Migraine Headaches

A migraine is much more than a bad headache. It can cause debilitating, throbbing, one-sided head pain that can leave you in bed for days. Movement, lights, sounds and other triggers may cause symptoms like fatigue, nausea, vision changes, irritability and more.

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What is a migraine?

A migraine is a severe headache that causes throbbing, pulsing head pain on one side of your head. The headache phase of a migraine usually lasts at least four hours, but it can also last for days. This headache gets worse with:

• Physical activity
• Bright lights
• Loud noises
• Strong odors

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What are the types of migraines?

There are several types of migraines. The most common migraine categories are:

• Migraine with aura (classic migraine).
• Migraine without aura (common migraine).

An aura is a phase of the migraine before head pain begins.

Other types of migraines include:

• Migraines in children (abdominal migraine).
• Chronic migraine.
• Hemiplegic migraine.
• Menstrual migraine.
• Migraine without headache (silent migraine).
• Retinal migraine (ocular migraine).
• Status migrainosus.