@@PleasantlyConfused6816i agree with u...I m suffering from this painful disorder from past 10 yrs..and it sucks..!! Just ruins the quality of your life...!! So freaking painful 😖😖😖
@ruchikapaul1106 absolutely. I too have suffered for 10 years. As I am just coming out of one - yesterday was absolute hell.. in between head pain and vomiting 😢. Today is more mild but feel hung over. I never know when they are going to hit, hence messing with quality of life. I come on these videos to feel a little less alone in dealing with them as people have NO clue or understanding the severity of them. Sigh.
Try taking Magnesium. SO many people have migraines because they are Magnesium deficient. IF that is the cause of your migraines, simply taking magnesium supplements CURES your migraines. It did for me !!! No migraines or even headaches in 5 years now. Please try it ! Cheap and safe.
I am a French pharmacist, and I wrote a thesis about migraine and how underestimated it is. People talk about diabetes , high blood pressure , and other chronic illnesses, but only a few persons know that migraine is an illness too. Reducing it to a simple headache shows that you never had to endure migraine. I myself suffer from migraines , it's been the case since I was a teenager, so I know how much it can hurt and impact your life.
SO MANY people have Migraines because they are Magnesium deficient. Simply taking a daily magnesium supplement will COMPLETELY eliminate migraines for these people
@@Oldharleyguy Aaah, how I wish it were that easy... Unfortunately , while magnesium could help reduce the frequency of stress-induced migraines , I highly doubt it can eliminate migraines that depend on menstruations, teeth issues, sleep or anything else. We use one word 'migraine', but it can refer to a hundred different types of migraines.
Migraine and the severe head acha around the temporals middle of the skull with nausea caused by constipation, symptoms are same. How to say which one is migrain ?
@@vannuvilaiti1340 People suffering from migraine experience throbbing pain, located around one eye. It's often unilateral, when you put a finger on the temple, you can feel your pulse strongly. Nausea and vomiting come hours after the migraine begins , when the headache is strong. Hope this helps! There are many types of headaches that share clinical aspects with migraines , that's why it's important to be diagnosed, in order to get the proper treatment.
One of my major symptoms (aside from headache and visual disturbances) is what I call “the veil of stupid.” It’s hard to understand people talking, it’s like I can’t process it fast enough. It’s hard for me to come up with the words I need, so I talk really slowly. It’s like something has descended over me (hence “the veil”) and I just can’t deal with the normal speed of life.
My migraines are triggered by chemical odors. This type of brain fog is the first symptom I have, and a red flag that I have to get away from the chemical that I smell. I will suddenly be unable to think clearly, and I will have great difficulty even trying to speak. It is as if the odor is the full focus of my senses, and I no longer have any brain power left over for comprehension. I go on autopilot, and find myself automatically doing everything in my power to leave the area immediately. Unfortunately, it is often someone’s perfume or cologne that triggers my symptoms, which can become really awkward and strange, really quickly. My coworkers think I am odd because I am militant about NOT allowing any room deodorizer, incense, or scented anything in the area near me. People think that I just “don’t like” fragrances, but really it is that I am trying desperately to avoid being made ill for DAYS with the resulting migraine.
@@brmc6145 ok but when someone says their trigger is chemical smells, it’s likely not blood pressure. That is a very specific headache that is associated with hbp rather than the generalized migraines that have classic triggers and many symptoms that can seem unrelated. Brain fog and interrupted speech patterns can happen before, during or after a migraine episode. Migraines are neurological disorders that can affect the whole body causing a vast array of symptoms including nausea, vomiting, feeling off balance, visual disturbances (including “auras”, “sparkles”, similar to seeing a puzzle with some areas missing, pixilated looking), temporary numbness or immobility of the face, and a heightened sense of smell. They can be triggered by scents, many foods, alcohol, stress, dehydration, fatigue, and other things. It’s always a good idea to be checked by a doctor when you have headaches regularly to get a proper diagnosis. I’m glad yours have been resolved.
@@nycatlady2314 I had a lot of these symptoms, all I am saying is other people may benefit from my experience, I wouldn't pour cold water on it if it helps others like it helps me, if you were such an expert on them you would know about blood pressure tablets stopping migraines, I don't see it in your solutions, at least I'm trying to help, get over yourself, you sound like some of my rubbish doctors who only saw problems and no solutions, I don't need a reply from you, I've heard enough
I’ve been getting aura migraine since I was 7. I’m 53 now, and still get them. I’ve lost most jobs over them, and disability doesn’t recognize them. It’s beyond frustrating… 😢
Disability may recognize them especially if you have other illnesses. You need a lot of documentation regarding work time missed, failed treatments and the number of headache days per month. There are also many prophylactic medications that help reduce symptoms and severity.
The world health organisation has categorised migraines as a major debilitating illness, mine stopped immediately I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and started tablets, hope this helps
@@UranijaZeus that does help a lot. Sugar, but especially fake sweet chemicals, such as aspartame and Splenda, can cause these headaches. Switch to water.... Key lime or lemon will help with the flavor and liquid stevia can give you some sweetness...(just a tiny bit!)
You're absolutely right. Migraine can impact every aspect of life, not just the pain. If you're interested, I have a podcast all about migraine. It's called "Migraine Heroes" and I would love it if you give it a listen!💚
Wow..the dots have been connected on the speech problems w a migraine! Thk you all! I'm 64 and get them more now than in the past. I assumed stress from a job I hate but only 2 yrs left! I get the wiggling disco worm. I take a packet of Electrolytes from Walmart and the worm goes away and the crippling headache, light sensitivity and vomiting never appears! I'm lucky..I don't think this is normal.
It is a terrible illness. I had a career which I loved. I was a HS teacher and was always the happiest while teaching. However, I knew it was only a matter of time before I would vomit in the classroom. That would not go over well with a class full of sophomore boys. I had no medical help whatsoever for decades until I was referred to a marvelous woman neurologist in NYC. She gave me a triad of medications which could ward off the worst. When I was pregnant, I felt absolutely marvelous! No headaches. If I could have had six children, I would have! The weeks soon after childbirth were horrendous. Just dreadful. I couldn’t get out of bed and my husband traveled frequently on business and no nearby family. Do they know how pregnant women may not get migraines? I hope they find out. Good luck to fellow migraine sufferers.
If you did not get any or reduced incidence of migraine during pregnancy, it could be from estrogen. Hormonal triggers are an important piece for migraines.
Yeah i was also going to say sounds like you have hormonal migraines. Wondering if regulating hormones, birth control (on or off), HRT, estrogen and progesterone pills/ patches have helped you. Good luck ❤
@@tashar3210 Thank you. I have come to believe that progesterone may have been a magic bullet for me. I feel so extremely well , fantastic, while pregnant!
My mother's migraines stopped with the menopause. Mine started with the menopause. I'm approaching 57 and they are becoming less severe. I'm hoping that eventually I'll 'grow out of them'.
In my 45+ years of migraines, I've learned what triggers them and I can usually avoid them. One commonly missed trigger is a sharp, bright, sudden (single) flash of light. Like a high-headlight beam or the reflection of the sun from a skyscraper window.
@@w1975b - I take magnesium supplements already, I never heard of the connection. I'll check-it-out. My light sensitivity isn't necessarily bright light; it's a 'flash' of super-bright light, like the sun's reflection for an instant. I appreciate your input. Thanks!
I've told my family about my past migraines. Told them it's a "sick headache" maybe 100 times worse than a regular "garden variety" headache. Mine lasted 2-3 days, one sided, throbbing pain with nausea and vomiting and I'd stay in bed the whole time. I was barely able to drink water much less eat anything. My migraines were always hurting the right frontal and temporal areas of my head. I had maybe 4 or 5 a year in my 20s and 30s and then they stopped. Always thought they were triggered by hormones and stress. I wouldn't wish migraines on anyone.
It annoys me when people say they have had a migraine when it was just a bad headache. Those people don't truely understand how bad it is. One had me in ER once after it went away the aftermath made me feel like I had dementia, I couldn't even remember what the doctor repeated countless times. I was so worried I'd overdose without knowing due to not remembering if I'd taken my meds or not. It went on for a week after the migraine. I was really worried.
Headaches can be bad as well and migraines can have no pain at all. There's also trigeminal neuralgia. Migraines can leave lesions in the brain and often are confused with MS. It's kind of tough to get the right diagnosis.
God I feel you I’m 18 and I’ve been having these horrible migraines right when I wake up in the morning and I’ve been to the doctors and the ER two times they’ve been going on for a month and I just get scared every morning to wake up because Ik I’m gonna be in pain for more than two hours. I don’t even remember what’s happened this last month :(
I've had a migraine every single day for a year and a half and I have serious memory issues. I can barely remember my day or stuff that happened a week before. I take controlled substance sedatives for sleep bc I have narcolepsy and I have a sticker system bc I've forgetten I took it 2 minutes ago and overdosed. Luckily not dangerous bc I already take less than my prescribed dose due to nausea side effects but not good. I'm 18 and I can't drive or hold a job and I can't read (which I love) and can't do school and who knows when it'll go away. I've already tried 8 different medications
I remember my first migraine! My nose was in overdrive, I could smell the tires on the cars in the parking lot, and the cans in the pantry. Not many people took me serious! Lack of empathy. I was allergic he the only medication available. I had a stressful job and my migraines happened all the time. Once I got fired they subsided... amazing how that works. Now I think I am a better centered person, calmer, much happier and content!
Just had another brutal migraine yesterday. Im a trucker around NYC and started getting a headache around 3pm on the Long Island Expressway. I got to my delivery at 4 and it was pounding. I popped my Nurtec tablet ( too late) and I started rolling around in the truck in agony. The smoothie I drank around 2pm came back up around 5pm and again 6pm. Vomiting for me is almost always a given. Driving a 18 wheeler with a migraine and all its terrible symptoms is damn near impossible and dangerous. I rested as much as I could but I had to keep going. I made it home in NJ around 10 exhausted and guilty cause it was my girls birthday and I couldnt even be happy for her. I want to throw in the towel when I get these things. They destroy any joy in the world.
I can’t imagine having a migraine while doing that kind or work. The best non-pharmaceutical treatment I and my mother-in-law had was chiropractic. It worked beautifully to prevent migraines for years. I had to stop due to other physical problems and now I have more than ever.
I can’t imagine how you get through driving a truck, migraines have stopped me driving a car at all now, I take magnesium glycinate every night this does help somewhat, best of luck.
Migraine, in my opinion, is not a headache. It makes you sick, unable to function, needing to be in bed in a dark room because you cannot stand the light and the noise, and on top of that you are unable to sleep due to the unbearable pain.
They can see the vomiting ! I had a small pail that I had to carry around by the 3rd day, or keep on the floor next to my bed. If there would be one thing I could erase from my life, it would be migraines. Both of my grandmothers and my darling father got them, but not that frequently.
I am sure that animals must suffer from bad headaches, but go untreated because they are unseeable. Perhaps some unwanted behaviors in our pets which we wonder about could be that they are suffering very bad headaches. However, my wonderful female neurologist in NYC ( now retired, sadly) said that migraines can be seen using certain scans ( PET scans perhaps) can be seen in real time. The wave of depression can be seen sweeping across the brain. Interesting. I know this is a sensitive issue, but has anyone developed strokes or epilepsy, or know of those who developed these awful conditions?
@@maryshanley329. Oh good. Now I can send all my masochist members of my family over to see that doctor. And he can prove whether they're exaggerating their claim of a migraine when in fact it self poisoning of junk food high amounts of chocolate and cigarettes and diet sodas and pizza and pasta. All this is a form of self-induced masochism.
The first neurologist I saw for daily migraines with 24/7 pain told me that it was probably due to stress and that I should perhaps see a psychiatrist 🤬 Fast forward some months later and I found an amazing neurologist who has worked with me steadily for 15 years to treat this very debilitating disease. The Dr in the video is quite correct to advise you find someone else if you are dismissed
I had same experience, but persisted. They, docs. threw magnesium solution at me like no tomorrow, they became almost instand vomiting triggers. I self diagnosed, my diagnose was ignored at immunologist, then second. I almost lost hope, but then my new gastro (70 mil. away from my town) send me to that town immunologist, went to breath test where you breath to machine every 30 min. (drink solution of allergen- like corn sirup for fructointolerance, wheat porridge for celiakia, milkshake for milk), my milk test went weird. First 90 min nothing in breath and what should have been last, went over 50 points (almost 70), which meant positive. Nurse told me I should stay for one more, 30 min later 157 points, another 20 min over 200. She asked if I feel all right, if she should call for ER. Point, I have slow but hyper strong response for milky products, any milk from any animal. I cannot be around lactose but milk casein is way more reactive for me. My anaphylactic starts like migraine from 30 min past milky products to 5 days later (like I barely remember what I had at dinner, so of course it was hard to find out pattern). I saw 7 yr old girl who had celiakia (wheat intolerance) and she got almost same onset like I have for milk….I bet most migraines are due to immunoresponse. Majority of my problems started after flu poke, which onset flu like symptoms less than 48 hour from poke. Lasted 1,5 yr. My first immunovisit (pointless) was 6 months from poke. Now I am allergic to majority of food (really), but NO milky products diet keeps my migraine away (it is worth it: I mean pizza, cheese, cheesecake…and brain boiling, spine splitting migraine with vomiting my innards out, or …not.).
Could it be more honest if they said well, I don’t know much about it would be better to find an expert. Most people had a big ego to say that good for you that you didn’t give up!
@@AASA76unfortunately, she has recently retired 😕. She was in Nashville (not sure where you’re located). My new neurologist is fine and has added Vyepti to my regimen which has helped as well. The combination of Lyrica (nerve pain) and Vyepti seems to keep me pretty steady overall unless a strong trigger (perfume for example) sets me off. Have you tried those??
I was diagnosed with chronic migraines at the age of 18 and suffered for decades. Many of the prescribed medications did not work, and I tried so many of them over the years. It’s was debilitating. People that don’t get them are not that sympathetic and I think because they can’t see it, they think you’re lying. And because they were frequent, I was constantly using my sick leave to take care of myself, meaning I could not accumulate any real sick leave over the years. And I often used vacation days for it as well. And there were even some instances where they were so frequent, my leave was used up and I’d have to go into a no pay status for some of the bad days. Many times I battled with depression because of it. Like you just can’t catch a break and people are constantly judging you. However, I can say now that I truly believe my biggest trigger was stress, because since I’ve retired, I can count on one hand how many I’ve had in the 3 years since I retired. It was definitely the stress of my job. I am glad this is getting more recognition and validation. And hopefully the medications will continue to improve.
You’re right, ppl are very judgemental, just because nothing is bleeding or fractured they considered migraines as ordinary headache, until you vomit in front of them.
I can't imagine how tough it must have been dealing with chronic migraine for so long. It sounds like it affected every aspect of your life. It's heartening to hear that since retiring, the frequency has decreased. Stress can indeed be a major trigger. If you're interested, I have a podcast all about migraine. It's called "Migraine Heroes" and I would love it if you give it a listen! 💚 Wishing you brighter days ahead!
@@migraineheroes Thank you so much! It did affect so much of my life over the years. And long term use of certain medications caused other physical issues, so I am happy to not be on anything. I will take at look at your suggestion! Appreciate your words!!
I'm English, I live in England, UK. Have you tried : Sumatriptan 100 mg, use one tablet when migraine coming one ( It works for me hopefully for you. Anyway, Peace to all.
When a migraine starts does anyone else hear things louder. Like every one and everything has turned up the volume to a deafening level and every light is 3x brighter. Especially if its night. I hate xmas due to the lights causing migraines. Especially flashing ones. Makes all winter hell for me. Everyone just says im miserable and a scruge. They cant see what i see. 😢
Nooo this is perfectly valid!!! Sensitivity to light and sound are very common symptoms of migraine actually - it's not just in your head and don't let other people gaslight you into thinking that. Ask them to read up on migraines if they don't believe you!
@@katzcapzz Yes, the sounds, lights and smells are so much worse! Especially in summer when the sunlight reflects off cars and windows. It's a constant dagger in my head. Also people with sweet perfumes... I am sorry, but I might throw up when I have to smell this during an attack. Happened in the tram once already.
I had migraines in my late teens early 20’s. I would literally fill the sink up with cold water and dunk my head. I was prescribed Isocet, sp? Lol… but it wouldn’t work unless I took it when the pain started. I got pregnant with my oldest when I was 20 and never had another bad headache. I am 52 now and very rarely do I get a head ache. Thank God❤
I started getting migraine when I was 12. They persisted, not too frequently but devastatingly awful, with pain, near blindness, nausea and loss of feeling in my hands and feet, until my mid 20's. Then they stopped until I was around 45. They came back, but in the form of clusters, where I would experience acute eye pain and loss of vision for spells of 20-30 minutes at a time during attacks that lated weeks. Then that stopped, mercifully. And now, nearly 70, I just get painless auras, which last 15 minutes or so, but make me unable to see anything during that time. It most certainly isn't just a headache.
