'I spent two years in bed': Your stories of living with migraines
6 years, 1 month ago

'I spent two years in bed': Your stories of living with migraines

ABC  

"It's easy to dismiss symptoms that are invisible to other people." "My bad migraine pain is like continuously hitting your thumbnail with a hammer, but on the side of your head at the temple," Jessica says. Martine Kemp says her first sign is "black rain" over her vision, followed by "loss of speech and loss of sight in one eye, narrowing of vision, metallic taste in mouth, vomiting and feeling like a freight train and chainsaw were colliding on one side of my head". Melanie says hers is "like my head is stuffed with cotton wool", and other readers described any sudden movements causing more pain for up to 48 hours after a migraine has passed. "I thought, 'That would be a good thing to be able to do for someone', so I literally ran home from that appointment and enrolled in the medicine entry exam," she says.

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What is Menstrual Migraine? Know about the role of hormones in women's neurological health, types of migraines
3 months, 2 weeks ago

What is Menstrual Migraine? Know about the role of hormones in women's neurological health, types of migraines

India TV News  

Headache, especially migraine is seen more frequently in women as compared to men. Menstrual Migraine and Estrogen Supplementation When we spoke to Dr Aakash Agrawal, Consultant Neurologist, Manipal Hospital, Bhubaneswar, he said in cases of ‘menstrual migraine’ that are refractory to usual medicines, Low amounts of estrogens are given during these episodes of ‘menstrual migraine’ in refractory cases, which do …

Why Women Get Migraines More Than Men
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Women Get Migraines More Than Men

Wired  

Migraine attacks are no ordinary headache. “It’s far more common than most people realize,” says Anne MacGregor, a specialist in headache and women’s health. Despite various treatment options, migraines remain the leading cause of disability-adjusted life years —a measure of disease burden that accounts for time lost to ill health—for women between the ages of 15 and 49. Women who …

Groundbreaking migraine treatment offers ‘new hope’ for patients
1 year, 6 months ago

Groundbreaking migraine treatment offers ‘new hope’ for patients

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said its final draft guidance on …

Migraine: Trigger points, lifestyle changes and tips to manage chronic attacks
2 years, 9 months ago

Migraine: Trigger points, lifestyle changes and tips to manage chronic attacks

Hindustan Times  

Known to be one of the most common causes of headaches that aren’t completely understood, migraine is a common term which many of us are familiar with but what triggers it, is what we must know as it affects one in seven people worldwide as per the website of World Federation of Neurology and it is the most common brain …

Understanding menstruation related migraines
5 years, 10 months ago

Understanding menstruation related migraines

Deccan Chronicle  

Migraines affect thrice the number of women as compared to men and migraines triggered by hormonal fluctuations are found to be the case in 50 per cent of the women who have reported this problem. An uncommon trigger noted in 60 per cent of the women is when they opt for a head bath and then complain about headaches. It …

Migraine an under-treated health issue of women: expert
6 years ago

Migraine an under-treated health issue of women: expert

The Hindu  

Women visited headache clinics twice as many times as men and the reasons were mostly hormone-related, said Dr. Susan Hutchinson, Orange County Migraine and Headache Centre, California, U.S., here on Tuesday. Women’s attitude to PMS was changing and it also depended on the extend of disability it caused in a woman, said Dr. Hutchinson. Diagnosis Dr. Rami Burstein, Professor of …

Migraines are three times more common for women, here’s why
6 years, 6 months ago

Migraines are three times more common for women, here’s why

Hindustan Times  

According to a recent study, women bear a significant amount of the migraine burden due to the higher prevalence of estrogen and other sex hormones. To decrease the substantial health and economic burden of a migraine on individuals and society, researchers at the Society for Women’s Health Research addressed how the disease differs between women and men. Migraine is three …

Why don't we know more about migraines?
6 years, 8 months ago

Why don't we know more about migraines?

BBC  

Why don't we know more about migraines? “Of course, women were believed to have a much diminished capacity for intellectual work and, as a result, could more easily overload their ‘delicate nervous systems’.” BBC/Alamy In the 19th Century, doctors began to blame migraines on the belief that women had weaker minds and nervous systems Indeed, the father of modern headache …

Have a kid with migraines? Sugar pills work as well as drugs
8 years, 4 months ago

Have a kid with migraines? Sugar pills work as well as drugs

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Sugar pills worked as well at preventing kids’ migraines as two commonly used headache medicines, but had fewer side effects, in a study that may lead doctors to rethink how they treat a common ailment in children and teens. It’s the first rigorous head-to-head test in kids of two generic prescription drugs also used for adults’ migraines: topiramate, …

Migraines: More Than Just A 'Headache'
8 years, 5 months ago

Migraines: More Than Just A 'Headache'

Huff Post  

By Natalia Gurevich, SWHR Communications Intern For those who have never been affected, the distinction between a headache and a migraine can be hard to define. Despite the higher healthcare costs, many who suffer from migraines do not seek proper treatment. Studies also show that women who typically suffer from migraines see a decline in migraine episodes during pregnancy and …

Here’s why migraine worsens in women approaching menopause
9 years, 1 month ago

Here’s why migraine worsens in women approaching menopause

Hindustan Times  

Migraine headaches heat up as women approach menopause, a new study reveals. The risk of headache was most apparent during the later stage of the perimenopause, which is a time during which women first begin skipping menstrual periods and experience low levels of estrogen, the study revealed. “The risk for high frequency headache, or more than 10 days with headache …

Why menopause can bring menopause misery for women for 10 days a month
9 years, 1 month ago

Why menopause can bring menopause misery for women for 10 days a month

Daily Mail  

If hot flushes and sleepless nights weren't enough, there's more bad news for middle-aged women. Research author Professor Vincent Martin said: ‘Women have been telling doctors that their migraine headaches worsen around menopause and now we have proof they were right.’ Simple treatments which adjust hormone levels - including oral contraceptives - could easily solve them problem, the researchers said. …

There's nothing funny about getting a migraine
11 years, 11 months ago

There's nothing funny about getting a migraine

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I tried to when I crawled …

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