| Headaches are one of the most common reasons | | | | identifying and avoiding problem foods. Some |
| people seek medical help. Headaches are a | | | | sufferers respond to salt, lactose in milk |
| common cause of suffering, but all headaches | | | | and ice cream, cigarette smoke, birth control |
| are not created equal. For example, a | | | | pills, caffeine and tryptophan, an amino acid |
| migraine is a splitting headache that just | | | | found in protein-rich foods. Find out if you |
| seems to set in apparently caused by no | | | | have any allergies. Allergies can cause |
| reason at all. If you have a stable pattern | | | | headaches. |
| of recurring headaches accompanied by nausea | | | | |
| at least some of the time, you probably have | | | | Virtually all headache therapies are designed |
| migraine. | | | | to eliminate, or at least mitigate, pain. |
| | | | Individuals who experience several moderate |
| The symptoms accompany the headache including | | | | or severe migraine headaches per month or |
| nausea, vomiting, or the feeling that light | | | | whose headaches do not respond readily to |
| bothers the eyes (photophobia) or sound | | | | medications should avoid triggers and |
| bothers the ears (phonophobia). Some people | | | | consider modifications of their lifestyle. |
| seem prone to migraine headaches, others get | | | | Some people find that by falling asleep, they |
| tension headaches, sinus headaches or cluster | | | | can actually eliminate the attack. Sometimes |
| headaches. Once the pain of headache sets in, | | | | a separate visit to your medical practitioner |
| it is sheer agony. Headaches are diagnosed | | | | to discuss your headaches specifically may be |
| based on symptoms. No procedure can determine | | | | necessary. |
| the diagnosis. | | | | |
| | | | There are a number of alternative headache |
| If you're not sure what triggers your | | | | treatments such as using aromatherapy, |
| headaches, you may want to start keeping a | | | | acupunture, biofeedback, homeopathy and |
| record. People who get headaches are thought | | | | herbal remedy such as feverfew. Tension |
| to have an inherited abnormality in the | | | | headaches may be helped by taking a 5-HTP |
| regulation of blood vessels. Triggers can be | | | | supplement, or peppermint oil. Individuals |
| divided into different groups, including | | | | with occasional mild migraine headaches that |
| emotional triggers, stress, environmental, | | | | do not interfere with daily activities |
| chemical, food and beverage. | | | | usually medicate themselves with |
| | | | over-the-counter (OTC, non-prescription) pain |
| Though it has been seen that some headaches | | | | relievers (analgesics). There are several |
| does run in families, it's not necessary that | | | | natural solutions that can help you fight |
| children of headache patients will also have | | | | headaches, but the first thing you need to do |
| it. Insufficient sleep, anxiety, problems, | | | | is work out what sort of headaches you are |
| and worries give rise to the tension | | | | actually suffering from. |
| headache. Headaches can also be triggered by | | | | |
| allergies and stress. Although many sufferers | | | | Crucial to the appropriate treatment of |
| have a family history of headaches, the exact | | | | headache is the proper diagnosis of its type, |
| hereditary nature of this condition is not | | | | and migraine headache is a particularly |
| known. Stress, insomnia, over sleeping, and | | | | common form of recurring headache. There are |
| hunger may also trigger some form of | | | | many factors that contribute to the onset of |
| headaches such as migraine. | | | | headache pain and even migraines. Be careful |
| | | | not to overuse any headache medication; they |
| You may have some triggers that start your | | | | are good friends when you need them, but poor |
| headache attack at one time, and then these | | | | masters! Try putting a cold damp cloth on |
| triggers can change. Cheese (pizza) is also a | | | | your forehead or temple (on the side that is |
| triggering factor in some people, while in | | | | painful), or use a frozen bag of peas wrapped |
| others it only aggravates an already existing | | | | in a small towel, as cold compresses can |
| condition. You may find it hard to avoid | | | | sometimes help with the pain. |
| them, but for some people, environmental | | | | |
| changes can trigger a migraine. Some even go | | | | Many researchers believe that migraine and |
| to say that a migraine maybe triggered by the | | | | tension headache are close relatives, which |
| end of a stressful situation. | | | | explains why many headache patients can |
| | | | experience both kinds of headaches, and why |
| Herbs such as Ginkgo and Feverfew assists in | | | | similar treatments can help both migraine and |
| lowering the intensity of the pain. If the | | | | tension headache. Tension headaches often |
| pain is severe, which it frequently is during | | | | start in the middle of the day. Tension |
| a full-blown migraine attack, then you may | | | | headaches may be mild or severe. Some people |
| need medication. Being aware of what brings | | | | report that their tension headaches are worse |
| on your headaches is key to finding drug free | | | | than a migraine headache. |
| relief. Migraine may be, relieved by | | | | |