Hari ini, aku sakit kepala lagi…dan memang selalu macam ni ;(. Setiap kali sakit kepala aku datang… aku jadi tak boleh fokus, cepat marah dan selalunya, aku akan tidur. Tapi kalau kena kat tempat kerja, macam sekarang, lagi teruk.. sebab tak boleh nak baring. Sejak aku kerja ni, rasanya ini kali ke 4-5 aku diserang sakit kepala. Ada pernah satu kali, aku panadol dalam beg aku dah abis… lupa nak reload, pastu kena kat opis pulak. Macam lipan kena panas je aku. Jadi tak tentu hala… sambil duk tengok jam, tunggu masa nak balik. Sampai kat rumah, aku terus bantai tidur, sebab tak tahan sangat. Nak bukak mata pun terseksa.
Hari ni, tak ada lah teruk sangat, sebab ada bawak panadol dan pil tahan sakit (poston 500mg) dalam bag. So, masa sakit tadi, terus makan panadol + nescafe. Itu lah resepi biasa aku kalau sakit kepala. Lepas setengah jam, baru kurang sikit, Sekarang dah masuk waktu rehat, tapi aku tak pergi makan. Cari maklumat kat pasal migrain kat site kesihatan berbayar (tapi kompeni bayar). So, kat sini, aku pastekan maklumat pasal migrain. Mana tahu, boleh jadi rujukan berguna kepada sesiapa yang senasib dengan aku ni… dan yang aku rasa tertarik sangat dengan artikel kat bawah ni adalah, salah satu treatment migrain memang aspirin + cafein. Ho ho ho… memang tepat cara aku. Tak sangka aku berbakat jugak cipta ubat-ubat ni (perasan kat diri sendiri )
Migraine headache
Overview
More than 28 million Americans — three times more women than men — suffer from migraine headaches, a type of headache that’s often severe. Although any head pain can be miserable, a migraine headache is often disabling. In some cases, these painful headaches are preceded or accompanied by a sensory warning sign (aura), such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in your arm or leg. A migraine headache is also often accompanied by other signs and symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine pain can be excruciating and may incapacitate you for hours or even days. Fortunately, management of migraine headache pain has improved dramatically in the last decade. If you’ve seen a doctor in the past and had no success, it’s time to make another appointment. Although there’s still no cure, medications can help reduce the frequency of migraine headaches and stop the pain once it has started. The right medicines combined with self-help remedies and changes in lifestyle may make a tremendous difference for you. |
Migraine headache
Signs and symptoms
A typical migraine headache attack produces some or all of these signs and symptoms:
When left untreated, a migraine headache typically lasts from four to 72 hours, but the frequency with which they occur can vary from person to person. You may have migraines several times a month or just once or twice a year. Not all migraine headaches are the same. Most people suffer from migraines without auras, which were previously called common migraines. Some have migraines with auras, which were previously called classic migraines. If you’re in the second group, you’ll likely have auras about 15 to 30 minutes before your headache begins. They may continue after your headache starts or even occur after your headache begins. These may include:
Whether or not you have auras, you may have one or more sensations of premonition (prodrome) several hours or a day or so before your headache actually strikes, including:
Migraine headache symptoms in children Children’s migraines tend to last for a shorter time. But the pain can be disabling and can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, lightheadedness and increased sensitivity to light. A migraine headache tends to occur on both sides of the head in children, and visual auras are rare. However, children often have premonition signs and symptoms, such as:
Children may also have all of the signs and symptoms of a migraine headache — nausea, vomiting, increased sensitivity to light and sound — but no head pain. These "abdominal migraines" can be especially difficult to diagnose. The good news is that some of the same medications that are effective for adults also work for children. Your child doesn’t have to suffer the pain and disruption of migraines. If your child has headaches, talk to your pediatrician. He or she may want to refer your child to a pediatric neurologist. |
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Causes
Although much about headaches still isn’t understood, some researchers think migraines may be caused by functional changes in the trigeminal nerve system, a major pain pathway in your nervous system, and by imbalances in brain chemicals, including serotonin, which regulates pain messages going through this pathway. During a headache, serotonin levels drop. Researchers believe this causes the trigeminal nerve to release substances called neuropeptides, which travel to your brain’s outer covering. There they cause blood vessels to become dilated and inflamed. The result is headache pain. Because levels of magnesium, a mineral involved in nerve cell function, also drop right before or during a migraine headache, it’s possible that low amounts of magnesium may cause nerve cells in the brain to misfire. Migraine headache triggers
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Migraine headache
Risk factors
Many people with migraines have a family history of migraine. If both your parents have migraines, there’s a good chance you will too. Even if only one of your parents has migraines, you’re still at increased risk of developing migraines. You also have a relatively higher risk of migraines if you’re young and female. In fact, women are three times as likely to have migraines as men are. Headaches tend to affect boys and girls equally during childhood but increase in girls after puberty. If you’re a woman with migraines, you may find that your headaches worsen during menstruation. They may also change during pregnancy or menopause. Many women report improvement in their migraines later in pregnancy, but others report that their migraines worsened during the first trimester. If pregnancy or menstruation affects your migraines, your headaches are also likely to worsen if you take birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy (HRT). |
Migraine headache
When to seek medical advice
Migraines are a chronic disorder, but they’re often undiagnosed and untreated. If you experience signs and symptoms of migraine, track and record your attacks and how you treated them. Then make an appointment with your doctor to discuss your migraines and decide on a treatment plan. If you don’t have a treatment plan when a migraine headache strikes, try over-the-counter (OTC) medications such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen sodium (Aleve) or aspirin, or other self-care measures for a day or two. If you don’t get relief, see your doctor. Don’t give aspirin to children under 16 because of the risk of Reye’s syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease. Even if you have a history of headaches, see your doctor if the pattern changes or your headaches suddenly feel different. See your doctor immediately or go to the emergency room if you have any of the following signs and symptoms, which may indicate another, more serious medical problem such as a concussion:
