Overcome by Migraine
The migraines are often very impressive for someone who suffered and those around him. The symptoms are sometimes very violent, preventing any activity. So to bed that the patient is awaiting the end of its crisis.
Sometimes the crisis is preceded by warning symptoms characteristics: the aura. It is most often visual signs, such as streaks of light, sparkle, “holes” in the visual field, but it can also be tingling or prickling (paresthesias) usually around the mouth, difficulties ‘speech, or more rarely paralysis. These symptoms disappear completely in less than an hour to give way to headaches.
Severe pain
migraine without aura occurs. It may however be announced in the previous 24 hours, by general signs such as tiredness, irritability and digestive problems. The headache settled, happy in the morning and gradually increases in intensity. It is severe, often with a throbbing sensation, shooting pain, burning or feeling of having his head in a vice. It may be unilateral or bilateral – that is to say one or both sides – and changing topography, from one crisis to another.
Characteristic sign, it is almost always exacerbated by violent efforts, even the most minimal. Nausea and vomiting are very common, as well as intolerance to noise and light. Other signs are often present as pallor, weakness, sensations of hot and cold, numbness or tingling.