what are some signs of migraine?

Question

Aura without migraine I have a history of migraines with auras. For the past several weeks I have been having auras without accompanying migraines. What could this be a sign of?

Answer 1

Classic picture: Migraines are typically one-sided, severe, pounding headaches with associated vision changes, nausea/vomiting, and incapacity. Vision changes can be blurry vision, flashing lights, blind spots. This is in opposition to tension headaches that are typically two-sided, mild-moderate, constant headaches that may be located in the temples and radiate into the back of the neck.

Answer 2

Possibly: Raynaud's symptoms and migraines both are caused by abnormal regulation of blood flow to certain parts of the body, so they may be related in some patients. Also, some medications for migraines (the triptans and ergot alkaloids) can lead to raynaud's symptoms as a side effect. However, having migraines doesn't mean one will get raynaud's, and having raynaud's doesn't mean one will get migraines.

Answer 3

Yes: People with autoimmune disorder such as reynaud's syndrome have an increased risk of migraine.

Answer 4

Yes: Migraine headaches are more common in people reynaud's syndrome. Please see your doctor to make sure you have migraines as there are other types of headache associated with autoimmune diseases such as reynaud's syndrome.

Answer 5

Migraine headaches: Yes. There are several different types of migrain headaches which can attack different areas of the body and cause numerous symptoms. And there are some migrain conditions that do not have headache associated with it.

Answer 6

Yes: There are manly types of migraines. Cluster headaches, ocular migraines are two. There are temporal migraines. Migraines can be caused from distant sites in the body , and are known as trigger point migraines.

Answer 7

Migraines present in various ways so the best treatment changes on an individual basis. Aside from standard medications (of which there are many to try) alternative therapies include: drinking more h2o, walking, fresh air, laying in a dark room with an ice pack to the head, homeopathy, acupuncture, or cranial osteopathy. De-stressing & avoiding your triggers are the most important thing to do.

Answer 8

Several modalities: This article deals w/ my favorite integrative modalities for migraines: http://bookonhealing.Com/conditions/migraines.Html. In true migraines the most effective modality is neurotransmitter precursor treatment. Nucca chiropractic and homeopathy are also great options. All these can be combined, but not started at same time for sake of clarity. The article explains them all.

Answer 9

Several modalities: I would say that it depends on the cause - whether it is food allergy/reaction based, stress based or neurovascular or even musculoskeletal. Several things can be tried - including but not limited to: changing diet, osteopathic cervical and craniosacral treatment, meditation, rehydration, cold packs on neck/ head, napping in a dark quiet room, massage and most importantly avoid caffeine!

Answer 10

See below: Some people who get migraines have warning symptoms, called an aura, before the actual headache begins. An aura is a group of symptoms, including vision disturbances, that are a warning sign that a bad headache is coming.

Answer 11

Aura or none: An aura can occur prior to the migraine. Most of the time this is flashing lights in a "zig-zag" pattern. Sometimes it can be difficult to see through the lights. Many times patients just know. They get a "difficult to describe feeling". They just feel worse. Many patients have no warning. The headache just begins with the pain.

Answer 12

Photophobia: Common causes of photophobia include migraine headaches, cataracts, mild traumatic brain injury (mtbi), or severe ophthalmologic diseases such as uveitis or corneal abrasion.

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