I'm also patient of migrain. previously only too much headache but this sunday i lost only right eye vision and faint. my elder sister take me hospital and the doctor said i had migrain. please reply me more about migrain.
My experience with migraines was really ugly. I had seizures that followed my migraines. I thought I had a brain tumor. Thought I was on death row when I was a kid. And at that age that can be extremely psychologically wicked.
@@Jayboi4204 the neurologist couldn't find anything. Both my parents had migraines and I recognized the visual disturbance in scientific American magazine and also read that seizures are common with migraine sufferers. But this was not the j a m a and so don't know if it's scientifically verified. Bit I'm not dead yet. So I am assuming the neurologist did a good job.
Oof! That's rough. I hope they're more uncontrol now. I'm lucky to never have had a seizure with my migraines but more than once I thought I was having a stroke, even had the facial paralysis and muscle weakness in one side. Migraines are scary things.
This makes me so grateful for how mild my migraines are. If I'm unlucky, they might come more than once in the span of a few months. Usually, the only warning I get is an hour or so in advance when the aura starts. My vision gets all zig-zaggy and I can't really see for about 15 minutes, but for the most part I can still communicate, albeit painfully. I cannot _imagine_ getting them multiple times per month, let alone per week or daily. You guys are really tough cookies, and I hope you're able to get the care and support you need ❤
You know what's weird? I get the aura too like you describe, but with no headache. Mine starts as a dot and expands into a "C" shape of zig-zag TV static looking stuff. It takes 30 minutes for it to be gone. I only experience these maybe once a year. Now migraine headaches on the other hand, those come in a string with weather fronts, but no aura. Once the weather settles out, I can go weeks and not have another. Thankfully mine are moderately painful and Ubrelvy is a miracle drug in my opinion.
@@julienunnally8040 I've read that is called an ocular migraine* and occasionally I'll get lucky and only the zig-zags show up. But if I get the headache, it's virtually always preceded by the aura. From your description, it sounds the same as mine, but sometimes it's a whole ring, sometimes a C. I don't actually know my triggers since they come so infrequently, at different times of day, and during/after different activities. But on the bright side, mine are relatively mild (for a migraine at least). I once got one coming home from a race: I needed to take myself, a heavy bag, and a road bike on a bus and then a train (both loud) and survived by putting on really dark glasses and noise-canceling headphones... *Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, just someone who likes to read about this stuff!
I know that one of my triggers is intense emotional pressure- there was a time when I was in high school and college when I would get daily migraines for at least a week. These always included the visual aura and then the severe headache/nausea afterwards. Throughout my 20s and into my 30s, I didn't have any, but after I turned 35 they started coming back again. I am thankful not to have had one in a few months, but know that it could happen at any time. 😔
Hi! I think this is known as "retinal migraine" or "ocular migraines". I suffer them too. But usually because I have bad sleeping posture that strains the muscles around the back of my head (Sometimes I cant feel the pain in my neck until I get the migraine and then I find the affected area by feeling it out) - one other time I got it was when i slipped and my hand caught hold of something and it pulled my entire shoulder up to my neck. It was like some physical injury(ies) /issues that triggers mine. In very layman's terms, I understand ocular migraines are caused by the restricting(?) of blood vessels that lead up to your eyes (sorry, very layman version). I take asprin/painkillers. Works quickly for me, within 40mins. Hope it helps anyone who has thar zigzaggedy (maybe aura) vision. I sometimes lose half my vision field too when I get it.. Like I can read words on the right on a sentence.. but not the left.. frightful stuff. Sending good vibes people!❤
I can’t blame anyone, but it’s so frustrating when people say “it’s JUST a migraine.” I’ve been in the ER puking my guts up from a migraine and the look of sheer panic on the nurse’s face told me it wasn’t normal. Thankfully I finally found a fantastic neurologist who has helped me with a great regimen and as time progresses I’m able to learn more about my triggers.
Thank you for the video. I have at least one migraine a week, and the gaps in between I'm in postdrone with a severe pressure headache. Migraine takes away the things I love to do, it's definitely not just a headache.
Same here. I have had migraines for over 40 years. Sometimes I wish I could jump out of my body the pain is horrendous. Feels like a screwdriver jabbed in my head. Takes about 5 days to pass and then comes the postdrome pressure headache. I get a migraine every month.
I’ve been suffering from migraines since I was a child and I’m 54 now. It’s actually a running “joke” in my family. When we went on car trips as a kid, I would cry in pain about pointy objects in my eyes, stabbing me, then accompanied with brutal headaches. The joke part was my family made fun of me!? I guess not the best parenting but it was the early 70s, they didn’t know anything back then. I’ve suffered my whole life, and thought I was just defective. I found out it was migraines only 6 years ago thanks to TH-cam! It’s been a disability that has been dangerous at times specially while driving, I have to pull over,sit, put my hands over my eyes and wait. There are many other complications, too many to list.
Be very careful about driving..a friend had a sudden attack in the car..she died from injuries..it makes me so mad when people call them headaches…headaches rarely kill you…
I don't have a driver's license for this reason (in addition to some other ones, like panic attacks). During driving lessons I found out that I get stressed to the point that I get an aura and well... then I can't see properly. My driving instructor was making fun of me on top of this. What a douche. I have been suffering from migraines with and without auras since primary school age, but was only officially diagnosed when I was 17, because before that I was "too young" to have migraines (bullsh*t!). Still at work people dismiss it as just headaches and they tell me to get a grip and stuff. People are idiots.
This is so real. Since I was a teenager I’ve had big trouble with migraines and it would affect me a lot! And people would always be like “don’t be dramatic” “it’s just a headache” “get yourself some pills and it should be fine” it’s so frustrating…
Exactly people with migraines needs support emotionally and physically.. I'm hvng 3 kids and migraine its hard to not hvng support.. Can't able to get up from bed
As someone who suffers from chronic migraines, thank you for making this. I hope people talking about this can help others like me get the help they need
I suffered from headaches and migraines since I was 6 or 7. I used to get a headache almost every day as a child and a full on migraine a few times a month. It actually got better after puberty. Now it's a lot more cyclical. I get less headaches but I get one or two migraines, right before my period. The migraines are also often less painful, but a lot more nausea than they used to be.
my chronic migraines just started one day at work *working in a restaurant* i still remember that day clearly cause i never had a migraine that severe that i was sitting in a corner crying in pain. That was 4 years ago now. I lost my job and am recognized as disabled now, ive constantly went to neurologists and still we dont know whats causing my migraines. So now my doctor believes that i overused pain medication and that that caused it. No matter how many times i tell him i rarely take painmeds he never listens. Living with migraines is really depressing indeed, you cant do the things you love at all.
the weird thing is, I found during my migraines when I’d be laying in the dark in my bed, when i’d breathe really hard through my mouth, like huffing and puffing, the pain would lessen and not be as bad. It would be less severe and i’d be able to sleep, and this is before i even started taking medicine for them (aleeve). Taking medicine as soon as you realize a migraine is coming is key.
That’s interesting…….I have similar experience…..but I’d take a deep breathe in through my nose and when I’d breathe it out through my mouth I’d do this deep kind of moan……that lessened the pain a little until the drugs kick in and knock me out.
Yes, I found that breathing like that helps alleviate a little. I feel like it's similar to how you breathe while giving birth, atleast it is for me. The only thing that seems to help relieve my migraines is Excedrine Migraine,but even with that I have to lay down in a quiet, dark room with an eye mask on. This is going to sound very bizarre but if you have a flashlight you wear on your head with a stretchy band, some of those lights are detachable and the band is excellent. I found removing the light, tightening the band around my forehead literally relieved a lot of the pressure/pain. (I know it sounds crazy,but my husband is an engineer and he thought of me trying that bc I used to tell him if I press my hands really hard around my head it helps a little.) I literally would fall asleep with that band wrapped around my head. Sure, I woke up with creases on my forehead, but I literally didn't care bc it helped a lot. Thankfully, since quitting my stressful job, I have only had a few. I think stress plays a massive role in migraines.
Migraines are NOT seizures. I was diagnosed with chronic migraines 40 years ago. My son was diagnosed with epilepsy - which is seizures. They are definitely not the same!
@@Annika0001what’s the difference more in detail, I just had MRI test and came out normal but I’m scared it might be a seizure because I’ve had this feeling with neurological problems for 3months
Whenever I see an accurate visual representation of the migraine aura I get the same panic as if it’s happening to me for real because my brain is so hardwired to have that panic when I’m really having a migraine
It's good to see this discussed from the perspective in the impact it has. I am 12 years into having debilitating migraine, and it is so disheartening in that the longer you endure it- the more impatient people get with you for having them. They sometimes forget that what is for them merely an inconvenience- is actual suffering on your part.
this is so true - I already feel guilty for not being able to attend or do something during a migraine attack but for people to get annoyed by how debilitating these migraines can be, it just sucks because it's not like you can control severe pain
No disrespect, but everybody else may have problems of their own. Problems were they can't have the luxury of spending empathy on you. It sucks for your migraines, but what about their IBD? What about their lupus? What about their asthma? What about their insomnia? People are not required to extend patience and understanding. It is hard enough to survive just for yourself. For people to show grace to you, you need to extend it back, or be understanding when they have nothing left to offer you, they aren't taking anything from you. They are just no longer extending you extra effort when they need it for themselves.
@@e.t.2914 did I say other people don’t have problems? No. I just said it can be difficult to even function with these and people who don’t get them don’t understand - just like I wouldn’t exactly understand other people’s chronic illnesses (but would certainly attempt to hear more about their experience to understand THEM better). No disrespect but does that make sense? :)
I didn’t talk much about my migraines until it got so severe that I stopped functioning completely. When I was untreated I was in a migraine attack pretty much every day, so I couldn’t even differentiate symptoms. Now I notice that I get depressed and extremely tired. I can basically sleep through the whole day before the pain starts. I also feel very exhausted the day after and sometimes I get a nasty residual headache that feels different from the migraine and can last for days.
My neurologist didn't believe me at first when he asked me how many migraine days do you have and I said all of them. He say out of 30 days, how many days did you have migraines and I said 30. He thought I was being snarky but I worke up and went to bed with pain every day. Now I'm on so many meds that I wouln't say I have an "attack" becuse the pain is so low I can pretend and function. It's still there but other's cant seen the constant pain and they only see the intense pain sometimes so, good enough, eh? My "friend" has taken to calling me grumpy but he hasn't lived my life the past 8 years. He's been around and tried to help but there's not much he can do. I feel so hopeless, and angry and depressed and now I'm on the verge of loosingmy job and they hired me knowing about my migraines so I have un documented accomadations and there is NO WAY I could get a job anywhere else with the problems I have. Luckily I have been able to work from home since covid, but now even that work is too difficult to complete during these migraine attacks and pain that last for a week or longer. What do you do when you can no longer function? Who listens to you? Who helps?
@@MetqaI used to have migraines everyday too. The only thing that has significantly helped is Botox injections every 3 months. Ask your neurologist and I hope you find relief soon!!
Look into Vitamin B-2 deficiency. I'm so thankful to God! 100mg of Vitamin B-2 (Solaray's a good brand) with food at breakfast with your multivitamin. Another B-2 at dinner works amazingly to keep migraines away & gives me tons of energy. Anti-depressants & anti-epileptics can disrupt how your body absorbs B-2 (Riboflavin), which in turn can cause headaches and weight gain. Remember to thank God for this if it works for you too!!! Merry Christmas & a migraine-free New Year to you & yours!
Today I finally booked an appointment with a doctor for my headaches that I suspect are migraines. I’ve been struggling for years. Just hoping he will take me seriously. Both of my parents had to be hospitalised before someone took their migraines seriously Edit: I saw him today and got diagnosed with migraine with aura
My neurologist in NYC said that migraines are NOT headaches. They are a progressive neurological disease. On scans they can see the depression of activity as the migraine overtakes the brain. Especially if you get migraines with aura, you are at a much greater risk for stroke. I believe this.
I want to thank you for validating the fact that migraines are an illness. I have been suffering for 11 years tried all the triptans the injections now trying qulipta. Just thank you thus video m are me realize it's time to change neurologist.
I have been getting more and more headaches lately, and they are becoming more severe. Today, I had a severe headache that caused me to be nauseous, dizzy, and weak. I had to completely shut down everything (lights, sounds, touches) just to cope. When the doctor said that sometimes you feel out of sorts in the days before a migraine attack, I knew that my fears are probably correct, and I was having migraine attacks. Thanks to this video, I am convinced that I need to see someone about this. Thank you for putting out this information. You may have saved me before this gets even worse!👍
I have migraines everyday and have had them my whole life. I am 22yrs old. Often times I rather be dead or kill my self. the pain is never ending. Doctors are no help. These days doctors don’t seem to care for a patients pain. It never gets easier. I have a migraine as I’m typing this. I pray I’m able to find help one day.
Julian, if you are low in GABA, glutamate can try to make up for it. If glutamate is too high, you can get a migraine. Gabapentin is not the resolution. We recommend nutritional interventions. Find someone who knows this stuff as an expert and also investigate it for yourself. Most of medicine would have no idea how to use nutritional guideposts and assists. Even some herbs can bring about a migraine but many can help. Low B-12, low magnesium, too much L glutamine (not the same as glutamic acid which becomes glutamate in the body can initiate migraines. Stevia and other alternative sugars like aspartame and Sucralose can bring on migraines. There is much to learn and much more I could say but this gives you a hint that you may get resolution to your terrible situation by looking where you’ve not necessarily thought to look (and likely neither have any of your doctors or practitioners). Lastly, if you do not see a good hands on osteopath, get one. There’s also gentle forms of detox which I won’t get into here. The vagus nerve is a big issue when it comes to migraines (and many other issues). If there is laxity or injury or any type of damage to C1-C2 of the cervical joints, seek out a good regenerative medicine doctor who only treats with prolotherapy and platelet rich plasma (not stem cell), this must be an osteopath or a MD and they must use musculoskeletal ultrasound, multiple injections per session, treatments monthly (the wound healing cycle) and help you with diet and supplementation that is contoured to you and changes as needed. Typically it’s a one year course of treatment monthly. But first find someone who has years of success and follows these protocols. Become well and stay well 👊
I have horrible ones that make me rather be dead around every 3-4 months. I found taking medication makes them more frequent. I havent found out how to prevent them yet, but when at the doctors they usually give me 2 shots, one for pain and another for the vomitting. Wanting to vomit but not being able to is the worst part!!
I often have depression and anxiety a day before migraine attack, I feel like it's not even me, sometimes I have even suici*al thoughts, I really hate it. But I get used to it somehow, because I know it's not me, so I would never really hurt myself. Another day is the worst - pain, nausea, smell and vision hypersensitivity, exhaustion.
@annk206 Sometimes I have this condition too, but more often is the opposite as I wrote (something like 4:1 - Depr:Euph). In both ways I know it's not ok
@@Vasantpingale-j2c I'm so thankful to God! 100mg of Vitamin B-2 (Solaray's a good brand) with food at breakfast with your multivitamin. Another B-2 at dinner works amazingly to keep migraines away & gives me tons of energy. Anti-depressants & anti-epileptics can disrupt how your body absorbs B-2 (Riboflavin), which in turn can cause headaches and weight gain. Remember to thank God for this if it works for you too!!! Merry Christmas & a migraine-free New Year to you & yours!
This is what works for me: 1. Relpax 2. Nurofen + Citramon P 3. Double espresso 4. Cold shower on back of my head 5. Jogging Depending on the type of headache that I have I choose one of these 5 ways to fight the pain. In the majority of the cases Relpax works for me.
I don't know what those products are in #1 and #2 but I agree with caffeine and cold compresses. No way in hell am I jogging as all that bouncing will make things a hundred times worse. Each bit of pounding with each step with each foot wound be another stab in my skull. NFW!
@donovanbenyahudah4734 it depends on the type of migraine I have and at what stage. If I am lucky and I catch it early and it is of the right type then I could suppress it though extreme stress like cold shower and then run immediately. It helps in 5% of the cases. But extreme fear works even better, probably moves up to 10% success rate.
I had my first severe migraine, vomiting for 2 hours, numb arms and hands, couldn't walk afterwards or talk properly. My jaw was quite loose as well as my tounge. I couldn't close my mouth. I really hope they don't become regular. The few days leading up the migraine I had severe fatique, couldn't eat any food, tingling in arms and hand and face. Lights when eyes closed. I feel bad for you migraine sufferers out there.
