What are Migraines?
Migraines are characterized by recurrent attacks of throbbing headache lasting four to seventy-two hours, typically starting on one side of the head, which become worse with exertion and maybe associated with nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite and increased sensitivity to light, sound or smell. Migraines may vary widely in intensity, duration and frequency of recurrence. Migraine sufferers may additionally experience a premonition that migraine events are about to occur. This takes the form of an aura that precedes the headache by no more than sixty minutes consisting of visual changes, or less commonly, reversible mood disturbances, tactile sensory deficits or weakness. What different types of migraines are there? Common migraines are headaches accompanied by symptoms such as nausea, without visual or other neurologic changes. The pain may feel as though it radiates FROM a specific point, sometimes behind the eye, for which reason it can be confused with eye pain. Classic migraines
