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Articles about migraines (0-50 of 893)
- An Upside Of Aging: Fewer Migraines
By: Amy Wells | - Migraines will happen at any age, but they peak around age 40. The frequency of migraine attacks once 40 decreases for many people. Many migraineurs who have suffered with this condition for years experience a discount within the frequency and severity of attacks after age 55.
About 2 thirds of migraineurs stop having attacks altogether by age 65. Patients over 65 who still have migraines report drastically decreased severity, length, and frequency in their attacks. They're co ...
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- Dealing With Abdominal Migraines-its Not All In Your Stomach
By: Amy Wells | - Anyone who has ever had a migraine will say they do not simply happen in the head. The headache is sometimes the worst and most painful part of a migraine, but theres more. Most migraineurs (folks that suffer from migraines) will talk about photosensitivity (sensitivity to light-weight), phonosensitivity (sensitivity to sound), scent sensitivity, gastric pain, cramping, and vomiting.
Sometimes the abdominal symptoms show up while not the other typical migraine symptoms. After t ...
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- Does This Well Known Drug Really Help Stop Migraines?
By: Migrainefreedom | - Topamax is a drug originally designed for use with epileptic patients. Its now become the drug of choice for prescription to migraine sufferers. Other conditions this drug is being used for include: bipolar disorder, obesity, alcoholism, post-traumatic stress disorder, bulimia nervosa, obsessive compulsive disorder among other conditions that it is being investigated for.
It is designed to be taken continuously in order to prevent migraine attacks from occurring. To its credit it has he ...
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- Hormones And Migraine Headaches
By: Cindy Paiva | - What is a migraine headache?
A migraine headache is a severe pain felt on one, and sometimes, both sides of the head. The pain is mostly in the front around the temples or behind one eye or ear. Besides pain, you may have nausea and vomiting, and be very sensitive to light and sound. Migraine can occur any time of the day, though it often starts in the morning. The pain can last a few hours or up to one or two days.
We don't know what causes migraine headaches, but some thing ...
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- Don't Be Afraid Of Acupuncture - Tips For A Great Acupuncture Treatment
By: Debra Arko | - Afraid of Acupuncture many people are but shouldn't be. Denver Acupuncture research team has worked with countless patients to discover if they are really feeling the release of endorphins with acupuncture but their fear of needles makes their brain think its pain they feel. In recent studies in the USA and China many patients have confused the sensation of Qi with pain.
Here are the facts:
1. Acupuncture is done with acupuncture pins not needles. These are small t ...
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- Get Rid Of That Migraine Pain - Pain
By: Deanne Chilinskas | - There you are; holding your head in your hands; the migraine is back. Your spouse does not particularly want to hear about your headaches any more. Though he does not say so, you think that he believes that your headaches are psychological.
At best, he will suggest that you pop a pain reliever, but he has stopped sympathizing a while ago. What do you do? You know that your migraines are for real. You and only you know how severe they are and how hard you try to manage your attacks ...
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- Botox Treatment For Migraines
By: jacobson | - The anaerobic, Gram positive, spore-forming bacteria Clostridium botulinum produces botulinum toxin type A, a neurotoxic protein that can paralyse muscles by preventing the release of the chemical neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Under the trade name Botox Cosmetic, it is commercially available for the cosmetic treatment of facial lines and wrinkles. In its cosmetic application, Botox is injected into underlying muscles to minimize the appearance of wrinkles. It is now also touted as a remedy for ...
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- The High Costs Of Migraines
By: Jane Richards | - Migraines are expensive. Recent studies show that the chronic, debilitating headaches have a high cost not just for the sufferer, but for their family, and, surprisingly, their employer as well.
One of the ways that have been shown to substantially lower these costs to both employees and their employers is through the increasing use and effectiveness of natural remedies for migraines. Increasing numbers of migraine sufferers are finding that these natural provide an effective and ...
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- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Migraines
By: Jane Richards | - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Natural Remedies For Migraines form a powerful pair of methods to overcome the pain and disabilities of migraines. At the bottom of this article I will provide information on where you can get access to the most effective Natural Remedies For Migraines
Some sufferers are fortunate enough to experience prodromal symptoms that let them know a migraine is coming. It isnt much, but it allows them to plan for the down time they know the ...
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- Menstrual Headache
By: jacobson | - Women are actually more at risk for getting a migraine than men are. At one point or another 20% of adult women will experience hormone related migraines. This could occur from PMS or Menstrual migraines. Of course, everyone who gets a menstrual migraine can have different symptoms, but most commonly, women will experience a severe headache, they may feel nauseous and they might even be sensitive to light.
When a menstrual migraine happens, it is thought that it is because of a dr ...
