Migraine is a genetic and chronic neurological disease that causes symptoms such as intense and pulsating headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, sensitivity to sunlight, neck pain or difficulty concentrating. Learn all about this problem in Migraine.
Your diagnosis can be made by a neurologist, who will assess the symptoms you feel and, if necessary, request some tests to confirm the diagnosis. Its treatment is usually done with specific remedies, which must be taken as soon as the first symptoms appear.
Main Symptoms
Migraine symptoms can vary from person to person, and can include:
- Severe headache, with an average duration of 3 hours and that can last for 72 hours; Intense and throbbing pain that affects more than one side of the head; Changes in sleep and food; Vomiting and dizziness; Nausea and nausea; Blurred vision or spots of light in the field of view; Sensitivity to light and noise; Sensitivity to certain smells, such as perfumes or cigarette smell; Increased pain when performing daily activities, such as going up or down stairs, riding in a car or crouching; Concentration difficulties.
In addition to these symptoms, there may be some visual changes, such as flashes of light and bright image, which indicate the presence of a migraine with aura. Learn more about this type of migraine at Migraine with aura.
How the treatment is done
The treatment of migraine should be indicated by a Neurologist, who will prescribe some remedies such as Zomig, Migrétil or Enxak for the relief of pain and other symptoms.
To treat migraine effectively, it is very important to learn to recognize the first symptoms that usually precede headache, such as feeling sick, neck pain, mild dizziness or sensitivity to light, smell or noise, so that treatment can be started as soon as possible.
The causes that lead to the emergence of migraine depend from person to person, learn more about the causes of migraine.
Also watch the following video and see what to do to improve your symptoms:
