Knowing What to do During a Migraine
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When a migraine hits you unexpectedly and you do not have
time to rest to rid yourself of the migraine here are some
tips that will help you control the migraine and go about
your daily business.
Take a break from what you are doing to sit down and try to
relax your mind. Take a pain reliever that is guaranteed
not to have a drowsy effect. The pain reliever can take up
to half an hour to begin working on reliever your pain.
Although the pain may not be completely gone you will have
had some time at this point to adjust to the discomfort of
the pain for the time being.
If a migraine should occur while driving it is best to pull
over to a rest stop and try to rest for a few minutes. A
migraine can cause you to lose your side vision
temporarily, see white spots, or even color blind you for
the moment. If there is another person in the vehicle with
you that is able to drive it is best to have them do so.
Always take the safety of yourself and others in to account
in these situations. If these migraines persist it is best
to see a doctor.
Migraines
A migraine is caused by a chemical imbalance in your body.
If there is a high amount of a certain chemical flowing
through your body your blood veins will shrink, and will
not cause you any pain. If your body is lacking a certain
chemical or has a low amount of chemical in the body then
your blood veins will swell, causing pressure to build up
that can be very painful. This is when you know you have a
migraine.
There are many things that can cause a migraine. Light,
sound, smells, and foods are just a few things that can
trigger a migraine. The only clue your body can give you
that you are about have a migraine is through abnormal
weakness, being depressed, or sometimes having a sudden
burst of abnormal energy.
You should take a migraine seriously because it could lead
to serious illness and physical problems such as side
vision loss or color blindness.
If you get reoccurring migraines you should seek medical
attention as soon as possible so that the problem can be
resolved.
Keeping a Migraine Diary
Often when you continue to get migraines a doctor will
suggest that when you begin to get one you should start
documenting what you did before, during, and at the end of
your migraine. This is to see if there are patterns that
are causing migraines and what might be helping you rid
yourself of the pain. Here are some of the things you
should be noting in your migraine diary.
1. First document the date and time of your migraine attack
down to the minute
2. What is the severity of your attack: mild, moderate,
sever, etc.
3. Where the pain is located: left, right, or both sides
of the head
4. What type of pain is it: throbbing, Non-stop, on and
off, dull, etc.
5. What are some of the symptoms: nausea, vomiting,
sensitivities to light, sound or smell, etc.
6. Did you have any warning signs/auras and what were they?
7. Your environment: everything about it including weather,
allergies from environment, strong smells, loud noises,
lighting, etc.
8. What you ate or drank from when you woke up to the
actual attack, and if you ate or drank anything during the
attack and if it helped or made it worse.
9. Was there any stress or stress related thing from the
day or days before that may have lead up to the attack?
10. Also you may include if there was any depression and
where it may have came from.
11. Also if you have been taking any medications document
what kind or brand and the dosage. Write why you were
taking the medication and the affect it had on you.
Rick Cosby has a deep practical and theoretical
understanding of headaches. His highly specialized
education and experience make him uniquely qualified to
create special lenses that might help prevent headaches.
For more headache related articles see their website at:
http://www.triggeroptics.com
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