What is a migraine, what are symptoms, causes and treatment

What are the medicines for the treatment of migraine accompained …?

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Vertigo is the only symptom you describe that is not a usual symptom of migraine. Have you been diagnosed before or are you trying to diagnose a new type of headache that you are suffering from? If you have been diagnosed and these are y…

What is Migraine? What are the symptoms and treatment??

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Migraine headache is a neurological disease, painful, throbbing vascular headache caused by nerve cell production of pain signals, including response to brain blood vessel constriction followed by expansion. feelings of lethargy or irritabi…

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What causes constant headaches?

Q: My daughter is 15 months old. While I was pregnant with her, I started having really horrible headaches. My ob discovered that my blood pressure was out of control. I ended up having a c-section two months early because of it. Right after-wards, I started seeing a regular doctor, who put me on blood pressure medication. I was still having the headaches, so I brought them up to him. He said immediately that they were migraines and prescribed topomax and fiorecet(sp?). I didn’t tolerate the topomax well, and ended up at the e.r. at work when I broke out from it. The e.r. doctor prescribed another beta blocker. I can’t even remember the name of it now. I took it until the prescription ran out. After losing my insurance, I went to a local income-based hospital for treatment. They did a cat scan there but found nothing, so the doctor just prescribed me more pain meds and sent me home. I have this headache almost every day. I don’t think it is a migraine, because I do not have any of the classic symptoms and the migraine meds did not seem to help. I do not want to continue taking prescription pain meds for these headaches. I do not want to become dependent on them. The headache starts off as a stabbing pain normally right above my right eye. It stays like that for several hours, then dulls and seems to go over my whole head. It has gotten worse lately, to the point that I have trouble moving my head when I have one. What could cause this, and what can I do to stop them? Oh, and my blood pressure is controlled now, so that’s not what is causing them.

A: If you drink diet sodas or use artificial sugar, many people are sensative to the chemicals they contain and you might be one of them.I had very bad headaches years ago because of my constant use of diet sodas. Within a month to 6 weeks after stopping drinking them completely, my headaches were gone.Many low fat or diet foods also contain artificial sugars, so you have to stop them also. And MSG as a food additive also can cause headaches.Hope that helps.

Is It A Wrong Diagnosis???????

Q: What cronic problem can cause a sever reaction (migraine, uper respitory symptoms or flu-like symptoms-sometimes lasting 3 days after exproser) to most ANY smells- perfumes,colognes, hairspray,shampoo,clothes soap,permanent markers, fingernail polish/remover, rubber, ect. Besides hyper-sensitivity/(she also has NO ASTHMA SYMPTOMS)My daughter (13 years old) was diagnosed with cronic sinusitis 3 1/2 years ago with a treatment plan of avoidence of smells (she had had this problem 3 monthes of age but a “specalist” finally diagnosed her. We think it is something else and are going to bring it up to the doctor. (she is also hypoglaucsemic (SP?) and has Asperger Syndrom.What do you think? I just want an idea to brinng up.Thank you

A: no way!!

Should I go back to a Chiropractor after he has caused me pain?

Q: I’ve suffered from increasing migraines & tmj for the past 8 years, which have been getting worse and worse, more and more frequent. . . I now take preventative medications which help, suffer from chronic nausea, experience periodic numbness in my limbs. . . the list goes on. So, when I went to a chiropractor and he told me he could cure me (eventually) I was willing to give it a try — after 4 years with a neurologist and only treatment of symptoms, I’m willing to give anything a try. Well, on the 3rd day/adjustment, I left with a burning pain at my shoulderblades, moving down my spine. I went in the next day for my appointment, got an xray, an explanation about arthritis, and another adjustment that was supposed to fix the problem. The pain is no better, I skipped today’s appointment to give my back a rest, and took a muscle relaxant last night — still in pain, and I am not sure what to do.

A: I would never try to diagnose your migraine condition over the Internet. However, you have mentioned a complex of symptoms which could indicate a type of migraines, which involves spasms of the basilar artery (specifically migraines with limb numbness). This type of migraineur has a significant risk of stroke when treated with chiropractic manipulation and it is therefore contraindicated (not ever done with these symptoms until the diagnosis is ruled out). You need to see a neurologist or headache specialist. The neurologist could also evaluate if there is a cervical (neck) condition. Usually with your symptoms an MRI would be performed to rule out a herniated disc in the neck.While I frequently send patients to Chiropractors, and think when used appropriately, they can be effective, they can increase the severity of conditions if the diagnosis is not accurate.Additionally, nobody who has any knowledge of migraines would claim to be able to cure them. As a chronic neurologic condition of which the complete mechanism is not understood, the best anybody could promise is to control or decrease them. I would not recommend seeing anyone who states they can cure this condition.