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A migraine is a complaint that is quite often suffered by other family members, all of which have probably been experiencing them from a young age. Often these attacks can last for days where the victim must seek bed rest; however, if it is treated, they can end in a matter of hours. These attacks also leave the suffer feeling exhausted and might take them a while to recover fully.

Medical science still hasn’t discovered why there can be such long periods without a headache for some people and not others. Many of the symptoms experienced by sufferers are closely connected to other everyday illnesses. Migraine can affect people from as young as ten and up to the age of forty; almost no cases are recorded after the age of 50.

It is not uncommon for a number of family members to share a migraine headache problem and hereditary links are believed to exist; however, science has not yet proved that there is a genetic factor at work. There seems to be a common connection amongst sufferers where blood vessels and nerve endings near the brain, swell

Sufferers may acquire sensitivity to a medical condition that brings about inflammation in the blood vessels and nerves near the brain, resulting to pain. There are three women to each man that suffer with this condition; only one in twelve men will experience an attack in their lives.

Some people with the complaint are able to sense when an attack is imminent; this is called migraine with aura. There are many indications this may happen which will vary between sufferers which can be one or more of the following:

Queasiness

Enlarged blind spots

Peculiar sounds and tastes

Reduced sensation in sufferers extremities

Whilst there are many more symptoms, the list above contains those which are most prevalent. However, the condition that’s most common is a migraine without aura where the pain increases in one area of the head; this condition can escalate and is made worse by any movement, loud noises and bright lights which can cause the person to vomit.

Science is still trying to discover the reason for migraines and why some people are more susceptible to the condition than others although one theory has suggested that contracted blood vessels in the brain may be the cause.

Some suggest that it is the rapid expansion after this narrowing that causes the awful headaches; those who are afflicted say the headache is often so intense that it impedes with regular routinely daily activity and may even keep them awake. The range of possible triggers that create an attack is huge; the most common are listed below:

Bad weather

Anxiety symptoms

Symptoms of anxiety

Anxiety or panic attacks

Certain groups of drink

Very bright internal lighting

Infrequent or irregular eating habits

Stress caused by personal problems

Monitoring and recording the triggers in a diary can help avoid future attacks so it is something that all sufferers must learn to carry out.

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