Migraine

Every day I fight myself to overcome the pain, to not let a migraine take over my life. At first it seemed impossible, but with time I’ve began learn to conquer my pain. Trial after trial, I’ve began to figure out what works. Within recent months treatment has begun to take positive effects on preventing and ending the existence of my migraines. Yet it has already taken a toll from my life. My migraines have taken me out of school despite my strongest fight and my grades suffered…

has significantly advanced, migraines still remain difficult to treat. Typically, migraines are treated using two approaches; acute/abortive and preventative care. Abortive treatment is indicated during a migraine attack and is targeted to stop symptoms by constricting blood vessels and blocking pain pathways in the brain.36 These medications are known as triptans and target the chemical serotonin. Not only are fluctuating serotonin levels linked to causing migraines, but they are also important…

I believe that the researchers research method was good they had the right number of people selected and ensured that they would have the participants follow specific guidelines throughout the treatments. I think that there was enough information to inform the reader and overall I believe that this was a great empirical article. In the article Mind, body, emotions and spirit: reaching to the ancestors for healing the issue discusses the meaning of the personal integrated inner body, mind,…

The pathophysiology of a headache to has not been aattributed to a single diease. It is however divided into three components. Mainly, migraine, tension headache, and cluster headache. A migraine headache is believed to arise from activation and sensibilization of trigeminal nociceptors, essential processes are located at the meninges and the meningeal vessels (Gaul, MeBlinger, Holle-Lee, Neeb, 2017). The exact cause of a tension headache is unknown; however, it is believed that pericranial…

Headache is diagnosed by history and physical exam (Mayo Clinic, 2013). Patient most likely has migraine headache without aura because patient has unilateral pain, throbbing quality, moderate intensity pain and nausea. According to Dunphy et al. (2015) migraine without aura requires two of the following characteristics; they are unilateral location, pulsating quality, moderate to severe intensity and exacerbation by physical activity. In addition at least one of the following must be present:…

3 weeks. She describes the headache as dull to pounding at times, from 3 to 8 on scale of 1-10 (10 being worst pain). The pain has not gotten worse, but has not gotten better either. She has no previous medical history or history of headaches or migraine headaches. Her head hurts “in the back of head and goes to the top”, and is occasionally associated with dizziness (lightheadedness, denies vertigo) and nausea (although has had no emesis). She denies photophobia, blurred vision, diplopia,…

The song “Migraine” by the band Twenty One Pilots has many meanings to it, and a lot of meaning to me, the writer, singer and pianist Tyler Joseph, and the drummer Josh Dun. To begin the song itself is not really about an actual migraine, but more so what it represents. This song is about depression and mental illness. I relate to this as myself and a few family members have battled with mental illnesses our whole lives so the perspective of someone else provides emotional support. Also,…

related Migraine (MM) and Pregnancy A normal female goes through a number of hormone related changes during her lifetime: menarche, pregnancy, contraceptive use, menopause, and sex hormones. A review of literature has shown that migraine is twice as prevalent in women as men. Changing levels of female sex hormones (estrogen) have shown to trigger a form of migraine known as menstrual migraine. Signs and symptoms: • Pure menstrual migraine without aura is probably a distinct type of migraine…

Patient MG is a 30years old white female patient presents to the clinic complaining of a severe, throbbing, unilateral headache. MG states that the headache started since yesterday morning and today is the second day of the headache. She describes the headache as pulsating intense discomfort on one side of her head. She rates the pain at 10/10 on the 1-10 pain scale. She states that sound and light makes the pain more unbearable and that the only time she does not feel the pain is when she is…

sure if you should exercise for migraine? The discussion between exercise and migraine is impulsive. Science believes that exercise, by aiding the release of endorphins, should help remedy the regularity and severity of migraines. Although many migraine sufferers say that their attacks are activated by physical exertion. Who should you listen to? The answer is conflicting because both groups are correct in their own opinion. Exhausting exercises can cause migraines in people who are prone to…