It’s likely your headaches don’t signal a serious medical condition. But in a small number of cases, headaches may be a symptom of a blood clot or brain tumor. They may also signal temporal arteritis — a rare, headache-related condition that usually affects people older than 55 and, if not treated, may lead to blindness or stroke. |
Migraine headache
Screening and diagnosis
If you have typical migraine headaches or a family history of migraines, your doctor will likely diagnose the condition on the basis of your medical history and a physical exam. But if your headaches are unusual, severe or sudden, your doctor may recommend certain tests to rule out other possible causes for your pain. You may have vision tests, a computerized tomography (CT) head scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) — a diagnostic imaging procedure that combines a strong magnetic field, radio waves and computer technology to produce clear images of your internal organs, including your brain. During an MRI, you lie on a special table while detectors take measurements of your head from multiple angles. A computer processes the collected data to produce a three-dimensional representation of your head. If your doctor suspects that an underlying medical condition, such as meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage, is the cause of your headaches, he or she may recommend a spinal tap (lumbar puncture). In this procedure, a thin needle is inserted between two vertebrae in your lower back to extract a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for laboratory analysis. The procedure takes about 30 minutes. You may feel pressure while the fluid is extracted and have a headache afterward because of a drop in CSF pressure. Lumbar puncture isn’t without other risks, including a small risk of causing infection. |
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Complications
Sometimes your efforts to control your pain cause problems. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) and aspirin, may cause side effects such as abdominal pain, bleeding and ulcers, especially if taken in large doses or for a long period of time. In addition, if you take over-the-counter (OTC) or prescription headache medications more than two or three times a week or in excessive amounts, you may be setting yourself up for a serious complication known as rebound headaches. Although these drugs can give you temporary relief, they not only stop relieving pain, but actually begin to cause headaches. You then use more pain medication, which traps you in a vicious cycle. If you’re caught in the rebound headache trap, talk to your doctor. |
Migraine headache
Treatment
At one time, aspirin was almost the only available treatment for headaches. Now there are drugs specifically designed to treat migraines. Several drugs commonly used to treat other conditions also may help relieve migraines in some people. All of these medications fall into two classes:
Choosing a preventive strategy or a pain-relieving strategy depends on the frequency and severity of your headaches, the degree of disability your headaches cause and other medical conditions you may have. You may be a candidate for preventive therapy if you have two or more debilitating attacks a month, if you use pain-relieving medications more than twice a week, if pain-relieving medications aren’t helping or if you have uncommon migraines. Some medications aren’t recommended if you’re pregnant or breast-feeding. Some aren’t used for children. Your doctor can help find the right medication for you. Pain-relieving medications
Since the introduction of sumatriptan, a number of similar drugs have become available, including rizatriptan (Maxalt), naratriptan (Amerge), zolmitriptan (Zomig), almotriptan (Axert), frovatriptan (Frova) and eletriptan (Relpax). These newer agents provide pain relief within two hours for most people, have fewer side effects and cause fewer recurring headaches. Side effects of triptans include nausea, dizziness, and muscle weakness and, rarely, stroke and heart attack.
Preventive medications
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Migraine headache
Treatment
At one time, aspirin was almost the only available treatment for headaches. Now there are drugs specifically designed to treat migraines. Several drugs commonly used to treat other conditions also may help relieve migraines in some people. All of these medications fall into two classes:
Choosing a preventive strategy or a pain-relieving strategy depends on the frequency and severity of your headaches, the degree of disability your headaches cause and other medical conditions you may have. You may be a candidate for preventive therapy if you have two or more debilitating attacks a month, if you use pain-relieving medications more than twice a week, if pain-relieving medications aren’t helping or if you have uncommon migraines. Some medications aren’t recommended if you’re pregnant or breast-feeding. Some aren’t used for children. Your doctor can help find the right medication for you. Pain-relieving medications
Since the introduction of sumatriptan, a number of similar drugs have become available, including rizatriptan (Maxalt), naratriptan (Amerge), zolmitriptan (Zomig), almotriptan (Axert), frovatriptan (Frova) and eletriptan (Relpax). These newer agents provide pain relief within two hours for most people, have fewer side effects and cause fewer recurring headaches. Side effects of triptans include nausea, dizziness, and muscle weakness and, rarely, stroke and heart attack.
Preventive medications
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Migraine headache
Prevention
Whether or not you take preventive medications, you may benefit from lifestyle changes that can help reduce the number and severity of migraines. One or more of these suggestions may be helpful for you:
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Migraine headache
Self-care
Self-care measures can help ease the pain of a migraine headache. Try these headache helpers:
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Coping skills
Living with migraines is a daily challenge. Headaches can be both incapacitating and unpredictable and may interfere with your job, your relationships with family and friends, and your overall quality of life. Although new treatments offer more options for pain management, you may still get disabling headaches. You may also occasionally feel anxious or depressed. These options may help you cope:
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Migraine headache
Complementary and alternative medicine
Nontraditional therapies may be helpful if you have chronic headache pain:
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