Introduction
Migraine are painful, throbbing headaches that lasts 4 to 72 hours. It will affect your daily routine. Migraine is a condition that causes episode of headaches.
Symptoms:
- Throbbing headache either one or both sides of head.
- Nausea, vomiting
- Blurring of vision/sensitivity to light
- Sensitivity to noise
Causes:
- Diet
- Irregular food habits
- Dehydration
- Consuming food containing food additive called tyramine, MSG
- Environmental
- Loud noises
- Strong smells/ Odors
- Psychological
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Anger
- Stress
- Hormonal
- Women can get migraine especially before periods due to drop in their estrogen levels
- Medicines
- Contraceptive pills
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Sleeping pills
- Lack of sleep
Homoeopathic treatment |
Conventional Treatment |
| Reduces Pain | Reduces pain |
| Reduces the frequency of headache | – |
| Permanent cure | Temporary relief |
| Specific remedy for each person selected on the basis of both physical and mental generals | Common medicines prescribed to all persons |
| Natural/potentized medicines | Synthetic/concentrated medicines |
| Nil side effects | Chain of side effects |
Treatment Prognosis:
- Decrease in intensity of pain soon after taking the medicine.
- Acute attacks become less severe and less frequent on the course of treatment
- Treatments helps to overcome migraine headache.
Diet and Lifestyle Changes:
- Avoid foods with additive and preservatives
- Sleep for 6 – 8 hours
- Reduce & Manage stress levels
- Drink plenty of water
- Improve physical activities
