Men?s Fitness.com offers a couple of tips to help understand your headache?s source and the key to making it go away.
MIGRAINE
Symptoms: Intense, throbbing pain, usually on one side of your head, accompanied by nausea and/or sensitivity to light or sound. Not fun. It’s uncommon for men in their 20s or over to start developing migraines, so if you’ve never had one before, that pain is probably something different.
Treatment: Prescription meds such as sumatriptan are most helpful. So is rest in a quiet, dark room.
Prevention: Identify and eliminate your triggers (the most common are red wine, cheese, and caffeine). Regular exercise has also been shown to reduce frequency and severity.
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I actually started developing migraines in my late teens. Mine come with auroras that occur about 15 minutes at the onset of the migraine and then go away once the headache begins. Usually the only thing that helps me get rid of migraines is lying in a dark, noiseless room and attempting to sleep them off. They?re incredibly painful and it?s near impossible to do anything other than lie in bed until they go away, which could take hours.
Normally I would get a migraine at least once every couple of months, with them occurring as frequently as once a month (which isn?t bad considering some people have them every other day). A doctor advised me to keep a migraine journal to help figure out potential triggers and while I can?t pinpoint the exact cause of the headaches, I have a good idea of why they come on. As the article suggests, caffeine can play a roll in causing some people?s migraines. But as it turns out, lack of caffeine causes mine.
For the past three and a half months, I have made sure to drink a small amount of caffeine per day and I haven?t had a migraine within that time. Granted, one could still be coming, but I feel confident that the caffeine at the very least spreads the migraines out. So if you suffer from migraines, create a journal for yourself (you can use this online one) and you might go a long way in discovering the cause.
