Migraine symptoms
Migraine sufferers feel pain in the head in the form of pulsed worsening every time they move. Headache is generally felt in the front or one side of the head. The pain also can occur on both sides of the head, face or neck. Pulsation perceived can be so intense that it makes you incapable of normal activity.
Process of Migraine
Although not all migraine sufferers felt them, but the four stages of the following general nature:
- Stage before the headache or the so-called 'prodormal': changes in mood, behavior and appetite.
- Aura: usually suffer from health problems such as flashes of light that occur up to an hour.
- Headache: severe headache on one side of the head, usually accompanied by sensitivity to light and sound, nausea, vomiting. This stage occurs for approximately 72 hours.
- Resolution: when all the symptoms gradually eased.
The symptoms of migraine takes from four hours to three days to completely disappear. This can cause the patient to feel tired during the week after suffering a migraine. In addition to headaches, the following are other symptoms that often occur together or precede a migraine headache:
- You may feel nausea, followed by vomiting.
- Lack of concentration.
- Feeling very cold or very hot up a sweat.
- Abdominal pain (sometimes causing diarrhea).
- Being overly sensitive to light, and even sound. This is why most people with migraine want to rest in a quiet, dark room.
Aura symptoms
Aura is a symptom that is felt towards the occurrence of migraine attacks. The study detected that aura occurs mainly due to changes in chemicals in the brain. About 1 in 3 people with migraines experienced aura before the headache appears.
Before the headache began to be felt, symptoms of aura which usually lasts between 15 minutes to an hour. Although headache is the main symptom of migraine is the most common, but not all people will feel it. Most patients feel only a mild headache, while others only experience aura symptoms alone.
The following aura symptoms that may be felt:
- Numbness or tingling may as usual started a needle on one hand and climbed to the arm before felt on the face, lips, and tongue.
- Impaired vision. You like seeing a flash of light, the winding pattern or dark spots.
- Loss of balance and coordination of limbs. Patients will feel disoriented or dizziness.
- Difficulty speaking.
- Loss of consciousness. However, these symptoms are rare.
If you experience migraine attacks more than five times a month, or if the pain already can not be treated with drugs that are sold freely in the market, you should immediately consult a doctor.
Additionally you need to be alert for a particular headache can refer to other serious diseases such as stroke or meningitis, with the following symptoms:
- Severe headache that occurs suddenly and have never felt before.
- Arm or one side of the face, or in whole, feels weak or paralyzed.
- Headache, along with fever, stiff neck, confusion, seizures, blurred vision, and skin rashes.
- Talk and lip difficult to understand.Migraine treatment
Tackle selection of Migraine Attacks
Although migraine is not curable, but the frequency and the pain can be alleviated. There are different ways for each person in dealing with migraines. Some feel better by taking certain medications, while others choose to lie in a dark room.
You may need to try several different ways before finding the most appropriate measures to handle this disease. Treatment strategy depends on the frequency, severity of migraine, and your health conditions, including special situations such as in pregnant and lactating women.
Many people feel uncomfortable taking a combination of drugs for pain relief and anti-nausea medications that are sold freely in the market, but we recommend you consulted a doctor. Advised to take medicines anti-nausea and pain relievers separately so that you can limit the dose of each drug.
Painkillers
The pain in migraine can be relieved with the stadium being the-counter medicines such as aspirin, paracetamol, or drugs anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen. Acetaminophen can also relieve symptoms in some people. In addition, there is also a drug that is a combination of acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine are effective in treating migraine.
These drugs should be consumed when migraine symptoms first felt that medicines are absorbed into the blood vessels thus relieve pain. The type most easily absorbed by the body is in the form of a tablet dissolved in water. The effervescent tablets are also consumed right people with the nausea and can not swallow pills. In these cases, patients may also use the capsules suppositories were inserted through the anus.
Before taking these drugs, you should note the following points:
- Aspirin and ibuprofen are not recommended for adults who have never had health problems in the stomach such as stomach ulcers, kidney or liver problems. If consumed in the long term, these drugs can actually aggravate ulcers and bleeding of the digestive tract.
- Make sure you read the instructions for use every time you take the drugs are sold freely.
- Beware of the side-effects of headache caused by eating painkillers. Too often consume these drugs can actually make the migraine worsened.
- If drugs are sold freely considered ineffective, or if you are constantly in need of pain medication, you should consult your doctor.
- The doctor will suggest discontinuation of the drug if he estimates that the user actually makes your headache worsens. If not, your doctor may prescribe a pain reliever in higher doses or in combination with triptan. More will be explained below.
These drugs are usually recommended if the drugs are not effective for pain relief. Different triptan function with pain relievers. Triptans function triggers constriction of blood vessels and block the flow and nerve pain in the brain.
Triptans are available in the form of injections, tablets, and sprays are inhaled. Here are some names of groups such medicines: rizatriptan, sumatriptan, almotriptan, naratriptan, frovatriptan, zolmitriptan, and eletriptan. There is also a tablet combination of sumatriptan and naproxen sodium to relieve pain.
Triptans are not recommended for people oang the risk of suffering a stroke and heart attack. These drugs also can result in some side effects as follows:
- Heartburn, tension, numbness, flushed face, limbs, especially the face and chest tightness.
- Nausea, dry mouth and drowsiness.
- Dizziness, muscle weakness.
Drugs anti-nausea
Anti-nausea medication is given for migraine is often accompanied by nausea and sometimes vomiting. This drug is generally prescribed in conjunction with a triptan or painkillers. But even if you do not feel sick, in some people, these drugs can be detected treat migraines.
Chlorpromazine, metoclopramide (Reglan) or prochlorperazine (Compro) is a drug commonly diresepkan.Obat sample should be immediately consumed when the migraine began to be felt, as the consumption of painkillers.
The side effects that can be generated from these drugs are diarrhea and drowsiness.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Consult your doctor if self-treatment was considered ineffective. Treatment and prevention of migraine in some hospitals can be done with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
TMS is a small electrical device that is placed on the head to deliver an electric pulse through the skin. Research suggests that TMS is functioning properly treat migraine, especially when the migraine is still new. It is not yet clear how the TMS in relieving the symptoms of the disease. In addition, evidence of effectiveness is not too strong.
The use of these tools can be combined with the consumption of drugs in the above, but is only appropriate tool against people with migraine with aura. Although TMS does not cure migraines permanently, this method can reduce the severity. Treatment with TNS should be done with the supervision of a specialist.
The side effects of the use of these tools in the long term is small, include: drowsiness and fatigue, the head of a little dizziness, muscle twitching making it difficult to stand up, and the body becomes vulnerable to illness.
Migraine Treatment for Pregnant Women and Breastfeeding
Identify and avoid triggers migraine is most measures recommended for pregnant and lactating mothers. Women should limit consumption of this group of drugs are sold freely.
Consult your doctor if you need medication for pain relief. Usually the doctor will give lower doses. Anti-inflammatory drugs, or triptans are the most commonly prescribed.
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