Migraine is a throbbing headache usually on one side of the head. Physical activity intensifies the pain, and the symptoms can vary from person to person and from attack to attack.

Distinguishing headaches is important for its treatment, and only when you define the type of headache will you be able to react in a timely manner, reduce the pain and reduce the frequency of attacks. first determine what type of headache you have before treating it.

These are the most common symptoms and signs that you have a migraine:

1. Aura It usually appears 1 hour before a migraine and is the first sign of an attack. Appears in the form of visual disturbances, sparks in front of the eyes, lightning-shaped line, etc. You will probably notice the image in front of your eyes being cut in half or curved in a certain direction. The aura usually lasts between five minutes and an hour, with a break of 60 minutes before the pain appears.

2. Depression, irritability or excitement - Some people may experience sudden depression, while others may experience high energy and excitement. The association with migraines are all sudden changes in mood, for which there is no obvious reason.

3. Lack of rest at night - If you wake up tired or have trouble sleeping, there is a possibility that the headaches that occur in you are migraine. Insomnia also occurs as a consequence of migraine, so the circle headache - insomnia become like a magic circle.

4. Tearful eyes - In some people it occurs even in the form of tearing as much as when we cry.

5. Hunger - Immediately before the migraine there is an incredible desire to eat, even if you ate a few minutes ago, and most often the hunger is directed to one type of food.

6. Pain in one side of the head, as if something were stabbing you - This symptom occurs in half of people suffering from migraine.

7. Eye pain - Migraine is often detected precisely because of eye examinations, which people complain of swollen and tired eyes.

8. Neck pain - Pain in the neck and shoulder muscles is another symptom of migraine.

9. Frequent urination - If you often have to go to the toilet, it could be a signal that the migraine is coming. It can occur two days to two hours before the onset of migraine.

10. Yawning Yawning is another signal that a migraine attack is coming. Unusual yawning and fatigue are a sign of migraine.

11. Nausea and vomiting - In many people migraine is accompanied by nausea and sometimes dizziness. Relief may occur after the person vomits.

12. Loss of sensitivity - Some people experience a loss of sensation of skin contact in some areas, and some lose, for example, the sense of smell.

13. The sense of smell sharpens - In people who have a migraine attack, the smells worsen the pain, and in people who are prone to migraines, strong smells can trigger migraine attacks.

14. Activity increases pain Routine activities such as climbing stairs or walking can make the pain worse, and exercise or sex can make the pain unbearable.

15. Speech problems - You can not remember some words: Many people with migraines feel that they are mumbling, but in any case contact your doctor to determine that it is not a more serious problem.

16. Hangover after a headache - After migraine, many people feel exhausted, lethargic, have problems concentrating and lose energy.