My migraine is now almost 4 years old now .....and it's really severe and some moments it's more than severe .....i can't even open my eyes during those attacks ..... IT'S A SERIOUS THING ....AND THE PERSON WHO SUFFERS ONLY HE / SHE KNOWS THE PAIN
The first sign of an oncoming migraine is usually getting the aura when I stand up, cough of otherwise slightly exert myself. I never thought “aura” was a good description for what I actually see: two rotating discs with stars of multicolored lights shining trough a dark background, one “disc arrangement” in each eye, rotating inward toward each other - it’s not easy to describe. At first I usually see only a few prism-like light sparkles on the side of origin. Sometimes the traditional cure of one each: aspirin, acetaminophen, and a cup of caffeinated coffee, help stop or stall them if done at first sign of the onset of a migraine. In addition to the careful anti-migraine diet, regular sleep, regular light exercise (outdoor walking) and regular small meals, and avoiding stress in any way possible, seem to help minimize their onset. The more stable, calm and regular my lifestyle, the better. No alcohol!
I haven’t gotten an appointment with a neurologist yet but my family doctor suggested i might suffer from silent migraines. I had no idea that they even existed, i thought migraine was the same as a headache, not that the second one was a symptom of the first. When I got home after she told me that i FaceTimed a friend while I looked up and read the symptoms out loud and we started laughing bc the description fitted like a glove. I thought it was me, i thought that was just my personality💀it took me 6 years after my first temporary visual distortion for someone to point me to something that made sense
I label the days after my migraines as “bruised head syndrome”. I couldn’t move my head very fast as it would feel like my brain was hitting my skull and give me some weird pain like when you knock a bruise.
I had my first migraine at 28. Turned into a mini stroke that paralyzed my left side, couldn’t talk. No more migraines but mini strokes ever since for 35 years.
I randomly got a migraine about 5 years ago. They started happening more often. Went to a neurologist. Started Botox, worked for a year switched to aimovig, then ajovy, now emgality. I also take ubrelvy. Nothing is working. And if it does, it only works for a few months then quits. I have more than 10 migraines a month and can’t find any relief. It’s taking a toll on my life and can’t find any relief. Sucks
Hey! I used to get 10-15 migraine attacks. The trigger was from a stressful phase in life but then even after the phase was over, the migraines never stopped. I finally decided to see a Neurologist here in Dubai. He put me on Topimarate max dose of 50mg. It's an antiepileptic drug. The course is for 6 months. I am on month 4. My migraines are GONE. My migraines started when I was 17 and I am 24 now. My triggers are: Chocolates (any form of cocoa), Coffee, Dates, change in sleep pattern, SUDDEN stress. Please identify your triggers and seek treatment from a neurologist. Highly recommend bringing up antiepileptic Topiramate. My only side effect is muscle twitching and sometimes tingling that lasts for 30-40mins but that's all. My starting dose waa 25mg for 1 month followed by 50mg for rest of the 5 months. Will be tappered off later. Good luck. May you find relief! 💖
Am so, so sorry for your suffering! I wish I could help you. Try everything. I have seen those hats which you can put ice into. Some you can use with both cold and heat. When you are taking a shower, keep turning on the cold gradually to the level you can put up with. Very cold water on your head can sometimes tame a headache. Good luck and God bless !
Something cold on your head and neck/shoulders. I use a kitchen cloth that I've put under the cold tap. Plus warming your belly, legs and feet. A warm water bottle on your belly and one next to your feet while in bed. Basically getting the blood out of your head.
I know not everyone is on board with it, but if you're suffering that badly I highly recommend a good chiropractor. I started getting them and couldn't do anything for a week straight, I went to my chiropractor and same day I felt 100% better.
I can power through even a bad headache if I really have to. With a migraine, however, I lose my vision (everything I look at becomes a blind spot, I'm left only with peripheral vision), I'm in excrutiating pain for 3-4 hours (with prescribed medication, longer and worse without). I have to completely cut light out, lie down in pitch black, and wait it out. Simply incomparable to a headache.
Interesting to note, I’ve always suffered this. During the 10 years of menopause they increased massively along with the hot flashes. Sometimes during a migraine I’d hot flash the entire duration .. not sweat or have a fever, hot flash. It’s been a year since migraine or hot flashes have been a problem. There’s definitely a connection
Definitely a link with hormones, my principle migraine trigger was Progesterone (for me migraines were one of the many symptoms of PMDD). Since surgical menopause I have barely had any migraines and I can trace the exact trigger for each (thanks autistic sensory sensitivity).
I have had migraines for over 25 years since I was 14 and the last 10yrs they turned daily effecting my whole body, senses, thinking etc. Ive been on almost every medication and recently added a device. I made it through grad school and about 7 yrs into a career until unfortunately the daily debilitating pain and symptoms took over. I now cannot work and I actually dream about one day being able to again. Making it through each and every day is now a challenge. In my experience, this is something totally different than a headache. I rarely ever get what I call a regular headache. It hurts my heart that this disease is not really recognized. How is something that effects your entire body, nervous system, balance, eye sight, hearing, digestion and thinking still called a headache? I am hopeful and pray we continue to learn more about this disease and that more support systems are created. Disability does not recognize this disease and those of us who are trying to find a way back to living a daily life find there is almost no support out there. Thank you for posting videos like this, it helps me feel hopeful. ❤
I suffer from migraine last 5 years... During early days i feel throbbing head, back neck pain, Light sensitivity, insomnia, fatigue, depressed ...i take Amitriptyline & fluranizine for 2 years.. now my symptoms getting lower frequency, improve in my sleep cycle, less fatigue, no neck pain... Best advice for you take Magnesium,b2 (riboflavin) & coenzyme q10 supplement continue atleast 3 months & relax your mind & not think about dark past or bad day just sleep without thinking it will really help you ...
Hello my doctor prescribed me nortryptiline( should intake on night) and escitalopram (on morning) I get headache when I'm in stress and when i get less sleep. Bt after taking the medication I'm feeling nausea,fatigue, confusion wether to continue the medicine or not. So please help me what should i do😊
The worst thing about migraines is that they’re unpredictable. I used to get real bad ones and had to stay home from work because the so-called migraine medicine didn’t work. After a little while, they went away, and now they’re back with a vengeance. Can’t tell you how many times it feels like I’m getting stabbed with an ice pick.
Migraines are not a mythical thing that we pretend to have. It's worse than any headache, probably the worst of all headaches. I've had it. I couldn't even process a simple thought when I had that, it's crippling and torturing. My physician who is an amazing lady doctor who listens, figured it could be stressed induced given my age and nature of my career, put me on medication while advicing to get therapy for stress management. She was ready to go for neurological consultation if that failed but I did exactly what she asked. And after six months of medication and better stress management and healthy coping mechanisms, I've been migraine free for three months now.
Lots of people think you’re faking a migraine. Try making plans for anything when have frequent migraines. No one can depend on you and you can’t even depend on yourself. I got maybe 2 bad headaches a year before my first pregnancy at 35. Pregnancy turned on some switch in me so now I get them many times a month. I’ve tried almost every medication out there for 17 years now. Thank God my neurologist believes me. I could rant to days on my hatred of migraines. For anyone out there that’s in a bad place with them, this is the absolute best medicine combo: I’m prescribed Lyrica as a preventative and rizatriptan as an abortive medication. I found that taking the Lyrica as abortive only works best instead of taking it everyday. So when they happen I take both those meds together. I still get the migraines, but now they hurt much less.
For this video being about migraines, it's very odd to me how much of the video uses bright lights moving rapidly around and other rapid motion, which can worsen some migraine symptoms, especially vertigo and nausea.
Yea I had to pause this video. I can't watch it or I'll get sick. I'm just reading the comments of other people's experience. I'm glad I don't see random things and have yet to vomit from one but I feel like I want to beg for a lobotomy every time I get one.
I’ve had many, many migraines in my lifetime; even as a child. They got worse after puberty. But after going through menopause ten years ago, they’ve all but disappeared! Something tells me that hormones played a big role!
So after menopause your migraines are gone? I've had migraines1-2xs monthly for 20 years and I'm hoping once I hit menopause they will go away, is that what happened for you?
My partner had severe migraines. They would occur every week. 2 days of pain, nausea and little sleep. Because he is on blood thinners he could take no over the counter pain medication as they usually thin the blood. I suggested we change his diet to one that might alleviate the number of headaches he was getting. First he stopped eating out. No more exessive salt, sugar, GMO's,, lactose and rancid seed oils that often are the main ingredients of fast food and restaurant food. Next no more sugar drinks or caffeine as he had a coca cola habit of one each morning. Next was going gluten free and milk free. I have been gluten free for over 10 years and I wondered if it might help stop these headaches. Apparently there are many dietary triggers. I also started giving him supplements like vitamin D, Zinc, Vitamin C and N-Acetyl Cysteine. Within a week or 2 the headaches began decreasing. It's been 5 years and he has an average of 2-4 migraines per year now. Usually in conjunction with some food with secret wheat gluten in it. He is so much happier now without these terrible headaches. I don't know if this protocol could work for anyone else but it was so dramatic that I believe it is a better solution than most over the counter medications and probably better than taking any strong medication period. Good luck everybody. I hope that whatever people try that it helps them. Looking at dietary triggers really worked for my partner.
I remember my first migraine. I was 15. I was in chemistry class. I was talking to a fellow student when slowly my vision started going. I was slowly going blind but I did not understand what was going on. It looked like parts were missing in my vision. Also, my speech started to become effected. I didn't say anything to anyone for years until I heard the word migraine.
I just went 3 months without a migraine which is the longest period of time since they started at 6. However, when it came back it lasted 3x longer than usual...was a GREAT 3 months though/
I've been dealing with migraines since I was around 10 and I'm 52 now. It was only a few years ago I finally mentioned them to my doctor. I have tried several preventatives now and I'm still looking for the right thing. Going through menopause isn't helping. I had a brief period in my 30s why they were very infrequent, but pregnancy and childbirth changed that. Unfortunately, my 12 year old son has them too, and I inherited them from my mother, who inherited them for her mother. I'm happy there are so many more treatments to choose from now. It doesn't feel as hopeless as it once did.
After a few decades of suffering with persistent migraines I learned how to prevent 99 percent of them. I avoid chemicals and preservatives in my diet. The "no list" is easy--no cured meats, no aged cheeses, no wine, no hard liquor, no fast food, no junk food, no processed food, no dyes, no high fructose corn sugar, no wheat, no cow dairy, no fried foods, no chocolate before bedtime, and no artificial sweeteners. Some nuts are a problem, too. Safe nuts for me are raw pecans and walnuts. Cashews are mildly poisonous. Brazil nuts give me migraines. I do eat pepitas and sunflower seeds, which are not nuts. I can drink a craft beer (no preservatives or sulphates), one strong cup of black coffee per day, most vegetables, a little fresh goat milk cheese, fish, chicken, eggs, properly soaked and prepared beans, lentils, grains, and masa tortillas. The last thing which I can't control is wide fluctuations in barometric pressure, but those very occasional migraines are minor annoyances.
Wow! That’s an extensive list and I share many of the same things. What about scents? I get triggered by cigarette smoke, bleach, most perfumes, air fresheners, scented candles, and many cleaning products. Living in the northeast, the barometric pressure triggers me fairly often as does humidity.
@nycatlady2314 It appears these are all common triggers. So far, scents haven't been a trigger, but all the sinus issues I ended up with from the "no"list probably blocked my sense of smell. Now that I'm off all that problem food, my sense of smell returned and I haven't had a migraine in over 12 years.
@@El_Ophelia and they’re everywhere! Not just perfume and cologne but air “fresheners” in bathrooms, dryer sheets in the laundry room, even my counselor had incense in the waiting room! Candles are the bane of my existence with the exception of soy candles which I can handle in small doses. People who smoke outside the door or near an open window are particularly annoying. Sheesh.
A headache itself is not classified as a disease, but rather a symptom that can be caused by various underlying conditions. Headaches can range from mild to severe and can be categorized into different types, such as tension headaches, migraines, and cluster headaches. Some headaches are primary, meaning they are not caused by another condition (e.g., migraines), while others are secondary and result from other health issues (e.g., sinus infections, head injuries, or more serious conditions). The treatment and management of headaches depend on their type and underlying cause.
It is difficult for most to grasp. Having migraines for 45 years has made me very sympathetic to others’ health/pain issues. It has been a blessing and a curse.
I’ve had horrible migraines for almost 30yrs, I saw several neurologists that did nothing. One just told me “I just had to live with them”. I did find a great one 25yrs ago. My migraines would last days & I was completely disabled, I never knew when one stopped & the next one started. I’ve gone on Botox that has helped but now completely. In addition I’ve tried all the new drugs coming out but don’t work. I’m in the 6% that doesn’t respond to prevented meds. It can b terrible. Ppl who don’t have them or doesn’t know anyone that has them, doesn’t seem to think they are anything but “just a headache & don’t understand. That was always adding to my anxiety & stress. Now after 30yrs, I could give a shit what ppl think, it’s more important to concentrate on yourself & stay away from negative ppl. Good luck & god speed for all follower sufferers. 🙏
I've been getting Botox for migraines for the past 7 years. It's just difficult getting insurance to cover it. They're often late in approving it and while we're supposed to get them every 12 weeks, I'm currently 12 weeks OVERDUE, meaning I missed an entire treatment! I am 24 weeks out since my last set of injections, all due to my doctor's office being unable to reach insurance and the pharmacy that mails the Botox to them and then scheduling with the provider who does the injections. It's been a nightmare and I've been on a rollercoaster with severe migraines these past few months. They're brutal. Botox has been a saviour for me. I also take medication, but I'm only allowed ten pills per month. Needless to say, it's been hell.
@@El_Ophelia yes know the feeling. If you’re ins is private, i would change companies. If it’s thru your employer, do 2 things 1. Call the ins (i know it’s exhausting) & tell them you are writing a letter to your employer & tell them from this point on you’ll have to go to the emergency room for treatment & your employer won’t be happy with that . Tell them it (of course) will cost the company more money. 2. Write the emp…In the letter to your employer, tell them the same thing, that @ this point you have no choice but go to the hospital every time you get one. I was an adjuster for 20 yrs so I knew to do this. Hope it helps.
@@patriciagonzales2148 Thank you for that. I am not sure what they'd do for me in the emergency department. I've had allergic reactions to most of the meds that are automatically given for migraines. I've had some horrible reactions to Rx meds as well. So far, the best treatment that has consistently worked for me is getting Botox injections every 12 weeks. When they muck it up like they do, I guess that's why my doc gives me that allotment of ten pills a month as a buffer, (but they're Rx'd to take one every 4 hours prn so 10 pills technically won't go far if I get more than 2 migraines). The other very real factor is driving to a hospital with a migraine is tricky. That being said, I think that at least threatening to do that would be interesting to see if it gives them an impetus to get a move on. They're so slow.
Along with the recognition that migraines are not headaches, headaches are merely one symptom of them; it important to remember that not every migraine is the same and what works for one migraine doesn't necessarily work for all migraines. I have a whole arsenal of treatments that I mix and match depending on what that particular migraine responds to. So know that if common treatments haven't worked for you, there may be others that will. It took me years to learn how to manage mine.
this is a pain i cannot sleep off. it is so painful it is extremely difficult.. borderline impossible to fall asleep.. i have always got them throughout my life. thankfully not in any consistent pattern. i am 25yo and seem to get them in times of extreme stress. such as this week for me. earlier i felt sick and vomited while i was cutting grass in grueling heat.. on top of my car being Un operational and it impacting my work... among other things.. i also was able to find the ibuprofen today. so i tried to sleep it off again to no effect.. couldnt tell if i was sleeping or laying there. it is a radiating pain that gets worse the more you move and with more complex movements comes more flashes of pain. ive heard something about it being associated with the overloading of neurons in the brain.. anywho i am pretty good at spotting when i will get one.. thank you so much for any and all information. it is greatly appreciated
How refreshing! A Doctor who gets it! And who takes it seriously. I wonder what I have to do to find one of these kind of doctors in my city in Australia. because I'm 47 and I have suffered with little help all this time since I was 15 years of age because not one doctor I have told has actually offered to help me any way other than "take asprin".
Hi..fellow migraine friend's im 27 and also suffering from mighraine from 9th std. At that time i had no idea what is it even my parents did not acknowledged my condtion when i would complain them about sensitivity to lights smell and noise, nausea blurr vision and vomiting after a decade i went to check my eyes, got accupuncture as well, took treatment from neurologists for a while but nothing helped. My migraine come when my body is stressed out ofcourse u know the triggers, i have only found relied with ayurvedic panchkarma treatment nasya, shirodhara etc, and took help from ayurveda doctors, it helped me understand how much keeping check on lifestyle is... No more late nights, skipping or delaying my lunch, not drinking water properly all contribute to migraine. I hope it 🙏 helps
First Time I got migraine aura is 3 years ago , today its my 4th migraine attack Yes I agree with you statement about late night sleep, lack of hydration , also stress ! Honestly, I had terrible panic attacks during the migraine attack😵💫 my neck becoke stiff, and super painfull
i have been suffering terrible headaches since I was 39. I am now 46 ( soon to be 47). I am a hydrocephalus patient. and I have had 3 brain surgeries. The first one at age 12 to put a vpshunt and then at age 39 because it stopped working and I had to have two brain surgeries to get my vpshunt revised. I am left with debilitating headaches and placed on anti seizure medications so that I don’t develop seizures and these medications have lot of side effects like getting a weak gallbladder, stomach issues, kidney stones, gallstones, etc.. It isn’t easy. Accepting a new foreign object in your body when u are a young kid or teenager is easy but not when you’re an adult. My ct scans show that the ventricles in my brain are huge and my brain still has cerebral spinal fluid but my doctors are saying that my shunt is working. yet i am getting headaches. now there is another theory my neurologist has that i have occipital inflammation whatever that means.
