Many people think that migraine is rare, only occurs in men, but the disease is common in people, often lasting for life.
Migraine is a headache on one side, the frequency of pain on the left and right side is similar. Symptoms usually occur suddenly and intense. Migraine is common but many people still misunderstand and assess the true nature of the disease, leading to treatment delays, causing severe complications of pain, nausea, affecting daily life and work.
Chronic migraine rare
Migraines are common, secondary to the causes of headaches and is one of the most common neurological diseases. The cause of migraine is unknown, but most likely related to genes. Some factors increase risks such as alcohol, artificial sweeteners, caffeine, cheese, dehydration, poor sleep quality, stress, sunlight, strong smell, sudden changes in weather …
Symptoms of chronic migraine are different from batch pain
The only difference between the two types of migraine is the frequency occurs. Episodic migraine usually lasts 14 days or less while chronic migraine (Chronic Migraine) occurs 15 days or more and appears at a continuous frequency each month. The symptoms in these two types are basically the same, including severe headaches, throbbing batches or sudden tingling, nausea and vomiting, light sensitivity, sound or strong smell, visual disorders.
Migraines can progress to chronic. If the pain appears more and more often, patients should go to the doctor to take appropriate control measures.
Men are more susceptible to migraines than women
In fact, women are less likely to have a higher migraine than men. However, migraine in women tends to be more serious, causing greater weakness and longer recovery time than men. The reason is due to changing the concentration of female hormones (estrogen and progesterone) that affect the brain chemicals associated with headaches. When estrogen levels in women decrease in menopause, the disease can improve after this period.
Migraine due to unwavering lifestyle
Many people believe that the cause of migraines is due to lifestyle, alcoholism, psychological obsession, stress … However, chronic migraines are considered to be neuropathy. Lifestyle factors can only activate and aggravate symptoms. Therefore, patients should identify activated factors and continue to continue. Maintaining a scientific and healthy lifestyle such as early sleep, reducing stress, limiting alcohol and processed meat, prioritizing lean protein, fruit, green vegetables … can help symptoms.
Chronic migraine can be completely cured
Chronic migraine is a lifetime, but can be treated and controlled through focusing on changing lifestyle and prevention to reduce frequency and level. To reduce the frequency of pain and influence, patients should go to the doctor to determine the cause and stimulating factor. Since then, the doctor consulted the treatment regimen and advised how to control the disease more effectively.