What Are Migraines?

[@theanatomylab]

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[@e.j.thomas9994]

Why does caffeine help me prevent my inherited migraines? (Which can knock me out for a whole week at a time.) I also have speech dysmorphia, which can last up to 14 days after the migraine has passed. I normally have a strong southern English accent, but when the speech problems happen I sound like I have a Spanish accent. After this starts, I end up not only loosing my speech entirely, but also not being able to understand heard speech or written speech! (So I can't write anything down!) What's this all about?

[@lucashabr1153]

As a doctor (I suppose) do you recommend fixing migraine with brain removal ? Would it cure my depression ?

[@bellbirdnz]

Wisio - If I have to pay for a medical students opinion to get an answer to my question, why not just spend the same amount of money to talk to my local qualified doctor? What do you offer that my own Dr doesn’t?

[@1nonly_adi]

i am a 16 year old boy and have very frequent migraines please reply about how should i prevent it and cure it

[@Flo-799]

I have suffered with migraines since i was 12 now im 51 they have gotten worse.... PS...And i always vomit. I get them most when i go outside for hours or shopping for food,any kind of shopping.🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️😨🤯

[@TheFabyc33]

One of the most horrible migraines is when you wake up with one. You don't have time to take anything before it starts. Feels like you're brain is getting stabbed and your eyeball is getting ripped out of your socket. Hate it when someone who doesn't get migraines think it's just a headache.

[@radioactivel1609]

I dont get migranes, not even headaches, but my little sister does. And holy shit it's horrible that a small kid like her had to experince that much pain! When she was just 7 when it got so bad that she was crying and screaming, she even threw up multible times.

[@MrBlindbird]

You are absolutely right,how many times i had people comment that i probably had a hangover and should drink less...i dont even drink...we're being punnished twice,once with the migrane and a second time by our collegues and/or friends who simply dont understand and simplefy our situation...

[@tsukikaze7777]

your* brain

[@rhondawentzell6959]

Sounds like mine

[@badchunky1]

X-supervisor thought I was exaggerating a regular headache “ Like Bitch!” God I hate corporate world ..but that’s a different subject.

[@Hafsatuuu]

Those who usually have MIGRAINE can actually differentiate when it’s a normal headache and when it’s migraine

[@imthevoice7482]

Mine last for 40 hours or more 😔

[@mikkotan9734]

@@imthevoice7482 jesus christ thats terrible, my migraine only lasts for 3-5 hours and I wanna die already. Cant imagine having it for 40hours.

[@Nina-px4ki]

True

[@justmeherexx482]

Hafsisa Vlogs! Absolutely true. When I tell my husband I’m getting a headache, I have to clarify not a migraine. If I have a migraine he finds me in, or helps me to bed.

[@juliabogajo]

If my head hurts I take an Advil (edit: along with my regular migraine pills), if the pain doesn't go away in 20 minutes it's a migraine and it will only get worse and worse for the next few hours until the point I just go to the hospital for a dose of morphine

[@millersaur]

There’s nothing better than staying up all night vomiting and going nearly blind only to have someone say “dude it’s just a headache chill”

[@ville666sora]

This always makes me want to strangle the person lol. Also I have clinical depression and multiple anxiety disorders and sometimes I just don't feel up to seeing anyone or leaving the house, and some people are like "I know you're sad, but come over anyway. You'll feel better once you're out". No. It does not work that way. Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain. There is more to it than just "feeling sad".

[@myoung6067]

I always get mad when someone just has a headache and calls it a "migraine" lol you clearly don't know what a migraine is then if you think pain in the head is all it is

[@ProudGenXr]

Or when you go to the ER because you're dehydrated from throwing up too long and they accuse you of being a drug addict needing a fix! Thst pisses me off BAD! 😡🤬

[@purpleflametarot39]

@@myoung6067 -Agree. It's a full-blown thunderstorm in your head; light show included. I have to have no light, no sound, and don't touch me unless it's to gently put a hot towel on my forehead!

[@jennifermilligan9208]

That makes me so mad. I'm so sorry for that.

[@maddiemaccheese8170]

No one understands migraines until they've experienced them. I always thought they were just bad headaches, but I never knew how incapcitating they are until I developed chronic migraines. There was a period of time where I got them every 7-8 days without fail and they lasted for a day to a day and a half. They're *miserable,* it truly feels like you're on death's door. But sure "it's just a headache"

[@sanniepstein4835]

This is how I explained them: I once broke an ankle so badly my foot was at a right angle to my leg. An untreated migraine hurts as much as that injury. Plus unrelenting nausea.