It started for me when I was nine and I'm 22 now. I still remember one time my teacher didn't let me go home when I got migraine, I was forced to lie in the class itself 😢. I even got it during a term exam and I couldn't write anything. Everyone just treat it like a headache, when I can't even see anything well
I'm 42 and have a Migraine on 3 days each week since childhood, they last at minimum of 17 hours and in a worst case can be 60-80 hours without a break. I love them. Without them everything is way to easy for me and I get easily bored. Mountain-biking, Snowboarding, Pitching my Hilleberg tents in 45 degree weather. Sitting in a airplane for 10 hours with screaming children. Having a business Meeting. Walking home with two Huskys for two hours in a forest without working eyesight and mostly closed eyes. Where the hell is the challenge in that? Rescuing someone in a lake from drowning with a Migraine, yep done it. Taking the strongest Migraine pain medication and never ever feel any relieve in pain. My personal favorite and record was, waking up every single day with a Migraine or the worst headache for three months from 06:00 to 23:45 without a day break. What always crack me up is if someone tells me: " oh the weather is not nice today I stay inside". Meanwhile Ille puting on my Helmet to take a ride with my Specialized Stumpjumper on my second day with a migraine and blurry vision, on the left eye i see everthing in red, rights side blue with some nice snow special effects. "They don't know me son!" 😁
I have been suffering from chronic migraine for more than 40 years, and there are still people who do not understand what migraine does to you, how it ruins your life. For years I had weekly migraine attacks, which normally lasted three days. It didn't matter what I tried. I have tried many different therapies and taken various supplements, but nothing helped. In the past it often happened that I got stuck in the migraine. That's what the neurologist called it. Then the migraine would stop on one side of my head, and then I would immediately get a migraine on the other side. My life was full of misery and pain, that's how I experienced it, and I often wished I wouldn't wake up in the morning. At least then I would be free from all the pain. Migraines have ruled my life for a long time. I hardly went outside anymore and became depressed. I am now 54, and although I still have migraines regularly, I have just tried to accept that migraines are part of me and will probably never go away.
I had a "sinple headache" for 2 weeks straight before my parents took me to the doctor and found out it was a frealing migraine and i easnt faking being sick with the dizziness, the greenish aura in my slightly distorted vision and the vommiting and inability to be around loud noise , strong smells, or bright lights. Which increased day by day as i continued to go to school and barely eat or drink anything. It took two weeks and a phone call from the school after a gym class panic attack when it increased under the gyms lights and the sound of everyones shoes squeaking on the wood floors. 2 weeks ... and in the end they only took me because the school said i couldnt come back to school without a doctors note. I still get them not as bad now that i know how to handle them and what to do and have a balanced diet. Probably bo more than 5 or 6 migraines in a month. I get more genuine headaches then migraines. They go away with a little rest. (I also barely slept those two weeks because of the throbbing in my head, i could almost hear the throbbing after a week)
I have family-members who suffer from migraine, and I had my first attack in my 30th. It was so severe, I could not speak and saw all these flashing lights in front of me. I was sure I was having a stroke. I took a taxi and went straight to the nearest ER. I was so surprised migraine can provoke such symptoms.
I first got migraines after my third caesarean- nothing I took would get rid of the awful pain. I always vomited with them and often ended up in hospital on a drip. I still get them 30 years later. I take indocid suppositories for them (check with your doctor) and I use these at the very onset of pain (often around 4 am). They have made an enormous impact on my life and I wouldn’t wish them on anyone
It would be great to have more neurologists broaden their recommendations to include surgical nerve decompression for those patients who are refractory to more conservative therapies.
I have had aura migraine all my life but one thing that helped me and helped my mum too. As soon as I see the flashing lights I take my regular headache tablets (Panadol Extra) then I have 2 tea spoons of sugar and drink a pint of water. When the flashing lights go I don’t get the severe pain and sickness like I would normally do. I still feel groggy and need to lay down but it is so much easier to cope with. I hope that helps someone on here. 😊
Had migraine since five . Last year I was diagnosed with coeliac and gluten ataxia,almost twelve months without one for the first time in years . Lost my job due to migraine too , people who don’t get them have no idea . Try giving up gluten folks it’s worth a go
Gluten is definitely a big factor for many people suffering with migraines. But other things in plants can be as well. Fewer things in animal foods cause problems. Even just the carbohydrate content in plants can be the culprit. Angela Stanton wrote a book with a protocol including diet change.
@@ellyiseni2610 it has worked for me .gone from a few a month or more , to two in a year and they were less severe .literally had two last week they were no where near as bad ,but I have got coeliac disease .a work colleague who did a gluten allergy test has gone gluten free and her migraines have improved significantly . It was hard at first but feel the benefits so much I wouldn’t want it now . Worth trying but got to stick with it x
I’ve had migraines my whole life. The worst one I’ve ever had was when I was 9. It started in the middle of the day as a regular headache. It was a little distracting but it wasn’t bad so i ignored it hoping it would go away. By the end of the day I was struggling to keep my eyes open because the lights were making my head throb, I was sobbing to my mother because it felt like my head was going to explode, and I almost threw up the medicine my mom gave me because my body was panicking immensely. I couldn’t talk because my voice just echoing back to me was too painful and my jaw muscles were clenching so tight they were cramping. I’m 16 and still haven’t experienced a migraine like that since and I pray I never will again
Interesting that he didn’t mention removing caffeine use from your diet. I suffered with migraines most of my life. The kind that kept me down for days on end, unable to function or even eat. Then I detoxed from caffeine, removing it from my diet completely, and 13 years later I no longer get reoccurring migraines the way I had my entire life beforehand. Now when I get a migraine it’s any one or a combination of not eating enough, not drinking enough water, or the primary reason that usually triggers a migraine-stress. Caffeine intake should definitely be monitored for migraine sufferers. I went from living on excedrine, and developing an ulcer, to no medication for the random few migraines that I occasionally get still.
my life stops when migraine attacks. I become very vulnerable and in pain, lots of pain it feels like dying is an easier solution than enduring it. Nothing works. But at least now I know that stress is the main trigger. Next is scent then too much light in a dark place. I guess there's no stopping it but there are few ways to prevent it.
I spend a lot of time dreading the next one..then after the pain..sickness..it takes about five days to get over it..they are NOT a headache…research found the nearest thing to a migraine is an epileptic fit..you wouldn’t make light of that..the way people do about migraine…
I was told if you weren’t constantly throwing up or could handle light it wasn’t a migraine. It didn’t matter that I was getting auras or other symptoms. I’ve been officially diagnosed now, the symptoms have gotten worse, I get the nausea and vomiting afterwards. I can’t stand loud noises, but I’ve always had that issue. The migraines became worse once I resolved another long term health condition with surgery. I guess one pain was masking or overriding the other.
I sufferd 40 years of hormonal migraines. They lasted up to 3 days, sometimes I throw up to 20 times. You can imagine that I stayed in bed for 24 ours. And the next day like a zombie on the couch. After menopause they became les frequently, now I am almost free of migraines. They last only 1-2 ours and the pain is very minimal. Even sometimes the migraine is only an absent/dull feeling without pain. I always took in account that I couldn’t attent an appointment. The migraine where never the same. When I sought help only preventive medication was available, which didn’t help much. Later when the triptane medication came on the market I was hesitant to ask for it. A colleague had the same problem and she got hormones prescribed which should be used during menstruatie. It helped her a lot. Thank you for telling not to be hesitant to ask for help, although when my migraine was gone I didn’t feel the need to go to the doctor. Maybe also a symptom?
Hmm I do wonder if there's a hormonal aspect to migraines bc mine didn't start until my period began. Thankfully I only get them 1-2x a year, but when I was pregnant I got them atleast once a week during my 1st trimester. It was torture as you can only take Tylenol while pregnant. Thankfully, they went away by my 2nd trimester. After birth I went back to my normal frequency of them. All that to say I do believe you when you say they can be hormone related. Although the irony is in my family my Dad is the only other member who gets them.
@@cds8249 I won’t say all migraines are hormones related but mine certainly was. Twice a month, fortunate not always with vomiting, that happened a few times a year. But heavy enough to be out of order! I don’t have children so I have no experience with pregnancy.
@emiliat.5881 I am sorry all of us suffer through these. Twice a month is rough. I am sorry you've had that but I am glad to hear post menopause they have lessened much more. I hope more research continues in hopes of helping those with migraines.
I once hit really hard with my knuckle right at the pain point very precisely few times, and the constant throbbing pain simply disappeared. From then I often resort to this out of annoyance by the pain. For me drinking 'regular unskimmed Milk' -Coffee with 'Jaggery/Chakku' have help reduce the frequency of occurrence. I believe Different People might need certain Nutrition/Foods that Other people probably don't need & Also maybe in higher quantity/dose than normal. Maybe because different people might be lacking something in their diet which probably lead to different health issue. So may try finding certain Food/nutrition that your body's lacking or removing something from your diet that might be a tigger.
Hi, so I am from South Africa, and my mom used to slice a potato, soak it in vinegar and put the slices omy forehead secured with a flannel cloth, and darken the room. After a few hours of sleep, the headache subsided, the potatoe slices were black and dried out, never had migraine after a few times
But i do suffer in silence. All doctors ive seen throughout my life say notj8ng can be done and all i can do is take sumatriptan 100mg tablets and sleep it off. Well when i have a migraine i feel at the time that i want to go to sleep for good but thats not who i am and i have a family and child i love and need to protect and provide for. All i want is help. REAL HELP!
realizing how much we depend on our brain to be ok to have a normal life is both humbling and incredible, to me made me question so many things, we all depend so much on our brains that having this experience makes you feel how it would be wihout it working properly, its really very interesting
Informative, but why would the video use flashing lights and fast moving images? A potential viewer might be triggered by these. They producers should know this about migraine sufferers.
My migraines are triggered by overstimulation of socialization - mainly when people are complaining to me or gossiping. It’s interesting how my migraines are associated with emotions. Rarely do I get them on the weekends. Other triggers include inactivity, lack of sleep, and certain foods (packaged foods and overly sweet foods mainly). I try to prevent migraines by exercising. 20 minutes of mod-intensity work helps mitigate them.
I know it sounds like foolery, but I got a daith piercing in both of my ears . I was having 4-6 migraines every week, completley debilitating. Since the day I got the piercings, over 9 months ago, I have not had a single migraine. I've had basic headaches, but not as many as the migraines. I looked into the few medications on the market and decided against it, same for botox. For $80 my problem seems to of been solved. I hope this helps someone else.
I have had migraines since 2019 which was misdiagnosed as occipital tension headaches. I was so ill that I would just lie on a lounge all day taking different medications. In 2022, I found an incredible acupuncturist. I saw him twice a week for three months and rarely get them now and go back only if I can’t get rid of it probably on average once every 3 months. Try acupuncture. Truly best decision. I am now on no medication was able to return to work.
I have a sad and tragic story with migraines. My dear grandmother died as a result of them, as during that period she was suffering from migraines, and a group of people prescribed the wrong treatment for her, which was to put a hot pot made of clay and Qom. She died and left her children at a young age, and this is what urged my aunts to say: They become doctors, and I also want to be a doctor in order to help people get rid of pain without resorting to wrong habits, knowing that I suffer from migraines only in my family now.
I had migraines from 13 to my 40’s i had statins and acupuncture and tests; I had 1-3 days off work each time. Finally I had a blood vessel bust near my right ocular nerve. Treatment eventually was a spinal shunt. I had high spinal fluid that squeezed my brain. Since the shunt, no migraines; the deciding factor - I had a lumbar puncture (actually i had 5) but the high spinal fluid pressure shows up in the test.
I thought I had sinus headaches for years (and I still get the occasional sinus headache) because they are tied to the changes in weather fronts, barometric pressure, you get the idea. My headaches did not present like a typical migraine, so it never crossed my mind that's what it was. Saw an Ear Nose and Throat doctor to have him look at my sinus cavity. I'm convinced there is a blockage or something. Nope all clear. Saw a wonderful neurologist and they explained how migraine pain can be moderate, can move from one side to the next, and not everyone experiences sensitivity to light and sound. Mine are atypical so I never considered them migraines.
Anybody who dismisses a migraine as 'just a headache' has never had a migraine!
Or call their headache a migraine. If they were having a migraine, they would be in bed wanting to die!
I had a migraine they’re horrible and so is Aura
@@PleasantlyConfused6816i agree with u...I m suffering from this painful disorder from past 10 yrs..and it sucks..!! Just ruins the quality of your life...!! So freaking painful 😖😖😖
@ruchikapaul1106 absolutely. I too have suffered for 10 years. As I am just coming out of one - yesterday was absolute hell.. in between head pain and vomiting 😢. Today is more mild but feel hung over. I never know when they are going to hit, hence messing with quality of life. I come on these videos to feel a little less alone in dealing with them as people have NO clue or understanding the severity of them. Sigh.
Yes !!🤯
Often the pain isn't the worst part of migraine. It's the vertigo, disorientation, sleepiness, and so much more.
Nah, the pain is most definitely the worst. I’ll take nausea and desorientation over that pain any time.
Post migraine sucks as much as the migraine itself ☹️
nothing is worse than the pain. n o t h i n g.
Try taking Magnesium. SO many people have migraines because they are Magnesium deficient. IF that is the cause of your migraines, simply taking magnesium supplements CURES your migraines. It did for me !!! No migraines or even headaches in 5 years now. Please try it ! Cheap and safe.
Same here 😢Gone through all of them, and you are right vertigo is the worst part of it.... 😢
I am a French pharmacist, and I wrote a thesis about migraine and how underestimated it is. People talk about diabetes , high blood pressure , and other chronic illnesses, but only a few persons know that migraine is an illness too. Reducing it to a simple headache shows that you never had to endure migraine.
I myself suffer from migraines , it's been the case since I was a teenager, so I know how much it can hurt and impact your life.
SO MANY people have Migraines because they are Magnesium deficient. Simply taking a daily magnesium supplement will COMPLETELY eliminate migraines for these people
@@Oldharleyguy Aaah, how I wish it were that easy... Unfortunately , while magnesium could help reduce the frequency of stress-induced migraines , I highly doubt it can eliminate migraines that depend on menstruations, teeth issues, sleep or anything else. We use one word 'migraine', but it can refer to a hundred different types of migraines.
Thank you very much.
Migraine and the severe head acha around the temporals middle of the skull with nausea caused by constipation, symptoms are same. How to say which one is migrain ?
@@vannuvilaiti1340 People suffering from migraine experience throbbing pain, located around one eye. It's often unilateral, when you put a finger on the temple, you can feel your pulse strongly.
Nausea and vomiting come hours after the migraine begins , when the headache is strong.
Hope this helps! There are many types of headaches that share clinical aspects with migraines , that's why it's important to be diagnosed, in order to get the proper treatment.
One of my major symptoms (aside from headache and visual disturbances) is what I call “the veil of stupid.”
It’s hard to understand people talking, it’s like I can’t process it fast enough. It’s hard for me to come up with the words I need, so I talk really slowly. It’s like something has descended over me (hence “the veil”) and I just can’t deal with the normal speed of life.
Can you have these symptoms even without headache like brain fog and speech problem
My migraines are triggered by chemical odors. This type of brain fog is the first symptom I have, and a red flag that I have to get away from the chemical that I smell. I will suddenly be unable to think clearly, and I will have great difficulty even trying to speak. It is as if the odor is the full focus of my senses, and I no longer have any brain power left over for comprehension. I go on autopilot, and find myself automatically doing everything in my power to leave the area immediately. Unfortunately, it is often someone’s perfume or cologne that triggers my symptoms, which can become really awkward and strange, really quickly. My coworkers think I am odd because I am militant about NOT allowing any room deodorizer, incense, or scented anything in the area near me. People think that I just “don’t like” fragrances, but really it is that I am trying desperately to avoid being made ill for DAYS with the resulting migraine.
@jaylynn7493 you describes this perfectly! I have other symptoms as well but the veil of stupidity is right on!
@@brmc6145 ok but when someone says their trigger is chemical smells, it’s likely not blood pressure. That is a very specific headache that is associated with hbp rather than the generalized migraines that have classic triggers and many symptoms that can seem unrelated. Brain fog and interrupted speech patterns can happen before, during or after a migraine episode. Migraines are neurological disorders that can affect the whole body causing a vast array of symptoms including nausea, vomiting, feeling off balance, visual disturbances (including “auras”, “sparkles”, similar to seeing a puzzle with some areas missing, pixilated looking), temporary numbness or immobility of the face, and a heightened sense of smell. They can be triggered by scents, many foods, alcohol, stress, dehydration, fatigue, and other things. It’s always a good idea to be checked by a doctor when you have headaches regularly to get a proper diagnosis. I’m glad yours have been resolved.