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- Headaches And Migraines A Basic Guide For Prevention And Cure
By: JOHN W | - If there is one ill that has affected almost every human it's a headache. usually, a headache is a universal term for any ache felt in the head. This ache usually arises owing to a mixture of causes and hence it is crucial that one understands these factors before getting diagnosed for a cure. Understanding the origins of a headache or migraine can commonly help one in curing them till a certain period.
Broadly speaking, there are four categories of headaches
1.Myogenic ...
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- An Overworked Body Can Be A Damaged Body
By: Aydan Corkern | - If you over work your body it can cause you to get tired, weak, stressed, and more. You can damage your body that way and it can hit you hard in the long run. There are many ways you can over work our body. Such as working too much on your job, exercising too much, getting too stress out, and not sleeping the right amount that you need. When your body gets over worked, you will feel it in every part of your body. It can cause your muscles to, you can be dizzy or lightheaded, you can get headache ...
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- What Is The Link Between Stress And Headaches?
By: Sarah McCurdy | - It is widely believed that one in seven people in the United States gets a headache every day of their life! Now, most of these that are experienced are not migraines but can be many other types of headaches including stress headaches. But is stress actually responsible for these headaches and how are they connected?
Well, medically there is no exact definition for this type of headache but it is known to be caused by tension in the muscles of the forehead, neck, and face that can ...
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine - A True Cure For A Migraine
By: Phillip Dye | - Thousands of people suffer from the debilitating pain of migraines every year. Some people have them so bad that they must deal with one or more migraine attacks each week. Unfortunately, nobody has found a true cure for the migraine headache.
Most people do not even realize that the headache is a migraine until the pain leaps to a level that puts them in bed fighting off nausea, dizziness, and pain.
Most simply take one of a variety of over the counter medicines ...
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- Migraine Headaches And The Food Connection
By: Phillip Dye | - As a person who has suffered from the excruciating pain of migraines on more than one occasion, I can tell you that the old saying about an ounce of prevention is the absolute truth.
I read somewhere that certain foods were being linked to migraines, so I started paying more attention to what I ate and when I had a migraine attack. After a while, I began to notice a pattern of migraines developing within a couple of days of eating certain things.
Once I cut these ...
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- Causes And Symptoms Of Migraine Headaches
By: Phillip Dye | - As anyone who has ever suffered a migraine headache can tell you, comparing a migraine to any other type of headache is like comparing a speeding train to car with a 4 cylinder engine. Migraines are severe and debilitating when they hit.
Light and sound both aggravate the condition. The medical community is not 100% certain what all the causes of migraines are, but they have formed some links to things to be avoided and some medications can now prevent most and treat the rest of ...
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- Seven Things You Should Know About Optical Migraines
By: Phillip Dye | - Migraines are usually very severe headaches that recur several times per year. The pain of a migraine attack can be debilitating. The migraine sufferer usually seeks rest in a quiet darkened room until the pain passes. Migraine attacks can last from a few hours up to three days. There are several different types of migraine that people can suffer.
The exact causes of migraine remain a mystery. While doctors are unsure of what causes migraine attacks, they suspect genetic factors a ...
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- Curing Migraine Headaches Naturally
By: Phillip Dye | - Anyone who has ever suffered the incredible pain of a migraine knows that it is miserable being in pain for up to three days with no relief and suffering nausea and vomiting along with the headache. These symptoms have caused people to call migraines "sick headaches" in the past.
There are many different causes for migraine headaches. Some have not even been positively identified as of yet. There is, however, a theory that a certain type of personality is more prone to migraines t ...
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- Three Types Of Headache; Tension, Cluster, Or Migraine
By: Phillip Dye | - Over 45 million people in this country suffer with headaches that come back from time to time each year. Most, over 90%, of these are what can be termed Primary Headaches.
This means that the headache is the problem and not just a symptom of a worse problem. There are three major types of primary headache that people suffer from commonly. These are tension, cluster, or migraine headaches.
Tension headaches are the result of a tightening of the muscles in the neck, ...
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- The Relationship Between Food And Migraines
By: Kurt Naulaerts | - Migraines are excruciatingly painful and are one of the most severe cases of headaches. The pain is extreme and immobilizing. They can begin with an aura that includes vision, auditory or olefactory (smell) and a pain that is a dull ache. It will gradually evolve into pounding pain. It can feel as if the pain happens on one side of the head or all over.
The time sequence for a migraine will vary from person to person and sometimes from migraine to migraine. The same can be sa ...
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- Could The Weather Be A Trigger For A Migraine?
By: Don Saunders | - The search for things that could trigger a migraine headache is a continuing battle for those of us who are hard to avoid the sometimes unbearable pain that follows the onset of a migraine attack. Stress is probably the best known of all migraine triggers and those of us who suffer from this neurological condition work hard at either avoiding stress altogether or mitigating the effects as far as possible. A few other triggers to steer clear of are chocolate, nicotine, alcohol, and nuts.
