Headaches and Migraines
You can determine whether you have a Migraine headache from the following symptoms:
- A typical Migraine headache is seen to affect any one side of the head.
- The intensity of the headache lasts for an hour or two and recedes after that.
- In some cases a Migraine headache can last up to 24 hours or several days.
- Accompanying symptoms may be vomiting, sensitivity to light, nausea, hands and feet becoming cold and sensitivity to sound also.
- Those experiencing migraine with aura, experience a neurological phenomenon characterized by visuals in the forms of zigzag lines, bright shimmering lights around objects or wavy images, hallucination or even temporary loss of vision.
- Those experiencing migraine with non-visual auras have language abnormalities in speech, motor weakness, tingling or numbness on the face, dizziness and vertigo symptoms.
- Those experiencing migraine without aura may experience Nausea, vomiting, tiredness, mood changes and sensitivity to light.