Migraine: guide to a life without headache – It may surprise you that more than 4 million people suffer from migraine, only in Spain. It is estimated that, when talking about the world population, 25% fall into this category. Despite this, 50% of those affected do not complete the treatment to cure the disease, which is highlighted by an acute and recurrent ailment of the head.
When not treated on time, migraine can become chronic and result in a much worse condition. Below, we have gathered a series of key information points so that you can adapt your lifestyle and enjoy it without spending time lying in bed due to pain.
Causes of Headache
The factors that produce migraine can be genetic or environmental. Among them are:
- Psychological: stress, anxiety and depression.
- Sleep a lot or little.
- dehydration
- Menstruation.
- Bad eating habits such as excessive alcohol or caffeine, skipping meals, enduring hunger, etc.
- Low blood sugar levels
- Seasonal, weather, or atmospheric pressure changes
- Prolonged exposure to sunlight or computer light
- Strong odors, such as perfume, incense, cleaning products, tobacco smoke, or pollution.
- Noise.
Types of Migraine
Depending on the symptoms with which it is associated, it can be:
Migraine with aura: In addition to the strong and throbbing headache, this type of migraine is the one that interferes with the senses. Examples of these sensory symptoms would be: flashes in vision, tingling in the extremities or difficulty speaking, which is less frequent.
Migraine without aura: Migraine occurs in the usual way, without interfering with the senses. The pictures are reduced to severe headache and sensitivity to noise or light for 2 or 3 days.
Menstrual migraine: it is directly linked to the sudden and abrupt drop in estrogen level, prior to menstruation. Drugs such as birth control and hormone supplements make it worse.
How to cure migraine?
This is a chronic condition, a disease that you will have to deal with for life. However, depending on the type of migraine, the treatment to control it is different. For that reason it is necessary that you take a Migraine Test with which you can identify the class that is suffering and cure it appropriately.
Among our diverse catalog of tests and tests, the migraine one takes 10 business days after the blood sample, to issue a report of what type of migraine you are having. To access it, click here.
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