, and only about a third of migraine sufferers experience auras. Migraine without aura is actually the most common type of migraine. It is often more disabling to patients than migraines with aura. Whether you have migraines with or without aura, proper treatment with migraine medications is essential.

Do migraines run in families?

Individuals who suffer from migraines may commonly have other individuals in their family who also suffer from migraines. Most doctors agree that susceptibility to migraine headaches runs in families. In fact, over 70% of migraine sufferers have migraines in their family history.

How do I prevent migraines?

Know your triggers. Keep your own migraine journal to learn your unique set of triggers. Avoid stressful activities, keep a regular sleep schedule, use relaxation techniques, and seek treatment for any other medical conditions that may contribute to your migraines.

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Effective Migraine Treatments

Medications are generally needed to treat your migraines. Triptans are one of the most common types of drugs used for treating migraines since they constrict blood vessels, blocking pain pathways in your brain. Order your Imigran, sumatriptan, or zolmitriptan today to get the treatment and relief you need. 

• Imigran – Imigran is a medication used for the acute relief of migraine attacks, both without or with aura. It’s important to take this medication as quickly as possible after a migraine attack begins, although it is very effective at treating the symptoms at any stage of a migraine attack. 

• Sumatriptan – Sumatriptan is a synthetic medication in the triptan class that is used to treat both migraine and cluster headaches. It provides the best results when it is taken early after the pain of a migraine begins.

• Zolmitriptan – Zolmitriptan is a triptan medication and it’s used for the acute treatment of migraines, both without and with aura. This medication works by helping to narrow the brain’s blood vessels, which helps to offer migraine relief. 

• Relpax – Marketed by Pfizer, Relpax works to reduce swelling in the blood vessels in the brain, relieving the pain of migraine.

For the best results, migraine medications should be used quickly when you start suffering from migraine symptoms. Make sure you order your migraine medication today so you have the medication needed to relieve a migraine attack as quickly as possible.