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Last Updated: Jul 1, 2011 - 8:08:19 PM

10 Migraine triggers
Whatever the exact mechanism of the headaches, a number of things may trigger them. Common migraine triggers include

Abdominal Migraine

Alcohol and Headaches
Alcohol, which is consumed in beverages such as liquor, wine and beer, is a chemical called ethanol. Ethanol may cause headaches by several means.

Allergy and Headaches
The relationship between allergies and headache continues to be controversial. Many patients with migraine headache attribute their reactions to certain foods as being an allergic condition.

Alternative medicines and Therapies for Tension Headache
nontraditional therapies may help if you have tension headache pain

Commonly Used Acute Migraine Treatments
Migraine is an episodic, unpredictable headache disorder that presents with disabling attacks. These migraine attacks can be successfully treated with acute medications. Some of these medications are available over the counter and are prescription medications. Acute medications fall into general classes of medicines including analgesics, ergotamines, and triptans.

Eating Patterns and Migraine
Perhaps the best migraine prevention diet is one that is as wholesome, fresh and unprocessed as possible, thereby eliminating many of the supposed chemical triggers for migraine. In addition, eat these foods in small portions spread throughout the day averaging 5-6 calorie controlled portions.

Headache Glossary
Migraine Glossary headache 2

Headaches, Migraines, Cluster headaches causes and Treatment
Headache includes migraine, tension, and cluster headaches

Medications and Preventive medications for tension headache
Certain medications taken at regular intervals may reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.

Migraine Headache Treatment
Migraine treatment is aimed at relieving symptoms and preventing additional attacks

Migraine Preventive medications
Preventive medications can reduce the frequency, severity and length of migraines and may increase the effectiveness of symptom-relieving medicines used during migraine attacks.

Migraine Psychological Treatment and Complementary Technique Treatment
Nearly half of all headache and chronic pain sufferers have some degree of depression and anxiety. In most cases, these problems can be managed by a health care provider such as your primary care physician (PCP). But if depression and anxiety begin to limit your regular daily activities or ability to enjoy life, visit a mental health specialist for help

Migraine Test and diagnosis and treatment
if your headaches are unusual, severe or sudden, your doctor may recommend a variety of tests to rule out other possible causes for your pain

Migraine Triggers and Causes
Migraine used to be known as a vascular disorder which iscaused by abnormal blood vessels that affected the brain. It was thought that the blood vessels tightened (constricted), reducing blood flow to the brain, which produced the aura. Then the vessels opened (dilated), producing pain.

Migraine headache Signs and Symptoms
Migraine can occur in four phases. Your migraine may include one, two or all of these phases. You may have the same phases and symptoms with every headache or different phases and symptoms from one headache to the next.

Migraine headache medication - Abortive medication
Many types of medication are used for pain relief and management of migraine headache. Some medicines help prevent headaches from occurring, while others are treat headache pain once it starts. Some medications are used for both purposes.

Migraine, headache, migraine Common Morbidities, migraine diagnosis, migraine Prognosis
These illnesses are now recognized as being common migraine comorbidities

Neuroleptics, Magnesium sulfate medication for migraine headache
These were originally used to treat depression and related disorders

Preventive medication for migraine headache
Preventive or “prophylactic” medicine may help decrease how often your headaches occur, how severe they are and how long each one lasts.

Primary Headache Disorders
Headaches are the main symptom of a primary headache disorder. Your pain and other symptoms are caused by the headache disorder itself, and not from another medical problem.

Secondary Headache Disorders
These headaches arise as a symptom of another medical disorder. More than 300 organic causes of such headaches exist.

Sex-related Headaches often occurred after sex and Sex can Help Migraine Sufferers
Nearly all participants -- 96% -- reported getting headaches from any cause. The same percentage said they're sexually active.

Tension Headache Causes, Triggers and Types
there are three distinct types of Tension Headache

Tension Headache Defination and Symptoms
A tension headache — or tension-type headache, as it's medically known — is the most common type of headache

Tension Headache Tests, diagnosis and treatment
doctor may try to pinpoint the type and cause of your headaches using these approaches

What is migraine headahce and Migraine Causes and types
migraines and other primary headaches arise from disturbances within the central nervous system

Which Migraine Treatment is right for you?
When deciding on preventive therapies, it is important to review with your doctor several important management principles

Why is migraine more common in women than men ?
in the United States and found that approximately 18% of women have migraine compared to 6.5% of men

migraine headache glossary
migraine headache glossary

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