What are some different types of migraines?

Question

I get really bad migraines. Severe pain, spots in my vision, loss of feeling in extremeties, vomiting, etc. I find it hard to talk, and I usually crawl to the bathroom. Yet I see other people who are walking around, working, etc. and they say, "Yeah, I have a migraine." I cannot be prescribed certain types of birth control, because I am told I have "migraines with neurological affects."

Are there different types, because when I get one, there is no functioning at all. Yet, when I see someone who is walking around and talking, and claims to have one, I am yet to believe that they are actually having a migraine. So are there different kinds?

Answer 1

Varying degrees of severity. Some migraines are much worse than others. Some last for days or weeks.
Many people think that any headache is a migraine. This is not true. Migraines can be on either side of the head, generally have some indication of onset, auras, tunnel vision, naseua, and extreme pain.
Migraine are in the brain stem and seem to be a chemical regulation deficiency. 3/4 of all migraine sufferers are women. Many women find it is tied to their menstral cycle.

Medication works for some, either taken everyday or on onset. Some find diet triggers the migraine, or stress, or lighting.

Migraines are really not well understood and there is little definitive information about them or how to treat them.

Answer 2

Migraines manifest with different symptoms. Not everyone has the same symptoms that you do with migraines. For example, I can get sensitivity to light and sound, extreme dizzy spells, nausea, pain that radiates, vision changes, intense pressure on my head and eyes, and sometimes, my hair hurts. There are other people who see auras, get ringing in their ears and other possible symptoms. These symptoms may or may not appear all at once. For example, when I was originally diagnosed with migraines, I was having constant dizzy spells with little to no other symptoms. After a battery of tests by the neurologist, it was determined that I was suffering from a type of migraine.

What triggers these symptoms relates to where the migraine starts and how much the blood vessels in the brain are constricted. They can put more pressure on certain nerves and synapses than others.

So it is possible that others are having migraines, yet less severe than yours, and affecting them in different ways than yours.

Have you ever tried going to a chiropractor? I tried every medication available and was even hospitalized for migraines, with no luck. The only thing that stopped them is chiropractic care. Yes, I still get them now, but instead of daily migraines, I get one every other month or less. I would recommend you talk to a local chiropractor in your area to see if perhaps they could help you.