| A migraine headache is a very painful,
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| | theory, the nervous system responds to a
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| throbbing or pulsating headache that
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| | trigger such as stress, (see more on
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| tends to recur. It is often associated
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| | triggers below), by creating spasms in
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| with nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to
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| | the nerve-rich arteries at the base of
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| light, sound, and smells. Hands and feet
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| | the brain. The spasms constrict several
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| may feel cold and sweaty and unusual
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| | arteries supplying blood to the brain,
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| odors may be intolerable. Migraines may
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| | including arteries from the scalp and
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| disrupt your sleep and can cause
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| | neck.As these arteries constrict, the
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| depression. Moving around can make the
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| | flow of blood to the brain is reduced. At
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| headache feel worse. Attacks tend to
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| | the same time, platelets clump together
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| become less severe as the migraine
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| | and release a chemical called serotonin.
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| sufferer ages.Migraines afflict about 24
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| | Serotonin acts as a powerful constrictor
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| million people in the United States. They
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| | of arteries further reducing blood and
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| may occur at any age, but usually begin
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| | oxygen supply to the brain. In reaction
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| between the ages of 10 and 40 and
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| | to the reduced oxygen supply, certain
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| diminish after age 50. Some people
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| | arteries within the brain dilate to meet
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| experience several migraines a month,
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| | the brain's energy needs. This dilation
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| while others have only a few migraines
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| | spreads, finally affecting neck and scalp
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| throughout their lifetime. Approximately
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| | arteries. Some doctors believe this
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| 75% of migraine sufferers are
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| | dilation causes the pain of
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| women.Migraine pain is often intensified
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| | migraine.Another theory is, the headache
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| by routine physical activity, coughing,
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| | may result from a series of reactions in
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| straining, or lowering the head. The
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| | the central nervous system caused by
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| headache is often so severe that it
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| | changes in the body or in the
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| interferes with daily activity and may
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| | environment. There is often a family
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| awaken the person. The attack is
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| | history of the disorder, suggesting that
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| debilitating, and migraine sufferers are
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| | migraine sufferers may inherit
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| often left feeling tired and weak once
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| | sensitivity to triggers that produce
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| the headache has passed.Types of
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| | inflammation in the blood vessels and
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| migraines:There are many forms of
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| | nerves around the brain, causing
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| migraine headaches. Migraines are
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| | pain.Triggers:A trigger is any stimulus
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| classified according to the symptoms they
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| | that initiates a process or reaction.
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| produce. The two most common types are
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| | Some things are known to trigger a
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| migraine with aura and migraine without
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| | migraine or make it worse. If you are a
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| aura. We will only reference these two
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| | migraine sufferer, you probably already
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| types of migraines in this article.The
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| | know what stimulus triggers your
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| aura is the occurrence of neurological
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| | migraines.Common migraine triggers
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| symptoms 10-30 minutes before the classic
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| | are:Alcohol
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| migraine attack. You may see flashing
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| | Environmental factors such as weather,
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| lights, zigzag lines, wavy images, or
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| | altitude, time zone changes
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| hallucinations. Some migraine sufferers
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| | Caffeine (coffee, chocolate, some teas)
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| experience temporary loss of vision.
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| | Monosodium glutamate (MSG - found in
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| Other symptoms of classic migraine
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| | Chinese food)
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| include speech difficulty, confusion,
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| | Nitrates (found in processed foods, hot
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| weakness of an arm or leg and tingling of
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| | dogs, bacon, etc.)
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| face or hands.Non-visual auras include
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| | Glare or flashing lights
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| motor weakness, speech or language
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| | Hormonal changes in women (monthly
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| abnormalities, dizziness, vertigo, and
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| | periods, birth control pills, estrogen
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| tingling or numbness (parasthesia) of the
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| | therapy)
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| face, tongue, or extremities.Migraine
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| | Hunger and fasting
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| with aura:The pain of a classic migraine
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| | Problems with sleep - too much, too
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| headache (migraine with aura) is
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| | little or interrupted
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| described as an intense throbbing or
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| | Medications (over-the-counter and
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| pounding felt in the forehead-temple,
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| | prescription)
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| ear-jaw or around the eyes. The pain
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| | Smells, fumes and odors (perfume, smoke,
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| typically begins in a specific area on
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| | pet odors, cleaning solvents)
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| one side of the head, then spreads and
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| | Stress, time pressure, hassles, major
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| builds in intensity over 1 to 2 hours and
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| | losses, anger, arguments and conflict
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| then gradually subsides. An attack
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| | Excessive or constant noiseIt is almost
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| usually lasts no more than 24 hours but,
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| | impossible to avoid many of these
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| in some cases, may last two or more
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| | triggers. Life has a way of happening and
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| days.Migraine without aura:Migraine
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| | many of these triggers are just a part of
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| without aura is the most common type and
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| | life. It is possible to avoid the things
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| may occur on one or both sides
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| | we put in our body but many of the
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| (bilateral) of the head. Fatigue, mood
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| | triggers are going to occur no matter how
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| changes, mental fuzziness and fluid
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| | hard you try to avoid them. Trying to
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| retention may be experienced the day
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| | avoid them could be a trigger itself.
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| before the headache. With this type of
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| | So what are you going to do?If you are
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| migraine headache usually come abdominal
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| | looking for a natural way to end your
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| pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and
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| | migraines, I have found a product that
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| sensitivity to light (photophobia).Both
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| | will help with your migraines, Nexoprin.
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| types of migraines can strike as often as
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| | home remedies.About this author: Margaret
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| migraines on rare occasions may confuse
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| | Albright is a student of Naturopathy and
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| them with symptoms of the flu. If you
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| | an editor for the website All Natural
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| have regular weekly or monthly migraines,
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| migraine.What Causes Migraines?The cause
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| of migraine is still widely unknown. Some
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