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Migraine Relief Please! If you have had the, ah, privilege of having migraines you know that relief is top on your list right up there with breathing. Most people don’t know what us migraine suffers go through when one hits. I had a friend tell me to just take an aspirin. Can you believe that? Not even prescribed pain pills work very well. Anyway what we can do is educate them on this condition and find some natural remedies and health tips for us.

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If you suffer form very painful headaches and have done so since you were young, the chances are you may suffer from migraines which are often experienced by other members of a family group. More often than not it is just one side of the head that experiences miserable pain that lasts from four to 72 hours if not treated and usually requires the sufferer to have bed rest. Once the episode has finished, the victim will still require rest as they will probably feel very tired.

Some people are more fortunate than others and may only have a couple of attacks per year whilst others have one or more every month. Some symptoms seem to be consistent with most victims; those of a feeling like those associated with cold or influenza and a problem with bright lights. Most migraine attacks occur between the ages of 10 to 40 years old although why this is no-one really knows; strangely, very few individuals suffer with this condition after they reach fifty years old.

Members of the same family are often cursed with migraine and there is believed to be a hereditary link; if there is a genetic reason for the attacks, medical science has not yet found this link. There is a condition that causes an inflammation of blood vessels in the brain and it is possible that people who suffer have sensitivity in this area. With this condition, women do not fare as well as men with a ratio of 3 to 1 suffering from the condition regularly; only one in twelve men will experience an attack in their lives.

Another symptom that is not consistent is those people that know when they are going to have an attack anything up to 30 minutes before it happens; this sensation is called migraine with aura owing to the type of feeling they experience. The warning signs may include:

*Queasiness *Blinking or zigzagging lights *Sense of smell and taste is affected *Lack of sensation in victim’s face

other symptoms exist but these appear to be the most common. Migraine without aura however, is the most prevalent type and may take place only in one area of the head; this condition can escalate and is made worse by any movement, loud noises and bright lights which can cause the person to vomit.

The current belief is that the blood vessels close to the brain might contract, increasing pressure which may cause the migraine with aura experience. Some suggest that it is the rapid expansion after this narrowing that causes the awful headaches; however, all suffers say the attack knocks them out and they are unable to carry out even the most simple of daily tasks. The range of possible triggers that create an attack is huge; the most common are listed below:

*Weather *Certain foods *Being at great height *Certain groups of drink *Strong bright lights *Lack of sleep or food *Tension

It is for a person to keep a check to see if they have a pattern by which they can avoid situations that could lead to an attack.
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