Frequent
attacks
of
headache,
migraine
or
non-migraine
variety,
have
proved
to be a
pain in
neck not
only for
the
patients
who have
it, but
also for
the
physicians
who
treat
them. In
this
small
write-up,
we shall
limit
discussion
to the
migraine
headache.
What
is
migraine
headache?
Well,
migraine
headache
has been
described
as an
episodic,
paroxysmal
headache,
usually
but not
necessarily
affecting
one side
of the
head;
which
may or
may not
be
associated
with
giddiness,
nausea,
vomiting
or
visual
impairment.
The
painful
episode
of
migraine
is
usually
intense
and
lasting
for half
an hour
to over
a couple
of days.
Causes
of
Migraine:
The
exact
cause
often
remains
unknown.
It has
been
proved
that
migraine
is a
vascular
disorder.
Due to
some
triggering
factors,
varying
from
person
to
person,
there is
some
kind of
vasoconstriction
and
vasodilatation
of the
branches
of the
carotid
artery (
the
major
neck
blood
vessel)
which
leads to
typical
throbbing
and
congestive
attack
of
headache.
While
the
exact
causation
in
unknown,
it has
been
observed
in
practice
that
migraine
is often
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psychosomatic in origin.There are migraine personality and we have observed in a study of a series of migraine patients at our center, that, there is also a common thread in the migraine personality type
Many
independent
studies
at
various
institutes
have
also
shown
that
most
migraine
sufferers
show one
or many
of the
following
behavioral
patter :
conscientiousness,
fastidiousness,
rigidity
of
views,
constant
conflict
between
the
environment
and
self,
high
level of
expectation. |
Migraine
sufferers
are more
females
than
males.
However,
we are
observing
a shift.
Often
observed
to be
running
in the
family,
showing
hereditary
links.
The
symptoms
of
migraine:
Migraine
headache
is a
subjective
experience.
The
commonly
described
pain is
typically
throbbing,
bursting,
hammering,
or
shattering.
The pain
might
start on
one side
or a
spot on
the head
and
spreading
to any
other
place.
Ocular
areas
often
affected.
The pain
is
usually
severe,
intense
and
tends to
be
associated
with
nausea,
giddiness
and
generalized
sense of
malaise.
Many
patients
feel
relieved
if there
is
vomiting.
The
episodes
of pain
are
periodic,
may be
weekly,
daily ,
fortnightly,
monthly
or
irregular.
Migraine
and
other
similar
headaches:
Migraine
headache
should
be
differentiated
from
other
similar
painful
conditions
where
the
headache
could be
due to
high
blood
pressure,
sinusitis,
Trigeminal
neuralgia,
temporal
arteritis,
tension
headache,
etc. A
good
clinician
can help
the
patient
arrive
to a
correct
diagnosis.
Homeopathic
treatment
for
Migraine:
Migraine
has been
believed
to be an
obstinate
condition
to
treat.
However,
it is a
common
experience
of the
practitioners
of
homeopathic
system
of
medicine
that
migraine
is
curable.
Homeopathic
treatment:
Homeopathy
offers
an
excellent
treatment
for
Migraine.
The
homeopathic
approach
to the
treatment
of
migraine
patients
is more
individualistic.
This
means,
homeopathy
believes
that
migraine
is a
personality
disorder
and
hence
the
treatment
should
be
determined
only on
the
basis of
in-depth
study of
the
patients'
personality.
This
approach
helps
treating
most
cases of
migraine
successfully.
Homeopathy
treatment
is
essentially
safe and
absolutely
harmless,
which
may be
taken
along
with any
other
medicine,
if
required. |