@@nycatlady2314 I had a lot of these symptoms, all I am saying is other people may benefit from my experience, I wouldn't pour cold water on it if it helps others like it helps me, if you were such an expert on them you would know about blood pressure tablets stopping migraines, I don't see it in your solutions, at least I'm trying to help, get over yourself, you sound like some of my rubbish doctors who only saw problems and no solutions, I don't need a reply from you, I've heard enough
I’ve been getting aura migraine since I was 7. I’m 53 now, and still get them. I’ve lost most jobs over them, and disability doesn’t recognize them. It’s beyond frustrating… 😢
Disability may recognize them especially if you have other illnesses. You need a lot of documentation regarding work time missed, failed treatments and the number of headache days per month. There are also many prophylactic medications that help reduce symptoms and severity.
The world health organisation has categorised migraines as a major debilitating illness, mine stopped immediately I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and started tablets, hope this helps
If you've never tried Elavil, try it. It's a preventative in low doses.
Cut the sugar out of your diet.
@@UranijaZeus that does help a lot. Sugar, but especially fake sweet chemicals, such as aspartame and Splenda, can cause these headaches.
Switch to water.... Key lime or lemon will help with the flavor and liquid stevia can give you some sweetness...(just a tiny bit!)
Great description of a migraine. It is not just the pain, it affects the whole way a person functions. Really debilitating.
You're absolutely right. Migraine can impact every aspect of life, not just the pain. If you're interested, I have a podcast all about migraine. It's called "Migraine Heroes" and I would love it if you give it a listen!💚
@@migraineheroesthank you, I’ll look that up.
Wow..the dots have been connected on the speech problems w a migraine!
Thk you all! I'm 64 and get them more now than in the past. I assumed stress from a job I hate but only 2 yrs left! I get the wiggling disco worm. I take a packet of Electrolytes from Walmart and the worm goes away and the crippling headache, light sensitivity and vomiting never appears! I'm lucky..I don't think this is normal.
It is a terrible illness. I had a career which I loved. I was a HS teacher and was always the happiest while teaching. However, I knew it was only a matter of time before I would vomit in the classroom. That would not go over well with a class full of sophomore boys. I had no medical help whatsoever for decades until I was referred to a marvelous woman neurologist in NYC. She gave me a triad of medications which could ward off the worst. When I was pregnant, I felt absolutely marvelous! No headaches. If I could have had six children, I would have! The weeks soon after childbirth were horrendous. Just dreadful. I couldn’t get out of bed and my husband traveled frequently on business and no nearby family. Do they know how pregnant women may not get migraines? I hope they find out. Good luck to fellow migraine sufferers.
If you did not get any or reduced incidence of migraine during pregnancy, it could be from estrogen. Hormonal triggers are an important piece for migraines.
Yeah i was also going to say sounds like you have hormonal migraines. Wondering if regulating hormones, birth control (on or off), HRT, estrogen and progesterone pills/ patches have helped you. Good luck ❤
@@tashar3210 Thank you. I have come to believe that progesterone may have been a magic bullet for me.
I feel so extremely well , fantastic, while pregnant!
@@maryshanley329 🙏🏽🙏🏽
My mother's migraines stopped with the menopause. Mine started with the menopause. I'm approaching 57 and they are becoming less severe. I'm hoping that eventually I'll 'grow out of them'.
In my 45+ years of migraines, I've learned what triggers them and I can usually avoid them. One commonly missed trigger is a sharp, bright, sudden (single) flash of light. Like a high-headlight beam or the reflection of the sun from a skyscraper window.
Halogen lights in stores are terrible
Yep, I notice that too. One day I went out early in the bright sunlight for a moment and came back in my dark house and instantly got a migraine.
I have noticed the same 😢
I wonder if there's any link with magnesium deficiency and the sensitivity to bright light. Something to look into if you're interested.
@@w1975b - I take magnesium supplements already, I never heard of the connection. I'll check-it-out. My light sensitivity isn't necessarily bright light; it's a 'flash' of super-bright light, like the sun's reflection for an instant. I appreciate your input. Thanks!
I've told my family about my past migraines. Told them it's a "sick headache" maybe 100 times worse than a regular "garden variety" headache. Mine lasted 2-3 days, one sided, throbbing pain with nausea and vomiting and I'd stay in bed the whole time. I was barely able to drink water much less eat anything. My migraines were always hurting the right frontal and temporal areas of my head. I had maybe 4 or 5 a year in my 20s and 30s and then they stopped. Always thought they were triggered by hormones and stress.
I wouldn't wish migraines on anyone.
I get them every month rn I am very scared because the time is coming
So true absolutely horrific pain.
Hi, I have the same right now, on my right side especially on temporal veins, it's been 50days of taking a lot of painkillers, please what did you do?
@@techy_jesseare you left or right handed? I get migraines behind my left eye and I'm right handed. Just woundering
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It annoys me when people say they have had a migraine when it was just a bad headache. Those people don't truely understand how bad it is. One had me in ER once after it went away the aftermath made me feel like I had dementia, I couldn't even remember what the doctor repeated countless times. I was so worried I'd overdose without knowing due to not remembering if I'd taken my meds or not. It went on for a week after the migraine. I was really worried.
Headaches can be bad as well and migraines can have no pain at all. There's also trigeminal neuralgia. Migraines can leave lesions in the brain and often are confused with MS. It's kind of tough to get the right diagnosis.
God I feel you I’m 18 and I’ve been having these horrible migraines right when I wake up in the morning and I’ve been to the doctors and the ER two times they’ve been going on for a month and I just get scared every morning to wake up because Ik I’m gonna be in pain for more than two hours. I don’t even remember what’s happened this last month :(
I've had a migraine every single day for a year and a half and I have serious memory issues. I can barely remember my day or stuff that happened a week before. I take controlled substance sedatives for sleep bc I have narcolepsy and I have a sticker system bc I've forgetten I took it 2 minutes ago and overdosed. Luckily not dangerous bc I already take less than my prescribed dose due to nausea side effects but not good. I'm 18 and I can't drive or hold a job and I can't read (which I love) and can't do school and who knows when it'll go away. I've already tried 8 different medications
I remember my first migraine! My nose was in overdrive, I could smell the tires on the cars in the parking lot, and the cans in the pantry. Not many people took me serious! Lack of empathy. I was allergic he the only medication available. I had a stressful job and my migraines happened all the time. Once I got fired they subsided... amazing how that works. Now I think I am a better centered person, calmer, much happier and content!
Just had another brutal migraine yesterday. Im a trucker around NYC and started getting a headache around 3pm on the Long Island Expressway. I got to my delivery at 4 and it was pounding. I popped my Nurtec tablet ( too late) and I started rolling around in the truck in agony. The smoothie I drank around 2pm came back up around 5pm and again 6pm. Vomiting for me is almost always a given. Driving a 18 wheeler with a migraine and all its terrible symptoms is damn near impossible and dangerous. I rested as much as I could but I had to keep going. I made it home in NJ around 10 exhausted and guilty cause it was my girls birthday and I couldnt even be happy for her. I want to throw in the towel when I get these things. They destroy any joy in the world.
Get a daith piercings. Saved my life from migraines. Not one migraines since I got the piercings- 9 months later.
I can’t imagine having a migraine while doing that kind or work. The best non-pharmaceutical treatment I and my mother-in-law had was chiropractic. It worked beautifully to prevent migraines for years. I had to stop due to other physical problems and now I have more than ever.
I can’t imagine how you get through driving a truck, migraines have stopped me driving a car at all now, I take magnesium glycinate every night this does help somewhat, best of luck.
I feel you
@@marilynalspachtoth5635 did you have frequent migraines?
Migraine, in my opinion, is not a headache. It makes you sick, unable to function, needing to be in bed in a dark room because you cannot stand the light and the noise, and on top of that you are unable to sleep due to the unbearable pain.
I know what you mean, what helped me was magnesium supplements.
Thankyou for the encouragement and acknowledgement of migraine as some people don’t believe because it cant be seen.
They can see the vomiting !
I had a small pail that I had to carry around by the 3rd day, or keep on the floor next to my bed.
If there would be one thing I could erase from my life, it would be migraines.
Both of my grandmothers and my darling father got them, but not that frequently.
They need to get one for free. Preferably for a week.
I am sure that animals must suffer from bad headaches, but go untreated because they are unseeable.
Perhaps some unwanted behaviors in our pets which we wonder about could be that they are suffering very bad headaches.
However, my wonderful female neurologist in NYC ( now retired, sadly) said that migraines can be seen using certain scans ( PET scans perhaps) can be seen in real time. The wave of depression can be seen sweeping across the brain. Interesting.
I know this is a sensitive issue, but has anyone developed strokes or epilepsy, or know of those who developed these awful conditions?
@@maryshanley329.
Oh good. Now I can send all my masochist members of my family over to see that doctor.
And he can prove whether they're exaggerating their claim of a migraine when in fact it self poisoning of junk food high amounts of chocolate and cigarettes and diet sodas and pizza and pasta. All this is a form of self-induced masochism.
@@daphne4983I very much agree
The first neurologist I saw for daily migraines with 24/7 pain told me that it was probably due to stress and that I should perhaps see a psychiatrist 🤬 Fast forward some months later and I found an amazing neurologist who has worked with me steadily for 15 years to treat this very debilitating disease. The Dr in the video is quite correct to advise you find someone else if you are dismissed
Please try taking a magnesium supplement. SO MANY people suffer from migraines because they are magnesium deficient. Such a cheap and healthy cure.
I had same experience, but persisted. They, docs. threw magnesium solution at me like no tomorrow, they became almost instand vomiting triggers. I self diagnosed, my diagnose was ignored at immunologist, then second. I almost lost hope, but then my new gastro (70 mil. away from my town) send me to that town immunologist, went to breath test where you breath to machine every 30 min. (drink solution of allergen- like corn sirup for fructointolerance, wheat porridge for celiakia, milkshake for milk), my milk test went weird. First 90 min nothing in breath and what should have been last, went over 50 points (almost 70), which meant positive. Nurse told me I should stay for one more, 30 min later 157 points, another 20 min over 200. She asked if I feel all right, if she should call for ER.
Point, I have slow but hyper strong response for milky products, any milk from any animal. I cannot be around lactose but milk casein is way more reactive for me.
My anaphylactic starts like migraine from 30 min past milky products to 5 days later (like I barely remember what I had at dinner, so of course it was hard to find out pattern).
I saw 7 yr old girl who had celiakia (wheat intolerance) and she got almost same onset like I have for milk….I bet most migraines are due to immunoresponse.
Majority of my problems started after flu poke, which onset flu like symptoms less than 48 hour from poke. Lasted 1,5 yr. My first immunovisit (pointless) was 6 months from poke. Now I am allergic to majority of food (really), but NO milky products diet keeps my migraine away (it is worth it: I mean pizza, cheese, cheesecake…and brain boiling, spine splitting migraine with vomiting my innards out, or …not.).
Could it be more honest if they said well, I don’t know much about it would be better to find an expert. Most people had a big ego to say that good for you that you didn’t give up!
can you please recommend this neurologist
@@AASA76unfortunately, she has recently retired 😕. She was in Nashville (not sure where you’re located). My new neurologist is fine and has added Vyepti to my regimen which has helped as well. The combination of Lyrica (nerve pain) and Vyepti seems to keep me pretty steady overall unless a strong trigger (perfume for example) sets me off. Have you tried those??
I was diagnosed with chronic migraines at the age of 18 and suffered for decades. Many of the prescribed medications did not work, and I tried so many of them over the years. It’s was debilitating. People that don’t get them are not that sympathetic and I think because they can’t see it, they think you’re lying. And because they were frequent, I was constantly using my sick leave to take care of myself, meaning I could not accumulate any real sick leave over the years. And I often used vacation days for it as well. And there were even some instances where they were so frequent, my leave was used up and I’d have to go into a no pay status for some of the bad days. Many times I battled with depression because of it. Like you just can’t catch a break and people are constantly judging you.
However, I can say now that I truly believe my biggest trigger was stress, because since I’ve retired, I can count on one hand how many I’ve had in the 3 years since I retired. It was definitely the stress of my job.
I am glad this is getting more recognition and validation. And hopefully the medications will continue to improve.
You’re right, ppl are very judgemental, just because nothing is bleeding or fractured they considered migraines as ordinary headache, until you vomit in front of them.
Have you tried Maxalt wafers (Rizatriptan), they get rid of my migranes in about 15 minutes. 🇦🇺
I can't imagine how tough it must have been dealing with chronic migraine for so long. It sounds like it affected every aspect of your life. It's heartening to hear that since retiring, the frequency has decreased. Stress can indeed be a major trigger. If you're interested, I have a podcast all about migraine. It's called "Migraine Heroes" and I would love it if you give it a listen! 💚 Wishing you brighter days ahead!
@@migraineheroes Thank you so much! It did affect so much of my life over the years. And long term use of certain medications caused other physical issues, so I am happy to not be on anything. I will take at look at your suggestion! Appreciate your words!!
I'm English, I live in England, UK. Have you tried : Sumatriptan 100 mg, use one tablet when migraine coming one ( It works for me hopefully for you.
Anyway, Peace to all.
When a migraine starts does anyone else hear things louder. Like every one and everything has turned up the volume to a deafening level and every light is 3x brighter. Especially if its night. I hate xmas due to the lights causing migraines. Especially flashing ones. Makes all winter hell for me. Everyone just says im miserable and a scruge. They cant see what i see. 😢
Nooo this is perfectly valid!!! Sensitivity to light and sound are very common symptoms of migraine actually - it's not just in your head and don't let other people gaslight you into thinking that. Ask them to read up on migraines if they don't believe you!
Yes. I keep lights dimmed down including tv,computer and phone screens. I walk into shops and wonder how anyone else can stand the artificial lights.
I always carry sunglasses with me and I USE them however stupid it makes me look.
When I have my migraines I can hear my brothers playing with legos on the other side of the house. It creeps me out sometimes.
@@katzcapzz Yes, the sounds, lights and smells are so much worse! Especially in summer when the sunlight reflects off cars and windows. It's a constant dagger in my head. Also people with sweet perfumes... I am sorry, but I might throw up when I have to smell this during an attack. Happened in the tram once already.
I had migraines in my late teens early 20’s. I would literally fill the sink up with cold water and dunk my head. I was prescribed Isocet, sp? Lol… but it wouldn’t work unless I took it when the pain started. I got pregnant with my oldest when I was 20 and never had another bad headache. I am 52 now and very rarely do I get a head ache. Thank God❤
Sink full of cold water? That's a really good idea, thank you.
Unfortunately having children has only increased the frequency of my migraines male for the win? doh.
I started getting migraine when I was 12. They persisted, not too frequently but devastatingly awful, with pain, near blindness, nausea and loss of feeling in my hands and feet, until my mid 20's. Then they stopped until I was around 45. They came back, but in the form of clusters, where I would experience acute eye pain and loss of vision for spells of 20-30 minutes at a time during attacks that lated weeks. Then that stopped, mercifully. And now, nearly 70, I just get painless auras, which last 15 minutes or so, but make me unable to see anything during that time. It most certainly isn't just a headache.
I'm also patient of migrain. previously only too much headache but this sunday i lost only right eye vision and faint. my elder sister take me hospital and the doctor said i had migrain. please reply me more about migrain.
My experience with migraines was really ugly. I had seizures that followed my migraines. I thought I had a brain tumor. Thought I was on death row when I was a kid. And at that age that can be extremely psychologically wicked.
Did you recover?
@@Jayboi4204 the neurologist couldn't find anything. Both my parents had migraines and I recognized the visual disturbance in scientific American magazine and also read that seizures are common with migraine sufferers. But this was not the j a m a and so don't know if it's scientifically verified. Bit I'm not dead yet. So I am assuming the neurologist did a good job.
Oof! That's rough. I hope they're more uncontrol now.
I'm lucky to never have had a seizure with my migraines but more than once I thought I was having a stroke, even had the facial paralysis and muscle weakness in one side. Migraines are scary things.
This makes me so grateful for how mild my migraines are. If I'm unlucky, they might come more than once in the span of a few months. Usually, the only warning I get is an hour or so in advance when the aura starts. My vision gets all zig-zaggy and I can't really see for about 15 minutes, but for the most part I can still communicate, albeit painfully. I cannot _imagine_ getting them multiple times per month, let alone per week or daily. You guys are really tough cookies, and I hope you're able to get the care and support you need ❤
You know what's weird? I get the aura too like you describe, but with no headache. Mine starts as a dot and expands into a "C" shape of zig-zag TV static looking stuff. It takes 30 minutes for it to be gone. I only experience these maybe once a year. Now migraine headaches on the other hand, those come in a string with weather fronts, but no aura. Once the weather settles out, I can go weeks and not have another. Thankfully mine are moderately painful and Ubrelvy is a miracle drug in my opinion.
