what are some of the more obscure, yet very challenging issues associated with migraine headaches?

Answer 1

I've had some really bad migraines that have affected my speech (migraine aphasia) and vision. I had a friend get so worried about me once that she drove me to the emergency room. I kept trying to tell her that it was a migraine, but I couldn't get the right words out. She was afraid I was having a stroke.

I keep Imitrex spray and Maxalt MLT on hand (NEVER take them together!), just in case I get a migraine while driving. Usually I just take Midrin, but will use one of the other meds in situations where I need to get rid of a migraine fast.

One of the more annoying aspects of having a migraine, that you don't really hear about that often, is the nasal congestion that can accompany it. Then, when I take a Midrin or other migraine medicine, my nose will start running like a faucet (very embarrassing!).

Luckily, I don't have migraines as frequently as I used to. We adopted a dog from the animal shelter 2 years ago and I started to notice that he would become very protective and concerned about me before I would come down with a migraine. I started paying attention and would take a Midrin when the dog would start acting strange---rather than waiting until I would have migraine symptoms---and it has really cut down on the number of full-blown migraines I have had. It sounds strange, but animals can pick up on changes in body chemistry that accompany illness.

Answer 2

The big one and the most obvious is probably the PAIN. Migraine pain is different than regular headache pain.
There is also the issue of nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity, aura, and sound sensitivity.
Another challenging issue would be the correct medication and the cost of that medication. Sometimes, with migraines, it takes a combination of 2 different medicines to combat the headaches. Not everything works for everybody. Each migraine sufferer has to do a process of elimination to find the correct med or meds that work.
Also, as a person gets older, migraine headaches tend to change. At that point, the medicine needs to change with it. And so it begins again.
Hope this helps.

Answer 3

My boss' wife had severe migraines for years after her HYSTERECTOMY. They tried all kinds of causes before figuring out it was a hormone deficiancy that was causing them. She had been on replacement hormones, just the wrong ones. Once they got that straightened out, NO MORE MIGRAINES!!! Strange but true.



Now a question 4 u to consider; Why does it seem that the majority of migraine sufferers seem to be women? Is there a common factor? A woman at my church has had severe migraines for a while now and that thought came out in a conversation some of us were having at church. May now be true everywhere but the majority of people I have heard talk about having migraines have been women. Just something to think about...