| Migraine headaches! The ever-dreaded, life-altering, | | | | an overwhelming statistic, and also food for thought |
| brain-cramping madness that is a migraine headache! | | | | when it comes to the "why" you yourself are a |
| If you suffer from migraines, chances are you have | | | | victim. |
| sought treatment. Maybe you took a trip to the | | | | Some of the most common triggers (and most |
| doctor and picked up the latest and greatest migraine | | | | talked about) are food allergies, seasonal allergies, |
| relief prescription. But did you really need to make | | | | alcohol, cigarette smoke (including second hand |
| that trip? Did your medical insurance cover the | | | | smoke), stress, strong odors, environmental causes, |
| prescription, if you EVEN HAVE medical insurance? | | | | bright lights, etc. The list goes on and on. |
| (Boy, is that a whole different topic). | | | | Keeping a strict "migraine diary" for yourself is one |
| Being a migraine sufferer and someone who doesn't | | | | way of narrowing down that list for yourself. What |
| rush to take medication, it is important to bring to | | | | were you doing at the onset of the migraine? What |
| light the fact that identifying your own personal | | | | was going on around you? What were your |
| migraine trigger (or cause) can help you avoid taking | | | | symptoms? If you take this step every time you get |
| medication, and also avoid experiencing migraines | | | | a migraine headache, chances are you will soon know |
| altogether. | | | | what your triggers are, and what to do to avoid |
| The vast majority of people who have migraines | | | | them in the future. No Trigger = No Migraine, and No |
| know what happens within their skull to cause the | | | | Migraine = Migraine Headache RELIEF! |
| migraine headache itself. For those of you who don't, | | | | Whatever you choose, whether it be that trip to the |
| the blood vessels become irritated and most | | | | doctor for that prescription, or searching for |
| commonly the superficial temporal artery becomes | | | | alternative ways to relieve your migraine headache, |
| constricted and then becomes dilated and | | | | the important thing is that there is hope. Home |
| overstretched. The pressure of the blood carried in | | | | remedies, prescriptions, or even over-the-counter |
| the artery increases the pain. Ouch! | | | | anti-inflammatory medications can put you on the |
| Knowing what the common triggers and causes for | | | | path to getting through your migraine, but making |
| migraines are is very important in this process. | | | | the effort to find what can cure you indefinitely |
| Experts have revealed that over 80% of migraine | | | | seems like the most rewarding pick to me. |
| sufferers have a family history of migraines. This is | | | | |