@@julienunnally8040 I've read that is called an ocular migraine* and occasionally I'll get lucky and only the zig-zags show up. But if I get the headache, it's virtually always preceded by the aura. From your description, it sounds the same as mine, but sometimes it's a whole ring, sometimes a C. I don't actually know my triggers since they come so infrequently, at different times of day, and during/after different activities. But on the bright side, mine are relatively mild (for a migraine at least). I once got one coming home from a race: I needed to take myself, a heavy bag, and a road bike on a bus and then a train (both loud) and survived by putting on really dark glasses and noise-canceling headphones...
*Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, just someone who likes to read about this stuff!
I know that one of my triggers is intense emotional pressure- there was a time when I was in high school and college when I would get daily migraines for at least a week. These always included the visual aura and then the severe headache/nausea afterwards. Throughout my 20s and into my 30s, I didn't have any, but after I turned 35 they started coming back again. I am thankful not to have had one in a few months, but know that it could happen at any time. 😔
Hi! I think this is known as "retinal migraine" or "ocular migraines". I suffer them too. But usually because I have bad sleeping posture that strains the muscles around the back of my head (Sometimes I cant feel the pain in my neck until I get the migraine and then I find the affected area by feeling it out) - one other time I got it was when i slipped and my hand caught hold of something and it pulled my entire shoulder up to my neck. It was like some physical injury(ies) /issues that triggers mine. In very layman's terms, I understand ocular migraines are caused by the restricting(?) of blood vessels that lead up to your eyes (sorry, very layman version). I take asprin/painkillers. Works quickly for me, within 40mins. Hope it helps anyone who has thar zigzaggedy (maybe aura) vision. I sometimes lose half my vision field too when I get it.. Like I can read words on the right on a sentence.. but not the left.. frightful stuff. Sending good vibes people!❤
Please try taking a magnesium supplement. SO MANY people have migraines because they’re magnesium deficient
I can’t blame anyone, but it’s so frustrating when people say “it’s JUST a migraine.” I’ve been in the ER puking my guts up from a migraine and the look of sheer panic on the nurse’s face told me it wasn’t normal. Thankfully I finally found a fantastic neurologist who has helped me with a great regimen and as time progresses I’m able to learn more about my triggers.
Thank you for the video. I have at least one migraine a week, and the gaps in between I'm in postdrone with a severe pressure headache. Migraine takes away the things I love to do, it's definitely not just a headache.
Same here. I have had migraines for over 40 years. Sometimes I wish I could jump out of my body the pain is horrendous. Feels like a screwdriver jabbed in my head. Takes about 5 days to pass and then comes the postdrome pressure headache. I get a migraine every month.
I’ve been suffering from migraines since I was a child and I’m 54 now. It’s actually a running “joke” in my family. When we went on car trips as a kid, I would cry in pain about pointy objects in my eyes, stabbing me, then accompanied with brutal headaches. The joke part was my family made fun of me!? I guess not the best parenting but it was the early 70s, they didn’t know anything back then. I’ve suffered my whole life, and thought I was just defective. I found out it was migraines only 6 years ago thanks to TH-cam! It’s been a disability that has been dangerous at times specially while driving, I have to pull over,sit, put my hands over my eyes and wait. There are many other complications, too many to list.
Be very careful about driving..a friend had a sudden attack in the car..she died from injuries..it makes me so mad when people call them headaches…headaches rarely kill you…
I don't have a driver's license for this reason (in addition to some other ones, like panic attacks). During driving lessons I found out that I get stressed to the point that I get an aura and well... then I can't see properly. My driving instructor was making fun of me on top of this. What a douche.
I have been suffering from migraines with and without auras since primary school age, but was only officially diagnosed when I was 17, because before that I was "too young" to have migraines (bullsh*t!). Still at work people dismiss it as just headaches and they tell me to get a grip and stuff. People are idiots.
There's a particular form of migraine called ocular migraine. You feel the pain directly in or behind the eye
This is so real. Since I was a teenager I’ve had big trouble with migraines and it would affect me a lot! And people would always be like “don’t be dramatic” “it’s just a headache” “get yourself some pills and it should be fine” it’s so frustrating…
Exactly people with migraines needs support emotionally and physically.. I'm hvng 3 kids and migraine its hard to not hvng support.. Can't able to get up from bed
As someone who suffers from chronic migraines, thank you for making this. I hope people talking about this can help others like me get the help they need
I suffered from headaches and migraines since I was 6 or 7. I used to get a headache almost every day as a child and a full on migraine a few times a month. It actually got better after puberty. Now it's a lot more cyclical. I get less headaches but I get one or two migraines, right before my period. The migraines are also often less painful, but a lot more nausea than they used to be.
my chronic migraines just started one day at work *working in a restaurant* i still remember that day clearly cause i never had a migraine that severe that i was sitting in a corner crying in pain. That was 4 years ago now. I lost my job and am recognized as disabled now, ive constantly went to neurologists and still we dont know whats causing my migraines.
So now my doctor believes that i overused pain medication and that that caused it. No matter how many times i tell him i rarely take painmeds he never listens.
Living with migraines is really depressing indeed, you cant do the things you love at all.
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the weird thing is, I found during my migraines when I’d be laying in the dark in my bed, when i’d breathe really hard through my mouth, like huffing and puffing, the pain would lessen and not be as bad. It would be less severe and i’d be able to sleep, and this is before i even started taking medicine for them (aleeve). Taking medicine as soon as you realize a migraine is coming is key.
That’s interesting…….I have similar experience…..but I’d take a deep breathe in through my nose and when I’d breathe it out through my mouth I’d do this deep kind of moan……that lessened the pain a little until the drugs kick in and knock me out.
Yes, I found that breathing like that helps alleviate a little. I feel like it's similar to how you breathe while giving birth, atleast it is for me.
The only thing that seems to help relieve my migraines is Excedrine Migraine,but even with that I have to lay down in a quiet, dark room with an eye mask on.
This is going to sound very bizarre but if you have a flashlight you wear on your head with a stretchy band, some of those lights are detachable and the band is excellent.
I found removing the light, tightening the band around my forehead literally relieved a lot of the pressure/pain.
(I know it sounds crazy,but my husband is an engineer and he thought of me trying that bc I used to tell him if I press my hands really hard around my head it helps a little.)
I literally would fall asleep with that band wrapped around my head. Sure, I woke up with creases on my forehead, but I literally didn't care bc it helped a lot.
Thankfully, since quitting my stressful job, I have only had a few. I think stress plays a massive role in migraines.
Migraines are NOT only headaches. Can be seizures and all sorts of symptoms. Not always pain.
Yes! A painless migraine is a very weird & scary experience. You think you’re having a stroke, you can’t see or speak right & your confused 😔
Migraines are NOT seizures. I was diagnosed with chronic migraines 40 years ago. My son was diagnosed with epilepsy - which is seizures. They are definitely not the same!
you can seize up from a multitude of things, lol, epilepsy is just one of them.
@@Annika0001what’s the difference more in detail, I just had MRI test and came out normal but I’m scared it might be a seizure because I’ve had this feeling with neurological problems for 3months
@@Annika0001I just had a seizure after experiencing 3 aura migraines in 2 days
Can we stop adding color strobes to videos about disorders triggered by color strobes.
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Whenever I see an accurate visual representation of the migraine aura I get the same panic as if it’s happening to me for real because my brain is so hardwired to have that panic when I’m really having a migraine
@@v-crazy9314omg same
I know. Tryna watch this after recovering from one and had to click off.. I'll just read an article about it smh
It's good to see this discussed from the perspective in the impact it has.
I am 12 years into having debilitating migraine, and it is so disheartening in that the longer you endure it- the more impatient people get with you for having them.
They sometimes forget that what is for them merely an inconvenience- is actual suffering on your part.
So true.
this is so true - I already feel guilty for not being able to attend or do something during a migraine attack but for people to get annoyed by how debilitating these migraines can be, it just sucks because it's not like you can control severe pain
No disrespect, but everybody else may have problems of their own. Problems were they can't have the luxury of spending empathy on you. It sucks for your migraines, but what about their IBD? What about their lupus? What about their asthma? What about their insomnia? People are not required to extend patience and understanding. It is hard enough to survive just for yourself. For people to show grace to you, you need to extend it back, or be understanding when they have nothing left to offer you, they aren't taking anything from you. They are just no longer extending you extra effort when they need it for themselves.
@@e.t.2914 did I say other people don’t have problems? No. I just said it can be difficult to even function with these and people who don’t get them don’t understand - just like I wouldn’t exactly understand other people’s chronic illnesses (but would certainly attempt to hear more about their experience to understand THEM better). No disrespect but does that make sense? :)
@@TJprobablysnoozing I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to reply to you directly, I was trying to reply to the OP. Apologies.
I didn’t talk much about my migraines until it got so severe that I stopped functioning completely. When I was untreated I was in a migraine attack pretty much every day, so I couldn’t even differentiate symptoms. Now I notice that I get depressed and extremely tired. I can basically sleep through the whole day before the pain starts. I also feel very exhausted the day after and sometimes I get a nasty residual headache that feels different from the migraine and can last for days.
My neurologist didn't believe me at first when he asked me how many migraine days do you have and I said all of them. He say out of 30 days, how many days did you have migraines and I said 30. He thought I was being snarky but I worke up and went to bed with pain every day.
Now I'm on so many meds that I wouln't say I have an "attack" becuse the pain is so low I can pretend and function. It's still there but other's cant seen the constant pain and they only see the intense pain sometimes so, good enough, eh?
My "friend" has taken to calling me grumpy but he hasn't lived my life the past 8 years. He's been around and tried to help but there's not much he can do. I feel so hopeless, and angry and depressed and now I'm on the verge of loosingmy job and they hired me knowing about my migraines so I have un documented accomadations and there is NO WAY I could get a job anywhere else with the problems I have. Luckily I have been able to work from home since covid, but now even that work is too difficult to complete during these migraine attacks and pain that last for a week or longer.
What do you do when you can no longer function? Who listens to you? Who helps?
@@MetqaI used to have migraines everyday too. The only thing that has significantly helped is Botox injections every 3 months. Ask your neurologist and I hope you find relief soon!!
Look into Vitamin B-2 deficiency. I'm so thankful to God! 100mg of Vitamin B-2 (Solaray's a good brand) with food at breakfast with your multivitamin. Another B-2 at dinner works amazingly to keep migraines away & gives me tons of energy. Anti-depressants & anti-epileptics can disrupt how your body absorbs B-2 (Riboflavin), which in turn can cause headaches and weight gain. Remember to thank God for this if it works for you too!!! Merry Christmas & a migraine-free New Year to you & yours!
Today I finally booked an appointment with a doctor for my headaches that I suspect are migraines. I’ve been struggling for years. Just hoping he will take me seriously. Both of my parents had to be hospitalised before someone took their migraines seriously
Edit: I saw him today and got diagnosed with migraine with aura
What's your treatment?
Yes, what's your treatment plan?
I have never been diagnosed, Whenever I see a new doctor I just state, I have migraines, genetic. Give meds.
@@SilverHawk214 Does that work? Most docs never want to Rx meds.
I'm downloading this video. I will show it to doctors who dismiss it as just a headache.
I hope you find a neurologist who specializes in headaches and migraines to help you. Follow your gut and don't give up. Best of luck
My neurologist in NYC said that migraines are NOT headaches. They are a progressive neurological disease.
On scans they can see the depression of activity as the migraine overtakes the brain.
Especially if you get migraines with aura, you are at a much greater risk for stroke. I believe this.
Who are those assholes???
I want to thank you for validating the fact that migraines are an illness. I have been suffering for 11 years tried all the triptans the injections now trying qulipta. Just thank you thus video m are me realize it's time to change neurologist.
I have been getting more and more headaches lately, and they are becoming more severe. Today, I had a severe headache that caused me to be nauseous, dizzy, and weak. I had to completely shut down everything (lights, sounds, touches) just to cope. When the doctor said that sometimes you feel out of sorts in the days before a migraine attack, I knew that my fears are probably correct, and I was having migraine attacks. Thanks to this video, I am convinced that I need to see someone about this. Thank you for putting out this information. You may have saved me before this gets even worse!👍
I have migraines everyday and have had them my whole life. I am 22yrs old. Often times I rather be dead or kill my self. the pain is never ending. Doctors are no help. These days doctors don’t seem to care for a patients pain. It never gets easier. I have a migraine as I’m typing this. I pray I’m able to find help one day.
Julian, if you are low in GABA, glutamate can try to make up for it. If glutamate is too high, you can get a migraine. Gabapentin is not the resolution. We recommend nutritional interventions. Find someone who knows this stuff as an expert and also investigate it for yourself. Most of medicine would have no idea how to use nutritional guideposts and assists. Even some herbs can bring about a migraine but many can help. Low B-12, low magnesium, too much L glutamine (not the same as glutamic acid which becomes glutamate in the body can initiate migraines. Stevia and other alternative sugars like aspartame and Sucralose can bring on migraines. There is much to learn and much more I could say but this gives you a hint that you may get resolution to your terrible situation by looking where you’ve not necessarily thought to look (and likely neither have any of your doctors or practitioners). Lastly, if you do not see a good hands on osteopath, get one. There’s also gentle forms of detox which I won’t get into here. The vagus nerve is a big issue when it comes to migraines (and many other issues). If there is laxity or injury or any type of damage to C1-C2 of the cervical joints, seek out a good regenerative medicine doctor who only treats with prolotherapy and platelet rich plasma (not stem cell), this must be an osteopath or a MD and they must use musculoskeletal ultrasound, multiple injections per session, treatments monthly (the wound healing cycle) and help you with diet and supplementation that is contoured to you and changes as needed. Typically it’s a one year course of treatment monthly. But first find someone who has years of success and follows these protocols. Become well and stay well 👊
Why are drs no help? There’s like four major migraines medications you can try one at a time till you get one that works.
@@Tad-For-Global-Peace yeah, meds are not what we use. Read above👆
I have horrible ones that make me rather be dead around every 3-4 months. I found taking medication makes them more frequent. I havent found out how to prevent them yet, but when at the doctors they usually give me 2 shots, one for pain and another for the vomitting. Wanting to vomit but not being able to is the worst part!!
@@69time33 See if what I’m saying is your problem.
Unless someone experiences this, it’s pretty difficult for them to understand. Many factors. Appreciate the post.
I often have depression and anxiety a day before migraine attack, I feel like it's not even me, sometimes I have even suici*al thoughts, I really hate it.
But I get used to it somehow, because I know it's not me, so I would never really hurt myself. Another day is the worst - pain, nausea, smell and vision hypersensitivity, exhaustion.
@annk206 Sometimes I have this condition too, but more often is the opposite as I wrote (something like 4:1 - Depr:Euph). In both ways I know it's not ok
A person who goes through this only he can understand how pain full it is 😢
Exactly 💯💯😭
@@Vasantpingale-j2c I'm so thankful to God! 100mg of Vitamin B-2 (Solaray's a good brand) with food at breakfast with your multivitamin. Another B-2 at dinner works amazingly to keep migraines away & gives me tons of energy. Anti-depressants & anti-epileptics can disrupt how your body absorbs B-2 (Riboflavin), which in turn can cause headaches and weight gain. Remember to thank God for this if it works for you too!!! Merry Christmas & a migraine-free New Year to you & yours!
@@Splendid123456789 thank you so much for this!!❤️❤️❤️i hope we all are always remain healthy happy Sunshine! Merry Christmas to you too🧿🎄
This is what works for me:
1. Relpax
2. Nurofen + Citramon P
3. Double espresso
4. Cold shower on back of my head
5. Jogging
Depending on the type of headache that I have I choose one of these 5 ways to fight the pain. In the majority of the cases Relpax works for me.
Magnesium and cannabis
I don't know what those products are in #1 and #2 but I agree with caffeine and cold compresses. No way in hell am I jogging as all that bouncing will make things a hundred times worse. Each bit of pounding with each step with each foot wound be another stab in my skull. NFW!
Jogging with a migraine? Really?!!! You're super human.
@donovanbenyahudah4734 it depends on the type of migraine I have and at what stage. If I am lucky and I catch it early and it is of the right type then I could suppress it though extreme stress like cold shower and then run immediately. It helps in 5% of the cases. But extreme fear works even better, probably moves up to 10% success rate.
@@donovanwilliamsroker4734 No kidding, right? All that pounding? No way!
I had my first severe migraine, vomiting for 2 hours, numb arms and hands, couldn't walk afterwards or talk properly. My jaw was quite loose as well as my tounge. I couldn't close my mouth. I really hope they don't become regular. The few days leading up the migraine I had severe fatique, couldn't eat any food, tingling in arms and hand and face. Lights when eyes closed. I feel bad for you migraine sufferers out there.
