Some Fast Facts On Migraines:
- Migraines are more extreme than common headaches.
- people with migraines can keep away from a full-blown attack by recognizing and acting upon the warning alert.
- Over-the-counter (OTC) meditations can expel or deplete pain.
- A migraine attack can be controlled by Stress management and relaxation training
- people who are aged 15 to 55 years have more risk of having a migraine.
- Yoga practice can reduce your migraine permanently
Migraine Triggers
Some generic migraine triggers include:
- Hormonal changes
- Emotional triggers: Stress, depression, anxiety, excitement, and shock
- Triggers in the diet: Alcohol and caffeine, Some specific foods, including chocolate, cheese, citrus fruits, and foods that contain additive tyramine are responsible for migraines.
- strong winds, weather Changes, changes in barometric pressure,, or changes in altitude can trigger a migraine.
- Having your period
- Feeling very tired
- Meals skipping
- Changes to your sleep
Treatment
Still, there is currently no single drug for migraines. Lifestyle mutation that might help to minimize the measure of migraines include:- getting enough sleep
- Decreasing stress
- drinking plenty of water
- Evading certain foods
- Yoga practice
- Medication
- naproxen
- ibuprofen
- Acetaminophen
- Aspirin,
Note- people under the age of 19 should Never take aspirin because of the risk of Reye’s syndrome
Always consult a doctor before taking new medication.
Supplements That Help Prevent Migraine Attacks, Including:
- herbal extracts, such as feverfew
- magnesium citrate
- vitamin B-12 supplements
- riboflavin
Types
migraine headaches are of two types depending upon the symptoms that signal, when the migraine attack is about to start that, is, called an aura.- Migraine with aura (known as "classic" migraine)
- Migraine without aura (known as "common" migraine)
An aura may start 1 hour earlier the pain and commonly last for 15 minutes to 1 hour. Visual auras include:
- Blind spots
- Blurry vision
- Temporary vision loss
- Wavy or jagged lines
Migraine without Aura
usually, a person will feel a migraine without any neural disturbance leading up to the attack.
Other Rare Types Of Migraine
- Chronic migraine: type of migraine that activates attacks over 15 days of the month.
- Menstrual migraine: type of migraine in which attacks occur in a pattern associate with the menstrual cycle.
- Hemiplegic migraine: This type of migraine originates weakness on one side of the body for a short period.
- Abdominal migraine: is a disorder that connects migraine attacks to uneven functions in the gut and abdomen. It mainly affects children under the age of 14 years
- Migraine with brainstem aura: It is a rare kind of migraine that can activate acute neurological symptoms, such as affected speech
Symptoms
- commonly a severe headache
- visual disturbance
- loss of sensation
- difficulties with speech
- increasing pain during physical activity or when straining
- inability to perform regular activities due to pain
- feeling sick and physically vomiting
- increased intuition to light and sound, feel relaxed by lying quietly in a darkened room
- sweating, temperature changes, stomach ache, and diarrhea.
How Yoga Can Impact Migraines Headache
Yoga is an ancient procedure that promotes entire living through breath and posture. Yoga is a side-effect-free process to clash migraine. to reduce your next migraine attack: Practicing these simple yoga poses daily for a few minutes
Hastapadasana (Standing Forward Bend)
Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose)
Shishuasana (Child Pose)
Marjariasana (Cat Stretch)
Paschimottanasana (Two-legged Forward Bend)
Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose)
Padmasana (Lotus Pose)
Shavasana (Corpse Pose)
The practice of these simple yoga poses will reduce the effect of a migraine attack and may eventually stop them permanently.Note- if you want to read more detailed information you can also search on Wikipedia