[@katechandler8936]

Yep my colleagues learnt the lesson the hard way when I wasn't able to leave work as soon as my aura started... Fast forward to me violently vomiting in the bathroom for several hours.

[@migraineheroes]

Migraine is not just a headache! have a podcast with Migraine Heroes. We talk about a life with migraine, everyday struggles and share endless hope. 💚 Thank you for being such a strong warriors!

[@EmmA-ln9he]

Same goes for back pain. People think it's just soreness but have no idea what a sciatica feels like until it happens to them. I had the unfortune to experience both in my life and I don't wish that on my enemies. It's just a life of start-and-stop mode in everything you try to get done, feeling generally unreliable, having to constantly cancel plans, not being able to complete things on time, and experiencing pain 50% of the time I spend awake. It makes me feel very lonely.

[@SuperButterfly217]

100%

[@CCDYoutube]

The worst thing about migraine is being paralyzed, life has to stop no matter what. No food, no sleep (even if you manage to fall asleep you’re gonna wake up with the same pain). So you’re stuck, just lying in the cold, dark room, wanting to die if you hear any noise or see any light.. Quite an experience.

[@kyliedan7821]

Great description.

[@fandoria09]

It's not a fun one at that. The same is true for me.

[@Easy_name_green_screen]

Try listening to this beautiful quran kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2iQdHuGfq5nq80

[@blue_diam]

I tried to make my doctor understand this and asked her why she couldnt just give me a sleeping pill when my migraines hit. Her response was "that's not the recommended treatment." So guess that meant... "we prefer that you stay up vomiting while making your way to a bucket or bathroom in pitch black bc any sort of light will kill you... may the odds be ever in your favor"

[@FarKHandaReyAz]

Aishhhh i can feel you😵‍💫😵‍💫💔💔

[@candeesolees4765]

Migraine sufferer here. 🙋🏻‍♀️ Bright lights and certain smells give me horrible migraines. Even just walking past Bath & Body Works is a big no no for me. I've always thought that migraines should be considered a disability, as I've missed so much work because of it. If you're a migraine sufferer and you're reading this... You're not alone. ❤️

[@nancylomendez]

When I was in the military, I worked with so many monitors, and my main trigger were smells. My office was next to the break room where they brewed Dunkin’ donuts coffee. I don’t remember a day I didn’t have a migraine. If I drove home at night, I wore glasses because the lights from cars were too bright.

[@jehsshare6396]

And when you took few days medical leave because of the migraine, people give you the look, like you’re just making some lame excuse to slack. I hate it when people tell me, “it’s just headache. I can still work even I have headache.”

[@godislove7500]

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[@raiya86ify]

my co worker had fmla for her migraines

[@witatter1]

@@raiya86ify I have FMLA for my migraines. Thank goodness, too!

[@Simply_Lyly]

I love how this guy explained more about my migraines in 11 minutes, than my neurologist has in 2 years.

[@jadenaomixx]

Same

[@mariapaz6379]

It sucks to pay a doctor more than you usually would just so he could repeat things that you've known for years

[@appletherapy3492]

Yeah. My guess is that Doctors try to not to reveal too much sometimes. Usually to prevent liability or give hopes, so that if something goes wrong. You sue them from misunderstanding or thinking it wasn’t as bad because the descriptions didn’t sound too bad.

[@Leratomogase]

2 years of neurologist appointments seriously sucks but it's not that bad... try 16 years consecutively.

[@7Lisbeth7]

@@Leratomogase same, Chronic migraine?

[@debracherny7929]

I’ve had migraines since I was in college, and I am now 63. I have had thousands and thousands, but mostly when the barometric weather changes. I swear I could be the weather man. I have learned to deal with them, but feel such empathy for people who have them. Nothing seems to total work, however, caffeine works a little and closing my eyes with a cold compress and no sound or light. Prayers for all who suffer. Great video. Thank you!