Today is my 4th migraine attack
Its not brutal than 3 months ago.. It happen after I wake up, always at 11 am
So scary
It knows time to kick in
And my neck always cracking during migraine day 😂
My migraine is now almost 4 years old now .....and it's really severe and some moments it's more than severe .....i can't even open my eyes during those attacks ..... IT'S A SERIOUS THING ....AND THE PERSON WHO SUFFERS ONLY HE / SHE KNOWS THE PAIN
you truth
I've got it 24/7 shoulders armpits with no headache 3 years getting my jaw joint appliance soon ime hypomobile are you
you're right....My migrane lasts more than 2 weeks
Yep on a scale of 1-10 it's a 33.
The first sign of an oncoming migraine is usually getting the aura when I stand up, cough of otherwise slightly exert myself. I never thought “aura” was a good description for what I actually see: two rotating discs with stars of multicolored lights shining trough a dark background, one “disc arrangement” in each eye, rotating inward toward each other - it’s not easy to describe. At first I usually see only a few prism-like light sparkles on the side of origin. Sometimes the traditional cure of one each: aspirin, acetaminophen, and a cup of caffeinated coffee, help stop or stall them if done at first sign of the onset of a migraine. In addition to the careful anti-migraine diet, regular sleep, regular light exercise (outdoor walking) and regular small meals, and avoiding stress in any way possible, seem to help minimize their onset. The more stable, calm and regular my lifestyle, the better. No alcohol!
I haven’t gotten an appointment with a neurologist yet but my family doctor suggested i might suffer from silent migraines. I had no idea that they even existed, i thought migraine was the same as a headache, not that the second one was a symptom of the first. When I got home after she told me that i FaceTimed a friend while I looked up and read the symptoms out loud and we started laughing bc the description fitted like a glove. I thought it was me, i thought that was just my personality💀it took me 6 years after my first temporary visual distortion for someone to point me to something that made sense
Are you taking any vitamins or treatment to reduce the migraine? What does your Doc suggest. Do you also get visual auras
25 years of pain - and I still hope that someday someone may find the cause. Thank you for searching.
Psychic attacks, burn frankincense daily with the windows cracked 🧘♀️🙏
I heard its got something to do with the glucose spikes (migraineurs' brains are kinda more insulint resistant)
I label the days after my migraines as “bruised head syndrome”. I couldn’t move my head very fast as it would feel like my brain was hitting my skull and give me some weird pain like when you knock a bruise.
Because migraines are parasite infections that can't be detected
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@khadijah8269 sorry? That is just not correct. 😂
@@annechappee8825 you don't have our headaches, we can feel it.
@@khadijah8269 Interesting - described above is what I felt during the fever stage of malaria.
I had my first migraine at 28. Turned into a mini stroke that paralyzed my left side, couldn’t talk. No more migraines but mini strokes ever since for 35 years.
I randomly got a migraine about 5 years ago. They started happening more often. Went to a neurologist. Started Botox, worked for a year switched to aimovig, then ajovy, now emgality. I also take ubrelvy. Nothing is working. And if it does, it only works for a few months then quits. I have more than 10 migraines a month and can’t find any relief. It’s taking a toll on my life and can’t find any relief. Sucks
Try baba ramdev yoga treatment on migrane
Hey! I used to get 10-15 migraine attacks. The trigger was from a stressful phase in life but then even after the phase was over, the migraines never stopped. I finally decided to see a Neurologist here in Dubai. He put me on Topimarate max dose of 50mg. It's an antiepileptic drug. The course is for 6 months. I am on month 4. My migraines are GONE. My migraines started when I was 17 and I am 24 now. My triggers are: Chocolates (any form of cocoa), Coffee, Dates, change in sleep pattern, SUDDEN stress. Please identify your triggers and seek treatment from a neurologist. Highly recommend bringing up antiepileptic Topiramate. My only side effect is muscle twitching and sometimes tingling that lasts for 30-40mins but that's all. My starting dose waa 25mg for 1 month followed by 50mg for rest of the 5 months. Will be tappered off later. Good luck. May you find relief! 💖
Am so, so sorry for your suffering! I wish I could help you. Try everything. I have seen those hats which you can put ice into. Some you can use with both cold and heat. When you are taking a shower, keep turning on the cold gradually to the level you can put up with.
Very cold water on your head can sometimes tame a headache.
Good luck and God bless !
Something cold on your head and neck/shoulders. I use a kitchen cloth that I've put under the cold tap.
Plus warming your belly, legs and feet. A warm water bottle on your belly and one next to your feet while in bed. Basically getting the blood out of your head.
I know not everyone is on board with it, but if you're suffering that badly I highly recommend a good chiropractor. I started getting them and couldn't do anything for a week straight, I went to my chiropractor and same day I felt 100% better.
I can power through even a bad headache if I really have to. With a migraine, however, I lose my vision (everything I look at becomes a blind spot, I'm left only with peripheral vision), I'm in excrutiating pain for 3-4 hours (with prescribed medication, longer and worse without). I have to completely cut light out, lie down in pitch black, and wait it out. Simply incomparable to a headache.
I completely lost my vision for hours during the migraine that led to my diagnosis. Now, I might just lose sections of my vision, similar to you.
Interesting to note, I’ve always suffered this. During the 10 years of menopause they increased massively along with the hot flashes. Sometimes during a migraine I’d hot flash the entire duration .. not sweat or have a fever, hot flash. It’s been a year since migraine or hot flashes have been a problem. There’s definitely a connection
Definitely a link with hormones, my principle migraine trigger was Progesterone (for me migraines were one of the many symptoms of PMDD). Since surgical menopause I have barely had any migraines and I can trace the exact trigger for each (thanks autistic sensory sensitivity).
I have had migraines for over 25 years since I was 14 and the last 10yrs they turned daily effecting my whole body, senses, thinking etc. Ive been on almost every medication and recently added a device. I made it through grad school and about 7 yrs into a career until unfortunately the daily debilitating pain and symptoms took over. I now cannot work and I actually dream about one day being able to again. Making it through each and every day is now a challenge. In my experience, this is something totally different than a headache. I rarely ever get what I call a regular headache. It hurts my heart that this disease is not really recognized. How is something that effects your entire body, nervous system, balance, eye sight, hearing, digestion and thinking still called a headache? I am hopeful and pray we continue to learn more about this disease and that more support systems are created. Disability does not recognize this disease and those of us who are trying to find a way back to living a daily life find there is almost no support out there. Thank you for posting videos like this, it helps me feel hopeful. ❤
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I suffer from migraine last 5 years... During early days i feel throbbing head, back neck pain, Light sensitivity, insomnia, fatigue, depressed ...i take Amitriptyline & fluranizine for 2 years.. now my symptoms getting lower frequency, improve in my sleep cycle, less fatigue, no neck pain... Best advice for you take Magnesium,b2 (riboflavin) & coenzyme q10 supplement continue atleast 3 months & relax your mind & not think about dark past or bad day just sleep without thinking it will really help you ...
Hello my doctor prescribed me nortryptiline( should intake on night) and escitalopram (on morning)
I get headache when I'm in stress and when i get less sleep.
Bt after taking the medication I'm feeling nausea,fatigue, confusion wether to continue the medicine or not.
So please help me what should i do😊
How much of magnesium and B2 per day?
@sumayasharginkhan3177 go on with you medication. These side effects will go away in a few weeks.
@@sumayasharginkhan3177don't stop taking them.
@realIndian8582 how much of magnesium and B2 per day? Are you taking Fluranizine daily since 2 years??
The worst thing about migraines is that they’re unpredictable. I used to get real bad ones and had to stay home from work because the so-called migraine medicine didn’t work. After a little while, they went away, and now they’re back with a vengeance. Can’t tell you how many times it feels like I’m getting stabbed with an ice pick.
Migraines are not a mythical thing that we pretend to have. It's worse than any headache, probably the worst of all headaches. I've had it. I couldn't even process a simple thought when I had that, it's crippling and torturing. My physician who is an amazing lady doctor who listens, figured it could be stressed induced given my age and nature of my career, put me on medication while advicing to get therapy for stress management. She was ready to go for neurological consultation if that failed but I did exactly what she asked. And after six months of medication and better stress management and healthy coping mechanisms, I've been migraine free for three months now.
Lots of people think you’re faking a migraine. Try making plans for anything when have frequent migraines. No one can depend on you and you can’t even depend on yourself. I got maybe 2 bad headaches a year before my first pregnancy at 35. Pregnancy turned on some switch in me so now I get them many times a month.
I’ve tried almost every medication out there for 17 years now. Thank God my neurologist believes me. I could rant to days on my hatred of migraines.
For anyone out there that’s in a bad place with them, this is the absolute best medicine combo: I’m prescribed Lyrica as a preventative and rizatriptan as an abortive medication. I found that taking the Lyrica as abortive only works best instead of taking it everyday. So when they happen I take both those meds together. I still get the migraines, but now they hurt much less.
For this video being about migraines, it's very odd to me how much of the video uses bright lights moving rapidly around and other rapid motion, which can worsen some migraine symptoms, especially vertigo and nausea.
It just goes to show how in some ways people still don't accommodate for migraine sufferers as they should.
Yea I had to pause this video. I can't watch it or I'll get sick. I'm just reading the comments of other people's experience. I'm glad I don't see random things and have yet to vomit from one but I feel like I want to beg for a lobotomy every time I get one.
I’ve had many, many migraines in my lifetime; even as a child. They got worse after puberty. But after going through menopause ten years ago, they’ve all but disappeared! Something tells me that hormones played a big role!
So after menopause your migraines are gone? I've had migraines1-2xs monthly for 20 years and I'm hoping once I hit menopause they will go away, is that what happened for you?
My partner had severe migraines. They would occur every week. 2 days of pain, nausea and little sleep. Because he is on blood thinners he could take no over the counter pain medication as they usually thin the blood. I suggested we change his diet to one that might alleviate the number of headaches he was getting. First he stopped eating out. No more exessive salt, sugar, GMO's,, lactose and rancid seed oils that often are the main ingredients of fast food and restaurant food. Next no more sugar drinks or caffeine as he had a coca cola habit of one each morning. Next was going gluten free and milk free. I have been gluten free for over 10 years and I wondered if it might help stop these headaches. Apparently there are many dietary triggers. I also started giving him supplements like vitamin D, Zinc, Vitamin C and N-Acetyl Cysteine. Within a week or 2 the headaches began decreasing. It's been 5 years and he has an average of 2-4 migraines per year now. Usually in conjunction with some food with secret wheat gluten in it. He is so much happier now without these terrible headaches. I don't know if this protocol could work for anyone else but it was so dramatic that I believe it is a better solution than most over the counter medications and probably better than taking any strong medication period. Good luck everybody. I hope that whatever people try that it helps them. Looking at dietary triggers really worked for my partner.
I’ve had migraine since I was 12 ( now I’m 67).
Migraine is one of the most debilitating headaches.
I haven’t had one now for a month.
I remember my first migraine. I was 15. I was in chemistry class. I was talking to a fellow student when slowly my vision started going. I was slowly going blind but I did not understand what was going on. It looked like parts were missing in my vision. Also, my speech started to become effected.
I didn't say anything to anyone for years until I heard the word migraine.
Have you checked with a neurologist or pain management specialist? Migraines are brutal.
I just went 3 months without a migraine which is the longest period of time since they started at 6. However, when it came back it lasted 3x longer than usual...was a GREAT 3 months though/
@@SilverHawk214 I'm happy you at least got 3 months of being migraine-free!
@@louistournas120
Same happens to my vision
Disgusting part
I've been dealing with migraines since I was around 10 and I'm 52 now. It was only a few years ago I finally mentioned them to my doctor. I have tried several preventatives now and I'm still looking for the right thing. Going through menopause isn't helping. I had a brief period in my 30s why they were very infrequent, but pregnancy and childbirth changed that. Unfortunately, my 12 year old son has them too, and I inherited them from my mother, who inherited them for her mother. I'm happy there are so many more treatments to choose from now. It doesn't feel as hopeless as it once did.
After a few decades of suffering with persistent migraines I learned how to prevent 99 percent of them. I avoid chemicals and preservatives in my diet. The "no list" is easy--no cured meats, no aged cheeses, no wine, no hard liquor, no fast food, no junk food, no processed food, no dyes, no high fructose corn sugar, no wheat, no cow dairy, no fried foods, no chocolate before bedtime, and no artificial sweeteners. Some nuts are a problem, too. Safe nuts for me are raw pecans and walnuts. Cashews are mildly poisonous. Brazil nuts give me migraines. I do eat pepitas and sunflower seeds, which are not nuts.
I can drink a craft beer (no preservatives or sulphates), one strong cup of black coffee per day, most vegetables, a little fresh goat milk cheese, fish, chicken, eggs, properly soaked and prepared beans, lentils, grains, and masa tortillas. The last thing which I can't control is wide fluctuations in barometric pressure, but those very occasional migraines are minor annoyances.
Wow! That’s an extensive list and I share many of the same things. What about scents? I get triggered by cigarette smoke, bleach, most perfumes, air fresheners, scented candles, and many cleaning products. Living in the northeast, the barometric pressure triggers me fairly often as does humidity.
@nycatlady2314 It appears these are all common triggers. So far, scents haven't been a trigger, but all the sinus issues I ended up with from the "no"list probably blocked my sense of smell. Now that I'm off all that problem food, my sense of smell returned and I haven't had a migraine in over 12 years.
@@nycatlady2314me too no more going to salon or using perfume 😢
@@nycatlady2314 Totally! Fragrances are a huge trigger for me as well.
@@El_Ophelia and they’re everywhere! Not just perfume and cologne but air “fresheners” in bathrooms, dryer sheets in the laundry room, even my counselor had incense in the waiting room! Candles are the bane of my existence with the exception of soy candles which I can handle in small doses. People who smoke outside the door or near an open window are particularly annoying. Sheesh.
A headache itself is not classified as a disease, but rather a symptom that can be caused by various underlying conditions. Headaches can range from mild to severe and can be categorized into different types, such as tension headaches, migraines, and cluster headaches. Some headaches are primary, meaning they are not caused by another condition (e.g., migraines), while others are secondary and result from other health issues (e.g., sinus infections, head injuries, or more serious conditions). The treatment and management of headaches depend on their type and underlying cause.
I think he meant headache related diseases
Ever since ive started taking this b12 complex it has gradually been getting better
How much per day
It is difficult for most to grasp. Having migraines for 45 years has made me very sympathetic to others’ health/pain issues. It has been a blessing and a curse.
I’ve had horrible migraines for almost 30yrs, I saw several neurologists that did nothing. One just told me “I just had to live with them”. I did find a great one 25yrs ago. My migraines would last days & I was completely disabled, I never knew when one stopped & the next one started. I’ve gone on Botox that has helped but now completely. In addition I’ve tried all the new drugs coming out but don’t work. I’m in the 6% that doesn’t respond to prevented meds. It can b terrible. Ppl who don’t have them or doesn’t know anyone that has them, doesn’t seem to think they are anything but “just a headache & don’t understand. That was always adding to my anxiety & stress. Now after 30yrs, I could give a shit what ppl think, it’s more important to concentrate on yourself & stay away from negative ppl. Good luck & god speed for all follower sufferers. 🙏
Get the daith piercings. Saved my life from migraines.
I've been getting Botox for migraines for the past 7 years. It's just difficult getting insurance to cover it. They're often late in approving it and while we're supposed to get them every 12 weeks, I'm currently 12 weeks OVERDUE, meaning I missed an entire treatment! I am 24 weeks out since my last set of injections, all due to my doctor's office being unable to reach insurance and the pharmacy that mails the Botox to them and then scheduling with the provider who does the injections. It's been a nightmare and I've been on a rollercoaster with severe migraines these past few months. They're brutal. Botox has been a saviour for me. I also take medication, but I'm only allowed ten pills per month. Needless to say, it's been hell.
@@El_Ophelia yes know the feeling. If you’re ins is private, i would change companies. If it’s thru your employer, do 2 things
1. Call the ins (i know it’s exhausting) & tell them you are writing a letter to your employer & tell them from this point on you’ll have to go to the emergency room for treatment & your employer won’t be happy with that . Tell them it (of course) will cost the company more money. 2. Write the emp…In the letter to your employer, tell them the same thing, that @ this point you have no choice but go to the hospital every time you get one. I was an adjuster for 20 yrs so I knew to do this. Hope it helps.
@@patriciagonzales2148 Thank you for that. I am not sure what they'd do for me in the emergency department. I've had allergic reactions to most of the meds that are automatically given for migraines. I've had some horrible reactions to Rx meds as well. So far, the best treatment that has consistently worked for me is getting Botox injections every 12 weeks. When they muck it up like they do, I guess that's why my doc gives me that allotment of ten pills a month as a buffer, (but they're Rx'd to take one every 4 hours prn so 10 pills technically won't go far if I get more than 2 migraines). The other very real factor is driving to a hospital with a migraine is tricky. That being said, I think that at least threatening to do that would be interesting to see if it gives them an impetus to get a move on. They're so slow.
