Four Stages Of Symptoms of Migraine Headaches

2008-05-16 12:15:29

( Pharmeceutical-Medical )



While migraine pain usually lasts between four to seventy-two hours, the most painful attacks occur within twenty-four hours. According to experts, these migraine attacks are most common among women than in men. And as these women get older, their migraine pain attacks more frequently. Because of the intensity of migraine pain, people who suffer from this condition are forced to miss days of work, and sometimes resulting in the destruction of the patient's professional career.

A migraine pain may occur in the head or in the temple. Some people, however, also experience it occurring in their face. Symptoms of migraine headaches have four stages: prodrome, aura, headache and postdrome. The prodrome or premonitory symptoms of migraine headaches usually occur between few hours to one day before you experience the actual onset of a painful headache. At this stage, you may feel depressed or sluggish. You may also crave for more food, your appetite increases, and you become irritable.

The next stage is the migraine aura, which may accompany with a headache. Many kinds of aura, such as visual and sensory aura, are common symptoms of migraine headaches at this stage. You may see a bright area of flashing lights that may last at about twenty minutes. The flashing lights may be of yellow or white, but they can also be of any colors.

The headache itself is the next stage of the symptoms of migraines. During this phase, you will feel a pulsating or severe pain of your head that only gets even worse if you move. It is accompanied by nausea, increased sensitivity to sound and light, and vomiting.

After you experience the intense headache, the next stage is the postdrome. Postdrome sometimes involves tiredness or depression. If you experience any or all of the above symptoms of migraine headaches, consult your physician immediately.


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