[@Easy_name_green_screen]

Try listening to this beautiful quran kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2iQdHuGfq5nq80

[@sarahhayes9906]

This is such a sweet message, Debra. I've had terrible headaches since I was about 7 years old. It just dawned on me a few years ago that some of them might actually be migraines. They're terrible, and got even worse after a car accident where someone ran a red light and T-boned me from the right and I hit my head on my driver window. It hit to the point where I'd have to take days off from work, lay in a dark room with my eyes covered with cold wash rag. I had a doctor tell me that nothing was showing up on my scans so I shouldn't be having headaches. 🤯 Your comment reminded me of my own situations and it was sweet ❤️

[@carahindes4341]

It's interesting to me that you say caffeine helps for you - I have come to believe that coffee is one of the triggers for mine! Guess that's the thing that makes migraines so enigmatic: it's like every sufferer experiences them differently. I know one's coming up when the skin around my head and neck feels hot like a fever and my left side facial muscles freeze up. Sometimes I also get this strange detached sense of euphoria which lasts through the whole thing till the post phase. Would be cool if there was a place to record and share symptoms, in the interests of furthering research on the subject... besides the comments section of YT videos 😛. I've often wondered if mine could be somehow related to the 'convulsions', like mild epileptic fits, I had up to the age of 2 due to slight scarring on the brain caused by birth complications my mom had (I was starved of oxygen for a short time). I feel like much could be learned through people sharing their individual experiences, especially with pattern recognition software which could sift through tonnes of info to find potential correlations... Anyways - I'll be thinking of all these people who have them way worse than me next time one comes around 😔🙏🏻🌼

[@TheCoookingStudio]

Mine started in college as well. I am graduated and they are very less frequent for me now. Whenever it does happen I just want to die. Gratefully mine aren’t much serious so they are almost gone while I sleep.

[@Sandrawest64]

Pressure changes affect me, as well. My husband calls me a human barometer. I also live with a supply of ice packs at rhe ready. 🤕

[@alawysh]

Let me try explaining a migraine in my own way. It's a headache that makes the idea of drilling a hole in your head to let out the evil spirits a plausible one.

[@inspire734]

I believe that demons maybe a part of some of these real bad ones. I pull them out of people through hypnosis. They damage organs if they take up residence in one.

[@sanaabida6236]

The most simplest n funniest explanation 😂👍

[@MG-wc6nk]

Ali Al Alshaikh BIG FACTS!!!!

[@popartkatie88]

Literally always think about this when I’m suffering 😂

[@kayleighos]

legit ! feels like hitting your head off a wall would hurt less than the migraine..

[@malint6374]

Someone who knows that feeling when you're lying in bed with a migraine and you can't sleep because of the pain and want to cry so badly but knowing it will blow your head off so you fight those tears and at the same time I feel like if I even THINK MORE THAN A WORD my skull is bound to break in half. Seriously, even thinking hurts. Anyone?? xD

[@lexiraejohn5037]

Currently dealing with that

[@mohammadzakir9936]

have a person who can make a deep back, head and shoulder massage

[@chrissieaghedo1573]

Oh yea. Totally relate to this.

[@wolfhound1452]

Malin T Exactly!

[@daniellehamby4472]

Exactly

[@melanier6167]

I’ve had migraines for 14 yrs and I never met a group of people who know exactly what it’s like till this comment section.

[@hooklynee5851]

I’m literally shouting ‘me too’ for almost every comment

[@ashtron5595]

Migraine groups on facebook are helpful

[@brittanyc5796]

11 years for me for chronic migraines

[@imthevoice7482]

I’m 30 year old, and I din knew the name for it, untill today, its retinal migraine, it’s lot painful, but seeing you all gives me hope, hope to fight against it.

[@BummyGarage]

I get the visual aura never knew how to explain it other than i cant see lol

[@tylove4575]

When my migraine is triggered absolutely nothing helps but a dark room, silence 🔕 and a whole day of sleep!!! 😭😭 missing work and school was crazy!!! But once I'm up, I'm a lot better 🙌🏽

[@lauradurazo8789]

I have to take imatrix and a hot shower , not even a cold pack helps nothing helps but imatrix and throw up

[@RoseHall-e8e]

Sumatriptan changed my life

[@rachelhele7827]

I take sumatriptan and drink plenty of water daily no caffeine or chocolate

[@ryantan9988]

This comments section feels like a support group I found for myself :’) No one understands how bad migraines are better than these strangers

[@acxezknightnite1377]

I agree. I’m 49 and had them since I was 12. They always last 2 days, bad ones last 3+. Hideous.

[@Amber9572]

Yeah I’m lucky of sorts I inherited them so I have a built in support group, but no one else does

[@acxezknightnite1377]

@@ryantan9988 that’s so kind of you. Thank you! Yes, we are walking pharmacies!

[@denissemedina4619]

Fr, before this week I had only had two migraines that I remember, now I’ve noticed that lack of sleep and not drinking enough water are the main triggers for me, I’ve been sleeping 4 hours for two weeks and have had 5 migraine already 😥 I’m seeing a neurologist soon

[@misschocoholic2126]

Migraine + painful period cramp. I hate it so much since my family expect me to cope with it and thought I seek for attention or just lazy.