Botox didn't work for me. However, was only time in my adult life to decrease my furrow brow
Along with the recognition that migraines are not headaches, headaches are merely one symptom of them; it important to remember that not every migraine is the same and what works for one migraine doesn't necessarily work for all migraines. I have a whole arsenal of treatments that I mix and match depending on what that particular migraine responds to. So know that if common treatments haven't worked for you, there may be others that will. It took me years to learn how to manage mine.
this is a pain i cannot sleep off. it is so painful it is extremely difficult.. borderline impossible to fall asleep.. i have always got them throughout my life. thankfully not in any consistent pattern. i am 25yo and seem to get them in times of extreme stress. such as this week for me. earlier i felt sick and vomited while i was cutting grass in grueling heat.. on top of my car being Un operational and it impacting my work... among other things.. i also was able to find the ibuprofen today. so i tried to sleep it off again to no effect.. couldnt tell if i was sleeping or laying there. it is a radiating pain that gets worse the more you move and with more complex movements comes more flashes of pain. ive heard something about it being associated with the overloading of neurons in the brain.. anywho i am pretty good at spotting when i will get one.. thank you so much for any and all information. it is greatly appreciated
How refreshing! A Doctor who gets it! And who takes it seriously. I wonder what I have to do to find one of these kind of doctors in my city in Australia. because I'm 47 and I have suffered with little help all this time since I was 15 years of age because not one doctor I have told has actually offered to help me any way other than "take asprin".
Are you taking any vitamins or treatment to reduce the migraine? What does your Doc suggest. Do you also get visual auras
Hi..fellow migraine friend's im 27 and also suffering from mighraine from 9th std. At that time i had no idea what is it even my parents did not acknowledged my condtion when i would complain them about sensitivity to lights smell and noise, nausea blurr vision and vomiting after a decade i went to check my eyes, got accupuncture as well, took treatment from neurologists for a while but nothing helped.
My migraine come when my body is stressed out ofcourse u know the triggers, i have only found relied with ayurvedic panchkarma treatment nasya, shirodhara etc, and took help from ayurveda doctors, it helped me understand how much keeping check on lifestyle is...
No more late nights, skipping or delaying my lunch, not drinking water properly all contribute to migraine.
I hope it 🙏 helps
Does pranayam works?? Pls reply
Panchkarma treatments trigger my migraine. I am sick for days after a treatment
@@pvut09then just focus on having your life in check. Having food regularly skipping caffeine and sleeping enough with hydration also works
@@artisticbangtan4247it reduces stress, which is one of the common cause of migraine but it is not the only one cure. Lifestyle should be good.
First Time I got migraine aura is 3 years ago , today its my 4th migraine attack
Yes I agree with you statement about late night sleep, lack of hydration , also stress !
Honestly, I had terrible panic attacks during the migraine attack😵💫 my neck becoke stiff, and super painfull
i have been suffering terrible headaches since I was 39. I am now 46 ( soon to be 47). I am a hydrocephalus patient. and I have had 3 brain surgeries. The first one at age 12 to put a vpshunt and then at age 39 because it stopped working and I had to have two brain surgeries to get my vpshunt revised. I am left with debilitating headaches and placed on anti seizure medications so that I don’t develop seizures and these medications have lot of side effects like getting a weak gallbladder, stomach issues, kidney stones, gallstones, etc.. It isn’t easy. Accepting a new foreign object in your body when u are a young kid or teenager is easy but not when you’re an adult. My ct scans show that the ventricles in my brain are huge and my brain still has cerebral spinal fluid but my doctors are saying that my shunt is working. yet i am getting headaches. now there is another theory my neurologist has that i have occipital inflammation whatever that means.
It started for me when I was nine and I'm 22 now. I still remember one time my teacher didn't let me go home when I got migraine, I was forced to lie in the class itself 😢. I even got it during a term exam and I couldn't write anything. Everyone just treat it like a headache, when I can't even see anything well
I'm 42 and have a Migraine on 3 days each week since childhood, they last at minimum of 17 hours and in a worst case can be 60-80 hours without a break.
I love them.
Without them everything is way to easy for me and I get easily bored.
Mountain-biking, Snowboarding, Pitching my Hilleberg tents in 45 degree weather. Sitting in a airplane for 10 hours with screaming children. Having a business Meeting.
Walking home with two Huskys for two hours in a forest without working eyesight and mostly closed eyes. Where the hell is the challenge in that?
Rescuing someone in a lake from drowning with a Migraine, yep done it.
Taking the strongest Migraine pain medication and never ever feel any relieve in pain. My personal favorite and record was, waking up every single day with a Migraine or the worst headache for three months from 06:00 to 23:45 without a day break.
What always crack me up is if someone tells me: " oh the weather is not nice today I stay inside". Meanwhile Ille puting on my Helmet to take a ride with my Specialized Stumpjumper on my second day with a migraine and blurry vision, on the left eye i see everthing in red, rights side blue with some nice snow special effects.
"They don't know me son!"
😁
Do you want to get rid of it???
I have been suffering from chronic migraine for more than 40 years, and there are still people who do not understand what migraine does to you, how it ruins your life. For years I had weekly migraine attacks, which normally lasted three days. It didn't matter what I tried. I have tried many different therapies and taken various supplements, but nothing helped. In the past it often happened that I got stuck in the migraine. That's what the neurologist called it. Then the migraine would stop on one side of my head, and then I would immediately get a migraine on the other side. My life was full of misery and pain, that's how I experienced it, and I often wished I wouldn't wake up in the morning. At least then I would be free from all the pain. Migraines have ruled my life for a long time. I hardly went outside anymore and became depressed. I am now 54, and although I still have migraines regularly, I have just tried to accept that migraines are part of me and will probably never go away.
You are such a brave person. Actually now i understand what it really is. More power to Youuu!!❤❤❤
I wish I had found a doctor like this when I first had migraines. How much pain and suffering he could have saved me!
I’ve been taking Magnesium Glycinate and it has helped me to have them less often and less painful. I still get nauseous, but not as bad.
How much magnesium per day
I had a "sinple headache" for 2 weeks straight before my parents took me to the doctor and found out it was a frealing migraine and i easnt faking being sick with the dizziness, the greenish aura in my slightly distorted vision and the vommiting and inability to be around loud noise , strong smells, or bright lights. Which increased day by day as i continued to go to school and barely eat or drink anything. It took two weeks and a phone call from the school after a gym class panic attack when it increased under the gyms lights and the sound of everyones shoes squeaking on the wood floors. 2 weeks ... and in the end they only took me because the school said i couldnt come back to school without a doctors note.
I still get them not as bad now that i know how to handle them and what to do and have a balanced diet. Probably bo more than 5 or 6 migraines in a month. I get more genuine headaches then migraines. They go away with a little rest. (I also barely slept those two weeks because of the throbbing in my head, i could almost hear the throbbing after a week)
I have family-members who suffer from migraine, and I had my first attack in my 30th. It was so severe, I could not speak and saw all these flashing lights in front of me. I was sure I was having a stroke. I took a taxi and went straight to the nearest ER. I was so surprised migraine can provoke such symptoms.
Are you taking any vitamins or treatment to reduce the migraine? What does your Doc suggest. Do you also get visual auras
I first got migraines after my third caesarean- nothing I took would get rid of the awful pain.
I always vomited with them and often ended up in hospital on a drip.
I still get them 30 years later.
I take indocid suppositories for them (check with your doctor) and I use these at the very onset of pain (often around 4 am).
They have made an enormous impact on my life and I wouldn’t wish them on anyone
It would be great to have more neurologists broaden their recommendations to include surgical nerve decompression for those patients who are refractory to more conservative therapies.
I have had aura migraine all my life but one thing that helped me and helped my mum too. As soon as I see the flashing lights I take my regular headache tablets (Panadol Extra) then I have 2 tea spoons of sugar and drink a pint of water. When the flashing lights go I don’t get the severe pain and sickness like I would normally do. I still feel groggy and need to lay down but it is so much easier to cope with. I hope that helps someone on here. 😊
Had migraine since five . Last year I was diagnosed with coeliac and gluten ataxia,almost twelve months without one for the first time in years . Lost my job due to migraine too , people who don’t get them have no idea . Try giving up gluten folks it’s worth a go
Gluten is definitely a big factor for many people suffering with migraines. But other things in plants can be as well. Fewer things in animal foods cause problems. Even just the carbohydrate content in plants can be the culprit. Angela Stanton wrote a book with a protocol including diet change.
yes! stopping gluten has been a major part of my migraine control.
I have migraine. But i love gluten. Fuck me. Should i stop eating gluten?
@@ellyiseni2610 it has worked for me .gone from a few a month or more , to two in a year and they were less severe .literally had two last week they were no where near as bad ,but I have got coeliac disease .a work colleague who did a gluten allergy test has gone gluten free and her migraines have improved significantly . It was hard at first but feel the benefits so much I wouldn’t want it now . Worth trying but got to stick with it x
@@ellyiseni2610 I highly doubt you love gluten itself. You love things that contain gluten, but not the gluten.
I’ve had migraines my whole life. The worst one I’ve ever had was when I was 9. It started in the middle of the day as a regular headache. It was a little distracting but it wasn’t bad so i ignored it hoping it would go away. By the end of the day I was struggling to keep my eyes open because the lights were making my head throb, I was sobbing to my mother because it felt like my head was going to explode, and I almost threw up the medicine my mom gave me because my body was panicking immensely. I couldn’t talk because my voice just echoing back to me was too painful and my jaw muscles were clenching so tight they were cramping. I’m 16 and still haven’t experienced a migraine like that since and I pray I never will again
That just sounds like a regular garden-variety migraine.
Interesting that he didn’t mention removing caffeine use from your diet. I suffered with migraines most of my life. The kind that kept me down for days on end, unable to function or even eat. Then I detoxed from caffeine, removing it from my diet completely, and 13 years later I no longer get reoccurring migraines the way I had my entire life beforehand. Now when I get a migraine it’s any one or a combination of not eating enough, not drinking enough water, or the primary reason that usually triggers a migraine-stress. Caffeine intake should definitely be monitored for migraine sufferers. I went from living on excedrine, and developing an ulcer, to no medication for the random few migraines that I occasionally get still.
my life stops when migraine attacks. I become very vulnerable and in pain, lots of pain it feels like dying is an easier solution than enduring it. Nothing works. But at least now I know that stress is the main trigger. Next is scent then too much light in a dark place. I guess there's no stopping it but there are few ways to prevent it.
I spend a lot of time dreading the next one..then after the pain..sickness..it takes about five days to get over it..they are NOT a headache…research found the nearest thing to a migraine is an epileptic fit..you wouldn’t make light of that..the way people do about migraine…
I was told if you weren’t constantly throwing up or could handle light it wasn’t a migraine. It didn’t matter that I was getting auras or other symptoms. I’ve been officially diagnosed now, the symptoms have gotten worse, I get the nausea and vomiting afterwards. I can’t stand loud noises, but I’ve always had that issue. The migraines became worse once I resolved another long term health condition with surgery. I guess one pain was masking or overriding the other.
It's time to declutter from within. Daily meditation and prayer helps. Give it a try for three months or so
I sufferd 40 years of hormonal migraines. They lasted up to 3 days, sometimes I throw up to 20 times. You can imagine that I stayed in bed for 24 ours. And the next day like a zombie on the couch. After menopause they became les frequently, now I am almost free of migraines. They last only 1-2 ours and the pain is very minimal. Even sometimes the migraine is only an absent/dull feeling without pain. I always took in account that I couldn’t attent an appointment. The migraine where never the same. When I sought help only preventive medication was available, which didn’t help much. Later when the triptane medication came on the market I was hesitant to ask for it. A colleague had the same problem and she got hormones prescribed which should be used during menstruatie. It helped her a lot. Thank you for telling not to be hesitant to ask for help, although when my migraine was gone I didn’t feel the need to go to the doctor. Maybe also a symptom?
Hmm I do wonder if there's a hormonal aspect to migraines bc mine didn't start until my period began. Thankfully I only get them 1-2x a year, but when I was pregnant I got them atleast once a week during my 1st trimester. It was torture as you can only take Tylenol while pregnant. Thankfully, they went away by my 2nd trimester. After birth I went back to my normal frequency of them.
All that to say I do believe you when you say they can be hormone related. Although the irony is in my family my Dad is the only other member who gets them.
@@cds8249 I won’t say all migraines are hormones related but mine certainly was. Twice a month, fortunate not always with vomiting, that happened a few times a year. But heavy enough to be out of order! I don’t have children so I have no experience with pregnancy.
@emiliat.5881 I am sorry all of us suffer through these. Twice a month is rough. I am sorry you've had that but I am glad to hear post menopause they have lessened much more.
I hope more research continues in hopes of helping those with migraines.
@@cds8249 thank you!
I once hit really hard with my knuckle right at the pain point very precisely few times, and the constant throbbing pain simply disappeared. From then I often resort to this out of annoyance by the pain.
For me drinking 'regular unskimmed Milk' -Coffee with 'Jaggery/Chakku' have help reduce the frequency of occurrence.
I believe Different People might need certain Nutrition/Foods that Other people probably don't need & Also maybe in higher quantity/dose than normal. Maybe because different people might be lacking something in their diet which probably lead to different health issue.
So may try finding certain Food/nutrition that your body's lacking or removing something from your diet that might be a tigger.
Well, mine is behind the right eye so I don't think I'll be trying this!
Mine just randomly appear and I don't know what the causes of it..
Hi thanks for sharing.
That is amazing.
Can you describe the kind of diet you grew up with. Thanks
Well this might work if the pain is setting from the neck, such as cervical instability and neck and shoulder tension
Hi, so I am from South Africa, and my mom used to slice a potato, soak it in vinegar and put the slices omy forehead secured with a flannel cloth, and darken the room. After a few hours of sleep, the headache subsided, the potatoe slices were black and dried out, never had migraine after a few times
That's awesome
But i do suffer in silence. All doctors ive seen throughout my life say notj8ng can be done and all i can do is take sumatriptan 100mg tablets and sleep it off.
Well when i have a migraine i feel at the time that i want to go to sleep for good but thats not who i am and i have a family and child i love and need to protect and provide for.
All i want is help. REAL HELP!
realizing how much we depend on our brain to be ok to have a normal life is both humbling and incredible, to me made me question so many things, we all depend so much on our brains that having this experience makes you feel how it would be wihout it working properly, its really very interesting
Informative, but why would the video use flashing lights and fast moving images? A potential viewer might be triggered by these. They producers should know this about migraine sufferers.
My migraines are triggered by overstimulation of socialization - mainly when people are complaining to me or gossiping. It’s interesting how my migraines are associated with emotions. Rarely do I get them on the weekends. Other triggers include inactivity, lack of sleep, and certain foods (packaged foods and overly sweet foods mainly). I try to prevent migraines by exercising. 20 minutes of mod-intensity work helps mitigate them.
I know it sounds like foolery, but I got a daith piercing in both of my ears . I was having 4-6 migraines every week, completley debilitating. Since the day I got the piercings, over 9 months ago, I have not had a single migraine. I've had basic headaches, but not as many as the migraines. I looked into the few medications on the market and decided against it, same for botox. For $80 my problem seems to of been solved. I hope this helps someone else.
I have had migraines since 2019 which was misdiagnosed as occipital tension headaches. I was so ill that I would just lie on a lounge all day taking different medications. In 2022, I found an incredible acupuncturist. I saw him twice a week for three months and rarely get them now and go back only if I can’t get rid of it probably on average once every 3 months. Try acupuncture. Truly best decision. I am now on no medication was able to return to work.
I have a sad and tragic story with migraines. My dear grandmother died as a result of them, as during that period she was suffering from migraines, and a group of people prescribed the wrong treatment for her, which was to put a hot pot made of clay and Qom. She died and left her children at a young age, and this is what urged my aunts to say: They become doctors, and I also want to be a doctor in order to help people get rid of pain without resorting to wrong habits, knowing that I suffer from migraines only in my family now.
I had migraines from 13 to my 40’s i had statins and acupuncture and tests; I had 1-3 days off work each time. Finally I had a blood vessel bust near my right ocular nerve. Treatment eventually was a spinal shunt. I had high spinal fluid that squeezed my brain. Since the shunt, no migraines; the deciding factor - I had a lumbar puncture (actually i had 5) but the high spinal fluid pressure shows up in the test.
I thought I had sinus headaches for years (and I still get the occasional sinus headache) because they are tied to the changes in weather fronts, barometric pressure, you get the idea. My headaches did not present like a typical migraine, so it never crossed my mind that's what it was. Saw an Ear Nose and Throat doctor to have him look at my sinus cavity. I'm convinced there is a blockage or something. Nope all clear. Saw a wonderful neurologist and they explained how migraine pain can be moderate, can move from one side to the next, and not everyone experiences sensitivity to light and sound. Mine are atypical so I never considered them migraines.