Migraine is a neurological syndrome characterized by altered bodily perceptions, severe headaches, and nausea. Physiologically, the migraine headache is a neurological condition more common to women than to men. The typical migraine headache is unilateral (affecting one half of the head) and pulsating, lasting from 4 to 72 hours; symptoms include nausea, vomiting, photophobia (increased sensitivity to light), and photophobia (increased sensitivity to sound). Approximately one-third of people who suffer migraine headache perceive an aura - unusual visual, olfactory, or other sensory experiences that are a sign that the migraine will soon occur. There are migraine headache variants, some originate in the brainstem (featuring intercellular transport dysfunction of calcium and potassium ions) and some are genetically disposed. Studies of twins indicate a 60 to 65 percent genetic influence upon their propensity to develop migraine headache. Moreover, fluctuating hormone levels indicate a migraine relation: 75 percent of adult patients are women, although migraine affects approximately equal numbers of prepubescent boys and girls; propensity to migraine headache is known to disappear during pregnancy, although in some women migraines may become more frequent during pregnancy.

Migraine is a chronic condition with recurrent attacks. Migraine headaches usually are described as an intense, throbbing or pounding pain that involves one temple. (Sometimes the pain is located in the forehead, around the eye, or at the back of the head).
The symptoms of migraine can be classified into four phases of a migraine attack but not necessarily experienced by all migraine sufferers.

• The prodrome: which occurs hours or days before the headache.
• The aura: which immediately precedes the headache.
• The pain: headache phase.
• The postdrome:

Prodrome Phase
Prodromal symptoms occur in 40–60% of migraine sufferers. This phase may consist of altered mood, irritability, depression or euphoria, fatigue, yawning, excessive sleepiness, craving for certain food (e.g. chocolate), stiff muscles (especially in the neck), constipation or diarrhea, increased urination, and other visceral symptoms. These symptoms usually precede the headache phase of the migraine attack by several hours or days.

Aura Phase
For the 20–30% of individuals who suffer migraine with aura, Visual aura is the most common of the neurological events. There is a disturbance of vision consisting usually of unformed flashes of white and/or black or rarely of multicolored lights (photopsia) or formations of dazzling zigzag lines. Some patients complain of blurred or shimmering or cloudy vision, as though they were looking through thick or smoked glass, or, in some cases, tunnel vision and hemianopsia.
Other symptoms of the aura phase can include auditory or olfactory hallucinations, temporary dysphasia, vertigo, tingling or numbness of the face and extremities, and hypersensitivity to touch.

Pain Phase
The typical migraine headache is unilateral, throbbing, and moderate to severe and can be aggravated by physical activity. Not all these features are necessary. The pain may be bilateral at the onset or start on one side and become generalized, and usually it alternates sides from one attack to the next. The onset is usually gradual. The pain peaks and then subsides and usually lasts 4 to 72 hours in adults and 1 to 48 hours in children. The frequency of attacks is extremely variable, from a few in a lifetime to several a week, and the average migraine sufferer experiences one to three headaches a month. The head pain varies greatly in intensity.

Other features invariably accompany the pain of migraine:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Photophobia, Phonophobia, and Osmophobia and seek a dark and quiet room.
• Blurred vision,
• Nasal stuffiness,
• Diarrhea,
• Polyuria,
• Pallor, or sweating may be noted during the headache phase.

Postdrome Phase
The patient may feel tired or "hungover" and have head pain, cognitive difficulties, gastrointestinal symptoms, mood changes, and weakness. Some people feel unusually refreshed or euphoric after an attack, whereas others note depression and malaise. These symptoms may go away after a good night's rest, although there is no guarantee. Some people may suffer and recover differently than others.

There are two ways to prevent migraine headaches:

• By avoiding factors ("triggers") that cause the headaches
• Homoeopathic Treatment

A migraine trigger is any environmental or physiological factor that leads to a headache in individuals who are prone to develop headaches. Only a small proportion of migraine sufferers, however, clearly can identify triggers. Examples of triggers include:
Stress, sleep disturbances, fasting, hormones, bright or flickering lights, odors, cigarette smoke, alcohol, aged cheeses, chocolate, monosodium glutamate, nitrites, aspartame, and caffeine, weather changes. For some women, the decline in the blood level of estrogen during the onset of menstruation is a trigger for migraine headaches (sometimes referred to as menstrual migraines).

MMigraine headaches are usually diagnosed when the symptoms described previously are present. A family history usually is present, suggesting a genetic predisposition in migraine sufferers. The examination of individuals with migraine attacks usually is normal.

Migraine is a neurological syndrome characterized by altered bodily perceptions, severe headaches, and nausea.
Physiologically, the migraine headache is a neurological condition more common to women than to men. The typical migraine headache is unilateral (affecting one half of the head) and pulsating, lasting from 4 to 72 hours; symptoms include nausea, vomiting, photophobia (increased sensitivity to light), and increased sensitivity to sound.
Approximately one-third of people who suffer migraine headache perceive an aura - unusual visual, olfactory, or other sensory experiences that are a sign that the migraine will soon occur. There are migraine headache variants, some originate in the brainstem (featuring intercellular transport dysfunction of calcium and potassium ions) and some are genetically disposed. In some women migraines may become more frequent during pregnancy.

As described in the article above migraine has multifactor ail causes. Homoeopathy follows an individualistic approach towards patients suffering from migraine we believe that every individual is different and thus a full in-depth case study is the first step. Then referring to the risk factors the individual was subjected too, a particular line of treatment is adopted. The usual conventional treatment provides only surgical option. On the other hand our deep acting constitutional medicine cure the disease in depth rendering the patient free from the disease A broad criterion of how the homoeopathic medicines act in cases of migraine is mentioned below. The response to treatment can differ from one individual to another patients are advised to consult so that the mode of treatment can be discussed pertaining to their particular case

Relieving Symptoms:
Preventing Pain Attacks:
Curing migraine completely:

Relieving Symptoms: Homoeopathic medicines help by relieving headaches

Preventing Pain Attacks: It helps by preventing any further pain attacks usually associated with the diseases. At first increasing the time between episodes, as the treatment progresses migraine is fully cured. The duration of treatment usually depends on the stage of disease, duration of suffering, and type of migraine and treatment response. Patients are advised to consult so that the mode of treatment can be discussed pertaining to their particular case.

• If homoeopathic treatment is sought early it helps in preventing the progress of disease and preventing any complications
• We at DRSS provide our patients with diet charts, exercise schedules and guide them how to modify their lifestyle so that better results can be achieved.
• Our medicines can be started with conventional treatment depending upon the disease state and case.
• Homoeopathic medicines if taken under proper guidance from a well-qualified professional are extremely safe and have no side effects.