[@tenadefiant]

The worst is waking up with one and as soon as I open my eyes, it feels like I'm being stabbed in the head. Then as soon as I get up, I'm immediately nauseous, and any sound or light hurts. It doesn't matter how many headache pills I take, nothing helps. Sometimes the only way to get rid of it, is try to sleep if I can, but even then I sometimes still have it the next day or two.

[@8180634]

Someone once explained to me that you have to get the meds in early because once you're feeling really bad your digestion slows or stops, so at that point anything delivered via pills is much less effective. I mostly outgrew the debilitating headaches, but even as an adult they can get bad. I found that taking Advil the second I thin a headache is a possibility really helps a lot. I know we're all different, but maybe for you if you can figure out what triggers your headaches then take your meds on the way to bed the night before if you suspect you might have one in the morning.

[@indiratjongarero1182]

This is exactly what I am going through

[@tenadefiant]

@@indiratjongarero1182 I'm so sorry for you. Hope you get relief soon🥺

[@5150Reaper]

Exactly Me too. Try Botox. It helped with my migraines by 80%.

[@vickiweber4718]

Same here. I don't get sound sensitivity, though, as long as the volume is normal so I'll listen to music to try to get my mind off the pain.

[@searbear16]

The day after a migraine is what I call a “headache hangover”. I don’t have any residual pain in any specific place, but my entire brain itself aches. Like a sore muscle the day after a workout. I love this video! I’ve never heard it explained so well.

[@Mtz2604]

Is like having a strong muscle cramp, like the ones that happen in the middle of the night in your calves? An that muscle feels sore the next day? Yeap.. I call it "my head is crampy"

[@annazaman9657]

Ditto

[@RosiestRose]

Same here. I call it a hangover headache. It feels like a pressure headache..like when I bend down it gets worse.

[@trishalachell]

Yep, I call it a migraine hangover because that's just what it is. I have FMLA at work and I call in the day of the migraine and sometimes I have to call in the day after, because of the migraine hangover I just feel so wiped out and tired from battling the migraine ALL day.

[@Mtz2604]

@@RosiestRose going down for something? Nahh everybody can help me to get this thing up? Hey can you help me pick up this? I'm light-headed today... Everyone gives a hand. Mostly when your peers know you have an awful migraine. But whatever implies puting my head lower than my shoulders will make it pump and dizzy

[@williamdejeffrio9701]

I'm a male and I've experienced migraines for about 25 years. Virtually everything you mentioned here I've experienced. I've also studied migraines at length and much of what you presented here I already knew, but some things I did not. The actual cadaver brain offered me better visuals than I had before.Thanks for sharing this informative video!

[@Joseph_Clark07]

I wish this guy was my doctor and not some other doctor who says “oh take some paracetamol for your migraine headache and you’ll be okay” kinda doctor. This guy is so correct with everything I experienced with my migraine Dose anyone else feels when you have a migraine…it also drains your energy? Or sometimes u feel like you just got hit by a train?

[@christinegakii8642]

I feel your pain.my new doctor only prescribes very weak pain killers.it is my third day on the bed with a numb left hand and vomiting .I regained my proper sight today.time to change the doctor.i really hope there was a cure

[@Joseph_Clark07]

@@christinegakii8642 aww sorry to hear. I’m lucky I don’t get the vomit that much but I definitely get the bad migraine hungover for a few days

[@tinyheart-]

Hey guys, i suffer from migraine aswell and i take pills to make the pain a little less strong and sometimes the pain goes away. They have paracetamol, caffeine and acetylsalicylic acid, i dont think they sell it in the u.s., but you could look for something that contains the same thing. Still, you should ask your doctors if it's okay for you to take that. I inherited it from my mom, and when the pain is very strong, we take a maximum of two pills.

[@Joseph_Clark07]

@@tinyheart- thanks for the advice 😊 yeah we sell them here in New Zealand. Diffently I’ll grab some when I’m at supermarket next time 😉

[@tinyheart-]

@@Joseph_Clark07 No problem!! We have to support eachother since some doctors are not doing it. I think it'd be nice if you buy them, because it really helps me when im in pain. All i do is take the pill (or pills if i can't stand the pain) and try to sleep or lay down in a place with no lights or noise since i only reach phase one and sometimes the phase two and it can last 3 days or more. Just for the record, the bottle says it has 250mg of paracetamol, 250 mg of acetylsalicylic acyd and 65 mg of caffeine. 😋

[@SoCalRegisteredNurse]

I think every manager/boss should see this video as part of their training so when you have to call out with a migraine they actually understand.

