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Tips for PainRelief
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Busting MigrainMyths
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Could It Be aMigraine?
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MigraineFacts & Stats
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MigrainesFacts and stats on top HealtH conditions
By Heather Hatfeld
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Myth BusterstHink you know about migraines?
we separate Fact From Fiction
By Christina Boufs
l i v i n g h e a l t h y
You wake up with oneside o your head
pounding. Moving yourhead is agonizing. Theslightest noise amplies thepain. Maybe you’re nau-seous or even vomiting. Youwant nothing more than tolie in a dark room undis-
turbed and wait or thestorm to pass. I you’re oneo the nearly millionAmericans, includingchildren, who havemigraines, you may beamiliar with some or all o these symptoms.
But while the pain o a migraine is well docu-mented, the causes o thesedebilitating headachesare less understood andmisperceptions persist. Toshed light on the mystery o migraines, neurologist andmigraine expert Peter J.Goadsby, MBBS, director o the University o Caliornia,San Francisco HeadacheCenter, debunks some o the top myths.
Migraines are a
woman’s issue.
Not true. “It’s a conditionthat certainly occurs inmen,” says Goadsby.However, women are threetimes as likely to getmigraines. Why thedisproportion? Researchersbelieve emale hormones
are to blame. Many womenget migraines aroundtheir period or sometimesmid-cycle when they ovu-late, Goadsby says. Andmigraines oen improveaer menopause, whenestrogen levels decline.
All migraines are severe.
“That’s a misperception,”says Goadsby. People whoget migraines tend to
experience symptoms likepain on one side o the head,throbbing, increased painwith movement, nausea,and/or light and soundsensitivity, says Goadsby.“Some migraines are verysevere and some are milder,”he says. But both typesare considered migrainesbecause the biology thatcauses them is the same.
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accompanied by
an “aura.”
“That’s a big myth,” saysGoadsby. Only about athird o those who getmigraines have what’scalled “migraine aura,” aneurological brain distur-bance that typicallyoccurs to 6 minutesbeore the headache. Youmight see fashing lights
or zigzagging lines and lose your vision temporarily.But auras aren’t just visual,he says. “Some peoplehave pins and needlesthat move up their armsor legs. Some have speechdisturbance—they can’tunderstand things or can’tspeak properly. Some haveweakness down one side o the body.”
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Heads up
1 Get helpAn estimated 47%o people globallyhad a headache inthe past year. Inthe United Statesand the United
Kingdom, onlyhal o people withmigraines had seena doctor.
2 Beware o chocolateIngredients inchocolate can trig-ger a headache.Avoid it or a cou-ple o weeks, then
re-indulge. I aheadache happens,avoid it orever.
3 Go alcohol-reeAlcohol can dilate your blood vesselsand dehydrate you,bringing on a mas-sive migraine. Skipit altogether, ordrink moderately.
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD, WebMD Lead Medical Editor
June is m igraine awareness month.
get relief with these tips
By Heather Hatfeld
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4 Control stressUse relaxationtechniques tohelp stop aheadache beoreit starts.
5 Plan or periodsA woman’s hor-mones duringher periods canmake migraines anightmare. Planahead: Avoid othertriggers and prac-tice stress control.Menstrual mi-graine treatmentsare available.
6 Sleep tight Sleep disorderscan lower theoxygen in yourblood, causingheadaches. Talkto a sleep special-ist to treat yoursleep and help your head.
7 Cut cafeineI you skip yourmorning joe, yourhead could throb.Consider cuttingcofee out o your diet to lower your daily doseo cafeine andimprove yourmigraines. M
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HeadacHeor Migraine?
Terrym2442 has been “plagued” with headaches or about 5 yearsand has long thought they were sinus headaches. But recently this
WebMD migraine and headache community member has developed newsymptoms, including nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. “I can’t helpbut wonder i these are migraines,” Terrym44 writes. The symptoms o migraines and other types o headaches oen overlap. How much do you
know about the diferences between the two?
1. Stress might causeregular headachesbut not migraines.
TrueFalse
2. You know it’s asinus headache i
you eel pain andpressure in thesinus area.
TrueFalse
3. Only migraineshappen withnausea.
TrueFalse
4. Migraines caninclude sensitivityto light and sound.
TrueFalse
QUiZ
Answers: 1. False. Stress can trigger migraines. Socan anxiety, hormonal changes (such as during PMS),skipping meals, getting too little sleep, red wine, oodswith nitrate or MSG, and weather changes. 2. False. Amigraine with sinus symptoms can also occur with painand pressure in the sinus area. Sinus headache pain, how-ever, is not as severe as with migraines. Sinus headachesalso tend to have a thick yellow or green nasal discharge,which can be a symptom o a sinus inection or congestiondue to a cold or allergies. 3. True. Tension and sinus head-aches don’t make you eel sick to your stomach, althoughwithout question you may eel lousy. A migraine oen
does include nausea.4. True.
Many people report thatnormal lights and noises are uncomortable when they’rehaving a migraine.
S ources: National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
HHS, WebMD Migraines & Headaches health center
1 Can migrainesbe prevented?
If so, how?
2 What types of
food can triggerheadaches and
migraines?
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3 Is exercise
good or badfor migraines?
4Will reducing
stress helpprevent
migraines?
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