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- Migraines And Headaches- Pain Relief Through Self- Hypnosis
By: Dr Karen | - Stress is one the main culprits behind those excruciating migraine pains. Weve all read or heard that we should avoid stress or take up stress-busting activities to get rid of migraines, but we are also aware of how stealthy stress is, how it manages to creep into our minds, whenever we let our guard down! So, how does one deal with pain, after stress has already completed its dirty job. Popping pain killers is one way, but pain relieving pills come packed with side effects. Therefore a ...
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- Your Source Of Information When It Comes To A Migraine Headache
By: Don Saunders | - There are all sorts of reasons why you may be on a search for information about migraine headaches.
You may suffer from migraines or someone you know and care about might have migraine headaches. Alternatively, you might have just had a family member diagnosed with migraines or you could simply be a student writing a research paper about this all too common form of headache. No matter why you are looking into the subject of migraine headaches you will find that there is quite a qu ...
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- Stop Migraine Headaches With Feverfew
By: Christian Nilson | - Feverfew is a medicinal herb most commonly used in the treatment and prevention of migraine headaches. Migraines are very common and can be difficult to treat. Because conventional treatments have been unsuccessful for so many people suffering from migraines, many alternative treatments have been explored. Studies have been conducted and have proven what many herbalists already knew: Feverfew is the most successful form of alternative treatment for migraines and a great tool for preventing migra ...
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- What Is Migraines/headaches And Treatment Of Migraines/headaches
By: samnickel7 | - It has been estimated that 70% of migraine sufferers are female. Of these female migraine sufferers, 60%-70% report that their migraines are related to their menstrual cycles -- hence the name, menstrual migraines.
In some cases, these painful headaches are preceded or accompanied by a sensory warning sign (aura), such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in your arm or leg.
Migraine headaches typically affect one side of the head. They can last anywhere fro ...
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- Who Is At The Greatest Risk Of Suffering From Headaches?
By: Don Saunders | - Although the exact causes of various different types of headache are very much the subject of ongoing research there are some likely culprits and the generally accepted causes today vary according to whether we are talking about tension, cluster or migraine headaches.
Not surprisingly tension headaches are so named because they are thought to be caused by muscle tension. Accordingly, such simple actions as cradling a telephone handset between your ear and shoulder for extended per ...
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- Migraine Headaches And Aromatherapy
By: Marilyn Flook | - Migraines are less common than tension-type headaches but represent a much larger health problem. In North America, about 1 in 5 females and 1 in 15 males suffer migraine attacks of varying frequency and severity. The condition is considered to be chronic if migraines are experienced for 15 days or more a month. Intense head pain is the hallmark of migraines but they are much more than this.
The migraine experience
There are five phases to a migraine attack. Victims ...
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- Alternative Treatments For Headaches And Advice
By: Blueboy | - There are many causes of headaches including:
Excessive amounts of alcohol
Over eating
An incorrect posture
Too much stress
Problems with teeth
Problems with a person eyes
It is important that we learn to deal with stress and to become more care-free. A lot of people react to stressful situations by turning to alcohol. This can only add to their problems and can lead to even more head ...
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- Migraine Headaches And Natural Remedies
By: Lee MacRae | - What are migraines? A whole variety of headaches associated with vascular constriction and dilation make up the unpleasant world of migraines. They affect many, many people around the world today. If you suffer from migraines and would like some hints on what you can do, follow along.
Migraines can be a real problem especially when you are working 9 to 5 and you just can't afford to be unproductive at work. There is however nothing you can do as headaches like these can be so seve ...
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- Migraines And Miracles In My Life-1
By: cdmohatta | - When I was a young, I loved to play sports with all my brothers and neighborhood. I really didnt have a natural talent for playing, but I loved the outdoors and participating in whatever they were playing. We had neighborhood football games (my favorite), baseball games, running matches and kickball. My mother always said I was a tomboy because I enjoyed playing outside with the kids.
Although I loved to play neighborhood games, when it came to competition, I wasnt the ...
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- Migraine Pain | Wise Ways To Squash Migraine Pain
By: Catherine Winters | - Nearly 30 million Americans suffer from the debilitating, life-altering pain of migraine. Learn what causes the throb and how to stop it.
Who Gets Migraine
It's not clear why some people develop migraines and others don't. If both your parents are migraine sufferers, there's a 75 percent chance you'll be one, too. If only one parent is, your risk drops to 50 percent. And if a distant relative complains of the headaches, there's still a 20 percent chance you could en ...
