Ever Wondered What A Migraine Really Feels Like? Read This To Find Out!






All of us get headaches from time to time, so when someone says they have a migraine, we dismiss it as “just a headache”. But a migraine is so much more than simply a bad headache. Migraines are among the top 20 of the world’s most debilitating conditions and yet most people know very little about them.
Find out what a migraine feels like so that, god forbid, you get one, you know exactly what to do.


What A Migraine Feels Like?

Your mum and sister might suffer from migraines and yet their experiences could be completely different, as the symptoms of a migraine can vary greatly among different people. However, there are some similarities; typically, migraines are pulsating headaches that affect just one side of the head and can last anywhere from 2-72 hours. Here are some of the other signs of a migraine.

Your Vision Gets Blurry Or You See Flashes Or Flickers

“Problems with vision occur before and during a migraine and affect 99% of all migraine cases”

Vision problems such as blind spots, flashing lights, flashes or flickers are very common during and before a migraine. These vision issues are collectively referred to as an ‘aura’ and often occur between 20 minutes and an hour before the onset of the migraine headache.

If you have a migraine, you are most likely to face some sort of vision problem as studies show that visual effects occur in up to 99% of all migraine cases.

You’re Sensitive To Light & Sound:

“The extreme sensitivity to light & sound during a migraine is caused by increased connectivity in the visual and auditory networks in the brain”

Superheroes that have enhanced hearing or vision can hear the cry of a baby trapped in a burning building or they can see in the dark – it all seems so cool! The reality of enhanced sensitivity to light and sound is that even a sliver of light coming through the door of your darkened room will make you feel like you’re looking into the sun and the rustle of your bedsheets will seem deafening.

Scientists conducted MRI tests on people suffering from migraines and found increased connectivity in the visual and auditory networks in the brain and concluded that this is why migraines often cause extreme sensitivity to light and sound.

You Constantly Feel Like Vomiting:

“Nausea & vomiting affect over 60% of people suffering from migraines and severely restrict the administration of oral medication to control the migraine”
Imagine being aboard a ship that is rolling and pitching on stormy waters without any respite – that’s pretty much what you feel like when you have a migraine! Nausea and vomiting affect over 60% of people suffering from migraines and pose a huge problem – you take medication for the migraine and in less than 10 mins you’ve spewed it out.

Doctors often recommend intranasal migraine treatments (such as a nasal spray) for those who suffer from vomiting during migraines to guarantee absorption of the medication.
You Find The Pain Excruciating And Unbearable

“The throbbing pain in your skull will pulsate in time with your heartbeat until you feel like your brain is about to explode”
While all the symptoms of a migraine are nasty and unpleasant, it is the intensity of the pain that sets migraines apart from all other types of headaches. As first, you feel like someone is pressing their thumb into your eye, which then changes into a stabbing pain like an ice-pick being jabbed into your eye!
The throbbing pain in your skull will pulsate in time with your heartbeat until you feel like your brain is about to explode. Scientists say that throbbing migraine pain is due to the distension of cranial arteries, which increases sensitivity to sensory stimuli.

Our Take:

Although a migraine is technically a type of headache, it’s like comparing the sun to a firefly! People who suffer from migraines often complain that no one understands just how bad a migraine can be which is true enough. For those who do suffer from this problem, there are ways to prevent migraines and for those of you who don’t get migraines, we hope you never do!

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