Types Of Headache
Migraine - Prevention Is Better Than Cure
Headaches are described as being either primary or
secondary.
Primary headaches include migraine, cluster headache,
chronic daily headache, tension-type headache, and medication overuse
headache
Secondary headaches are can be a
symptom of something else like a sinus infection or a side effect of an
illness or stress.
Migraine being a primary headache would not
surprise most people, especially anyone who has ever suffered from one.
A
migraine is not just regular headache or is the symptoms always the same
as a headache. Moderate to very severe head pain is the most common
migraine symptom; there are usually other symptoms that help diagnose
frequent hurtful headaches as a migraine. It is important for you to
understand and recognize these symptoms in order to help your doctor
diagnose your headache and provide you with proper treatment.
The
effectiveness of migraine treatment depends on a variety of factor.
Treating migraines with prescriptive medication can be very effective,
but don’t count on it.
Many do find relief through the
newer medications on the market, but there are plenty who suffer through
the trial period without any gain in the end. You may have to try out
several medications before you come across the one that finally ends
your misery.
Treating migraine through homeopathy is becoming a
very popular alternative to medicine-based treatments. Homeopathy is
basically a method or theory of healing that attempts to stimulate the
body into healing itself by using natural remedies. Part of a
homeopathic treatment is preventing the headache from starting in the
first place.
In homeopathic treatments it’s very important to
determine what your migraine trigger is. How successful you are in
avoiding your, how proactive your are in administering your treatment,
the patient is in using treatments such as relaxation or drugs and how
well the patient responds to treatment. All contemporary knowledge about
migraines points to chemical reactions in the brain causing blood
vessels to constrict and then expand creating a sudden blood flow as the
process, which creates the headaches, associated with migraines.
Therefore the key to avoiding migraines is limiting exposure to triggers.
An
enormous list of triggers has been accumulated through research into
migraines. Among the most common triggers to be aware of: Stress, aroma,
menstruation, sleep pattern disturbances, climate change, and diet. A
huge amount of scientific research has been processed about the various
triggers of migraine headaches and in short, the researchers have come
to believe that two primary culprits stand out in the crowd of triggers.
Many researchers have decided that food and food additives are part of
the main reasons behind triggering migraines. On the other hand, many
researchers are adamant that the primary trigger for migraines is stress.
It’s
very important know triggers your migraine so you can determine whether
to avoid it or not. Finding trigger by journaling (writing down what you
eat and what stresses happen around the time a migraine happens can help
in preventing the triggers in the first place.
Modern medical
techniques for migraine relief are leaning more toward preventive
applications and preventive medications also.
Migraine prevention
medicine is different from migraine pain relief medicine. For most
people who suffer headaches, migraine prevention medicine is a whole new
way to treat their migraines. Preventive (prophylactic) medications are
prescribed for severe headaches that occur more than twice a month, and
that significantly interfere with daily activities. Preventive
medications are intended to reduce both the frequency and the severity
of the headache and are usually taken daily.
Often doctor
prescribed migraine treatments are separated into these categories;
migraine prevention medicine and acute migraine pain relief medicine.
Here’s how the two types of medicine differ. Severe migraine pain relief
medicine is taken at the start of migraine headache pain. Migraine
prevention medicine is taken daily to help reduce the frequency of
migraines, so you can have fewer of them. It does not provide relief
from the pain of a migraine in progress.
So whether or not a
person suffering from an acute migraine wants homeopathic techniques or
medical research and a doctor’s advice finding triggers and preventive
measures are both suggested.