What Is A Migraine?
It’s a common misconception that any bad or prolonged headache must be a migraine. The truth is that the level of pain is not the best indicator of whether you’re having a migraine attack. Indeed, some migraines are moderate in intensity. Some are no doubt excruciatingly painful, but so are some tension headaches or headaches [...]
Common Migraine Symptoms
Common migraine symptoms include:
A throbbing pain on one or both sides of your head;
An aura, which is characterized by the appearance of a bright shape, flashes of light, or blurred or blocked vision. It usually occurs in one eye and can be accompanied by facial numbness or tingling;
Pain that ranges from moderate to almost intolerable;
Nausea, [...]
Are Migraine Headaches Inherited?
Medical researchers have recently come to believe that heredity is indeed a factor in a patient’s predisposition to getting migraine headaches. It’s estimated that close to 60% of migraine sufferers have a close relative who also have the same condition. Of that number:
40-50%: have mothers with the condition
10-15%: have fathers with the condition
12-17%: have sisters with [...]