Migraine Relief

Suffering from severe headaches caused by trauma to the neck, I wanted to share with you my tips for Migraine Relief.

First, what is a migraine? Not just a headache (headache)! No, migraine consists of warming in the head, gives us the impression that the eyes will get us out of the head, causes pain to the eyes (or just above), causes an intolerance to noise, light and is aggravated by chocolate, coffee, tea, milk and cold liquids. In its severe form, accompanied by nausea or vomiting, fatigue, a sense of brutality and of course a great difficulty in feeding. In its severe form, the migraine attack may last several days (5 in my case) and leave scars for several days (intolerance to light, noise, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite).

Tips Migraine Relief :

1. Reclining in a bath very hot water to the neck, with ice on the front.Merveilleux!
2. Reclining in a dark room and quietly, with a hot water bottle in the neck and ice on the forehead (my cousin said that the ice at the foot works wonders too).
3. A neck massage and neck greatly relieved. Without masseur, you can use a footrest massager neck heating or heating pad massager. Personally, I have to lower the vibration, but it relieves me greatly.
4. If like me you can not take the usual drugs against migraine, I suggest you talk to your doctor imitrex nasal.
5. Personally, the only food that I condone it: the chicken noodle soup, fruit easily digestible (forget the bananas!) And toast (no chocolate or anything sweet on it!).

Migraine Treatments

In the last decade have made important advances in the Migraine Treatments, and many more drugs have received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, for its acronym in English) than in the past three decades. Why?

Standards of the International Headache Society (International Headache against)

Much of this recent success stems from the work that has been made in studies on headache. In 1988, the proposed International Headache Society classification and diagnostic criteria for headache disorders and pain in the face. I participated in a committee that designed the classification. In this international uniform rules were developed to diagnose migraine and other headache disorders. Long ago, the diagnostic standards for classifying headaches were not as accurate. The revised classification proposed by medical scientists worldwide working with patients suffering from headache enabled physicians to study pharmacological agents (drugs) in similar patients. The symptoms of patients would have to meet diagnostic criteria, which allow doctors from different countries and speaking different languages ​​could be included in research studies to similar patients who suffer the same disorder of migraine.

These standards allowed the diagnostic study of the efficacy and adverse effects of drugs on an international scale. During the past eleven years since the classification proposed we have witnessed the development of several new pharmacological agents, which are using other doctors and I to treat migraine. The drugs have been tested in many patients, and its effectiveness has been demonstrated successfully that meet scientific standards. By using these new diagnostic criteria, some drugs previously used for other conditions also successfully demonstrate that they are effective for migraine. In addition, a compound counter designated as effective against migraine. We used the same standards of diagnosis in this research study and the counter analgesic, now in common use, has FDA approval for migraine with and without aura. (According to the classification of 1988, is known as classic migraine 'migraine with aura "and common migraine as" migraine without aura. ")

Pharmacological Advances

What new agents are available for the migraine treatments and migraine prevention? What can we expect in the future? Many compounds have proven effective in scientific studies, but only some have received government support. The FDA approval is based on having sufficient number of controlled studies and a consensus of informed people who have agreed on a particular drug could be marketed for a specific indication (eg, to treat migraine).

Triptans

The most recent and novel drugs, a class called triptans, are a major advance for treatment. The first was sumatriptan, which was available in injectable form in 1992, followed by a presentation on tablet in 1995 and as intranasal spray in 1997. Many patients miraculous because this compound relieves migraine pain and associated symptoms, however, that the aura or other warning symptoms do not respond. Triptans interact with specific receptors of serotonin in the brain and blood vessels, known to be affected during a migraine attack. Often, patients can return to normal activities without major discomfort between 30 and 60 minutes after using a triptan. The injection of sumatriptan works faster, but the nasal spray and tablets work somewhat slower, but more convenient for many people affected.

In the early 1990s also began work on the next generation of triptans. The Naratriptan lasts longer in the body than sumatriptan and acts more slowly, features that might be helpful for headaches of long duration. The Zolmitriptan works faster and crosses the "blood-brain barrier." Patients report a continued effectiveness with frequent use. The newer triptan that has been introduced is the Rizatriptan, available in oral form and fast-dissolving tablet presentation. The Rizatriptan has also shown continued effectiveness and improving nausea and sensitivity to light and noise associated with accompanying migraine.

Triptans are powerful agents and their use requires a prescription. They are contraindicated for certain types of heart disease and people with high blood pressure.

