All You Ever Wanted To Know About Migraine Headaches
To understand the worst type of headache, a migraine, it helps
to have a basic understanding of why we experience headaches,
what we can do about them, and what some of the misconceptions
about headaches are.
Headaches are most often the result of biochemical changes in
the brain. These changes are caused by a number of factors,
including chemicals (natural to the body or from food that was
eaten), stress (physical and psychological) and environmental
factors like continuous noise or even the weather.
Most people experience headaches that occur, and are then
conquered with either sleep, medication, or a break in the
situation/stress that may have brought the headache on.
For those rare people who suffer chronic and severe headaches,
the continuous pain and nausea can become debilitating to the
point that they are depressed, undergo changes in behavior, and
withdraw from their friends and family.
While almost all headaches have a non-life threatening origin,
sudden violent headaches, or very severe headaches that recur
over and over, are reason to visit your doctor, who may order
tests to determine the cause and nature of the headache.
Migraine headache sufferers are often diagnosed by displaying a
set of typical symptoms, where atypical symptoms may need closer
examination to find the root cause.
The most important thing that consumers should know about
headaches, is that while they can't be "cured", they can be
coped with. Sometimes that coping mechanism can be as simple as
fresh air, a walk, more sleep, or dietary changes.
Other times it may require the help of a health care
professional to discover the biological or psychological
influences that caused headaches to disrupt your life.