Migraines are severe headaches with debilitating symptoms. Migraine symptoms can worsen, diminish or happen for the first time during pregnancy.
Significance
The multitude of migraine symptoms can cause a sufferer to become bedridden until the migraine is relieved.
Features
The main symptom of a migraine is dull pain that escalate to a consistent pulsating. The pain can center at the temples, front, base or one side of the head. Migraine sufferers may also suffer symptoms of wavy lines, or have tunnel vision or blind spots.
Identification
A migraine is a severe headache caused by blood vessels dilating in the brain. Symptoms that differentiate a migraine from a tension headache are nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound.
Prevention/Solution
Migraines can be triggered by stress, fatigue, foods, weather. Extended exposure to bright lights and loud noise can worsen migraine symptoms. You can relieve migraine symptoms with sleep or rest in a dark, quite room, cold packs or showers, exercise and rehydration. Your health care provider may prescribe acetaminophen.
Warning
While women may experience migraine symptoms for the first time during pregnancy, migraine symptoms may be a sign of another medical condition. Report all symptoms to your health-care provider.
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