Migraine Symptoms

Migraines are usually very intense headaches that often involve beating one side of the head. Migraine pain is so intense that you know it's ordinary headache. Even slight movement can worsen the pain. With migraine tend to experience repeated episodes of migraine attacks and can be debilitating.

A migraine has multiple symptoms and can vary from person to person and from episode to episode. Here are the eight most frequently reported  migraine symptoms.

Sensitivity to light

Many patients experience a high degree of sensitivity to light. This often happens just before the onset of a migraine and may last for the duration of it. The sensitivity may be a regular indoor lighting or natural light that normally does not bother you. Sensitivity to light may occur an hour or two before all the pain of headaches.

Flashing lights

Many migraine sufferers report seeing flashing lights, zigzag lines or bright points of light before the onset of a migraine. This may or may not be accompanied by sensitivity to light. Most sufferers will feel a little better if they slept in a room dark and quiet.

Sensitivity to sound

Just as sensitivity to light, sensitivity to sound is a common symptom of migraine. Suddenly, you may become aware of sounds minor. They may bother you at the point of complete distraction.

Unilateral headache

The intense throbbing pain of a migraine is different from the pain associated with a regular headache. The pain is most often associated with a side of the head and change them regularly on the other side with the next migraine. If the pain is still concentrated in the same place every time you should alert your doctor as this may indicate a more serious problem.

Nausea or vomiting

Often combined with light sensitivity, nausea or vomiting may occur as a result of over stimulation. You may start to feel hot and woozy. You may have difficulty driving or riding in a car. Nausea, may also be caused by the intense pain of migraine it self.

Duration of migraine

The typical migraine episode can last from 4 to 24 hours with residual effects lasting another full day. A regular headache will not last as long and is accompanied by other symptoms.

No response to the drug of pain relief

Migraine is usually not replied to the regular over the counter pain relievers. Although there are several prescription drugs that are given for migraines, they often have little effect as well.

Cold hands or feet

You may feel your hands or feet become cold just before or during the onset of a migraine. This may be due to changes in circulation that occur as a result of restricted blood vessels in the head.

If your headache is severe and accompanied by other symptoms, you should see a doctor. Only a doctor can determine the cause of your headaches and solve all the problems underlying potential.

Most migraine sufferers learn to recognize the migraine symptoms starting and are able to take appropriate measures to manage it.

About Migraines

Migraines is a headache on one side taken from the word Hemicrania, although sometimes the pain can also attack both sides. Migraine attacks are episodic, lasting 4 to 24 hours or maybe more, depending on the treatment given, and the attack can be repeated when exposed to a trigger factor.

Migraine attacks experienced by approximately 10% of the population on this earth, this disease can strike all ages, but more often in young and middle age range. Men and women can be affected but patients known to women more than men.

Migraine headache is one form of headache caused by vascular disorders. Migraine headaches are caused by the occurrence of a combination of vasodilatation (widening of blood vessels) and the release of a chemical substance from the fibers - the nerve fibers surrounding blood vessels.
When a migraine attack, the temporal artery (the artery that runs around the temple) will be widened. This widening will cause stretching of the nerve fibers around the arteries thus stimulating these nerve fibers to release chemicals. This substance will cause inflammation, pain and extraordinary.

Migraine attacks commonly activate the sympathetic nerves. What is meant by the sympathetic nerves are nerves that become part of the human nervous system whose job is to control the body's response to stress and pain. Increased sympathetic nerve activity in the intestine will cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Sympathetic activity would also lead to slow gastric emptying resulting in drug delivery to the intestine to be absorbed will also be hampered. Barriers to drug absorption is a problem for people with migraine when given the drug orally. Increased sympathetic activity would also decrease the blood flow so that the skin will appear pale and cold. Increased neuronal activity would also cause increased sensitivity to light and sound.

Types of Migraines

1. Classic migraine, at first only attacking one side, but can also spread to the other side, marked by extreme headache, was throbbing, in some people felt like knocked loudly on the front or top of head, pain complaints also can be felt area around the ears or eyes. Other symptoms of migraine are: difficulty speaking, confusion, arm or leg feels weak, there is a tingling sensation in the face. Srangan this type of migraine can trigger nausea and vomiting.
2. Common migraine, more than 65% suffered by all migraine sufferers, symptoms that appear include: changes in mood and exhaustion (fatigue), abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, frequent urination dam. Migrenjenis frequency is varied, can attack several times in a week or once a year, depending on the therapy performed.

The fundamental difference of these two types of migraine is the classic migen preceded by an aura of symptoms in the nervous system, the patient will feel a flash of light, zig zag lines or momentary loss of vision. Usually occurs 10-30 minutes before a migraine attack.