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- Summing Up Biofeedback
By: Erika Soldali | - The goal of biofeedback is to control stress or pain. Biofeedback is a type of therapy that has been described as "mind over matter".. it involved gaining concious control over biological functions that we are usually unconcious of. Biofeedback is a complementary or alternative therapy known as mind-body therapy.
The type of functions that can be controlled by biofeedback include things such as out heart rate, blood pressure, muscular tension and our temperature.
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- How To Get Rid Of A Migraine
By: Jeff Wilson | - If you are a migraine headache sufferer you know how important it is to get pain relief fast. A migraine can be so severe that it can put a stop to your whole day. Many people who have migraines may have two or more each month. This article will examine a few ways to get rid of a migraine headache.
If you experience auras with your migraines then you have a warning system in place. It you start to notice bright flashes of light, dark spots in your field of vision or zigzag lines i ...
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- What Is A Migraine Headache?
By: Jeff Wilson | - A migraine is different from a regular headache. A migraine is usually very severe, with pain on only one side of the head. It is often accompanied by extreme sensitivity to light and nausea and vomiting. Migraines are a recurring condition. Some people may have one several times a month, while some may only have one or two a year. But when a migraine happens, it can be disabling.
It is estimated that 1 in 100 people suffer from migraines. Research on migraines in the past focus ...
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- What Causes Migraine Headaches?
By: Jeff Wilson | - A migraine is a severe headache that is recurring. You may experience migraines monthly or once or twice a year. Migraines can be accompanied by extreme sensitivity to lights and sounds, nausea and vomiting. A severe migraine will be disabling to most people. Migraines have long been a sort of medical mystery. Researchers are not sure of the exact cause of migraines, but over the years have constructed a few theories. This article is going to look at the possible causes of migraine headaches. ...
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- Possible Natural Cures For Migraines
By: Jeff Wilson | - If you suffer from migraine headaches and are hesitant about taking prescription medicines, there is some good news. There are natural ways to relieve your migraines without the side effects of prescription drugs. There are natural herbs that are effective in reliving migraines and other natural treatments that we will discuss in this article. But first let's take a look at the natural herbs and supplements.
The herb feverfew has been used in Europe for centuries. It is used to tr ...
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- Why It's Important To Know For Certain Whether You Have A Migraine Headache And How To Know
By: Matthew Wagner | - You need to ensure that what you are experiencing is a migraine so that you can properly treat it. Some people often confuse migraine headaches with cluster headaches or tension headaches. What you will see is that these headache types are quite distinct. Treatment will vary depending on the type of headache.
Migraines are severe, throbbing headaches and may or may not be accompanied by nausea, visual disturbances, or other symptoms. It's estimated that over 10% of the population ...
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- Symptoms And Causes Of Migraine Headache
By: Low Jeremy | - Migraines can be a real problem especially when you are working 9 to 5 and you just can't afford to be unproductive at work. There is however nothing you can do as headaches like these can be so severe that it can affect your concentration and your mood. Migraine headaches are recurrent headaches that occur on one side of the head.
Compared to the usual type of headache, the tension headache, which often occur on the entire head area, the pain in migraine headaches is more localiz ...
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- Relieving Headache The Natural Way
By: Low Jeremy | - Migraine headaches affect about 15 percent of the population. Although men can actually suffer from migraines, it is the women that are more affected. Experts believe that migraine is hereditary as researches have revealed more than 80 percent of people suffering from it have a family history of the problem.
Migraine headaches may not seem so serious but without proper care and proper diagnosis, those headaches may develop into something more. It is recurrent and may be a manifest ...
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- Some Possible Causes Of Migraine Headaches
By: Jeff Wilson | - Having a migraine headache can be the worst feeling in the world. Sensitivity to light; noise, even movement can cause a migraine headache to increase in pain. If you have ever had a migraine, you know it can leave you irritated and, at times, debilitated for as long as it lasts. Well, there is some good news for migraine sufferers. There are natural headache relief solutions to this on-going problem.
The cause of migraine is unknown. The condition may result from a series of re ...
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- How To Prevent And Treat Migraine Headaches
By: Isabel Baldry | - For the millions of migraine sufferers in the United States alone, any sort of migraine treatment is better than nothing. A migraine can come on with or without any sort of noticeable trigger and stay for hours or days at a time. The unspeakable throbbing in the head, sensitivity to light and sound, and debilitating consequences for daily life lead to interesting perspectives on prevention and treatment.
Traditional migraines can occur with or without an aura, meaning they can h ...
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- The Four Phases Of Migraines
By: Heather Colman | - Migraines are a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraines are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by hypersensitivity to light, hypersensitivity to sound and nausea.
The signs and symptoms of migraine vary among persons. Therefore, what a person experiences before, during and after an attack cannot be defined exactly. The four "signs and symptoms" below ...
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