[@ginamau5]

Amen! My boss doesn’t understand, I wouldn’t wish a migraine on my worst enemy, but, I definitely wish they could understand what it feels like. It’s debilitating.

[@TheJannaR]

I am a manager, AND a frequent migraine sufferer. So I know what they feel like, and how debilitating they can be. Unfortunately, there are employees that know how to 'work the system' ...claiming they have a migraine, knowing I fully understand 'their pain'. But I've found that most of the fakers seem to get their 'migraine' the day before 2 days off in a row, thus, giving them 3 days off and can return without a Dr. note.

[@clazza65]

So true.

[@godislove7500]

Try reading the bible out loud , it healed my neck one night and made me feel much stronger physically. I believe it can heal anything so do it daily. There's healing scriptures online you can look up or try reading any of it out loud.

[@godislove7500]

Benny Hinn's healing prayer utube videos work too

[@tiesharenee9311]

I’ve been getting migraines since I was a child no one takes me serious or believes the pain I’m in , when I get them I can’t even talk I just lay in a dark room and try to sleep it off and pray I don’t wake up with it the next day

[@annaess3844]

Tiesha Renee hey my love, I understand you. I wanna give you some tips that help me a lot. Next time get a paper towel or rag, soak in cold water, and compress it over your migraine areas while you lay in a dark room and fall asleep. Fresh cold air will help too.

[@rubyomolo2818]

Saaaaame. I just have to pray cause sometimes even painkillers don't work

[@SmallworldsDreamer]

never related to something more in my life

[@nickspieterse4225]

We totally in the same boat

[@poojabiswas5529]

I also do the same...😔

[@kathryndamron3238]

Back when I first started getting migraines in 1982, no internet, no descriptions like this. I am so grateful that better understanding has emerged. Great explanation. Thank you. I rarely get them now, before going through phases with 9 days in a row of migraine. Their frequency has changed over the years. Hope that gives some hope. I had 2 this entire year. Zomig changed my life, after the doctor in SF diagnosed me and he was one of the developers of that drug.

[@tiffanysalazar2599]

The only thing that helps with my migraines is sleeping I need to go to sleep right away to get the pain to go away. Meds don’t work for me after a certain point if I catch it early then I can prevent it.

[@peyman4357]

I thought i was the only one! The most effective painkiller for me is sleep.

[@thenewsletterroom]

It used to work for me, but now, I need something frozen wrapping my head to actually fall asleep. 😔

[@megmcfoo7680]

Same! I usually get migraines when I don't sleep aswell

[@andreaaldanagoch4306]

I do the same, but is so frustrating when you wake up and the pain is still there

[@Sugatron-ft5wo]

For me depends I don't know if it is bc always the pain in the my head its leaded by a pain in my neck, but sometimes i try to sleep and when i wake up the pain its gone, but other times ( which is almost always for me) i NEED to take a med as soon i feel the pain bc if not i would take hours to the pain goes away, and that its like someone is hitting me with a hammer every 3 seconds in the right side of my head.

[@TamaraCW]

This is the most detailed breakdown of a migraine I have ever heard, I've had migraines for almost 22 years and i'm not even 30 yet. I've done several courses of treatment, did lifestyle changes and this is most practical explanation I've ever seen. Having a migraine 20 days out of the month on average is tough. And I say it all the time, you don't walk around saying you have a migraine and can operate normally. It's a life altering condition that people who don't have it will never understand. I was diagnosed with Chronic Complicated Migraine now known as Complex Migraines when I was 19 and it got so bad that I almost flunked out of college and ended up doing 2 extra years. Migraines are NOT just headaches.

[@cu5864]

Mine have always been horrible too but not as frequent as yours. I'm glad you were able to finish school.

[@rashivats1211]

I can completely feel you... I've migraine attacks atleast thrice a week... It has completely altered my life. None of the treatment worked.

[@laurenbrown6588]

Wow, and I thought my 2 to 7 migraines a month were bad. I totally understand how they can prevent you from doing normal things, and I am currently a college student, so I struggle with productivity from them too. I totally agree that they aren't just any old headaches.

[@our_verse96]

Yeah migraine is really complex,, I sometimes have migraine on different occasions (stress/bright light .etc) on the left side or right side and my eyes will get weird aura (like the Dr. said). The aura is different everytime. After the aura slowly going away, I will feel nausea and my head spin a little. The sad thing is, whatever I do to make it stop, nothing helps. Lie down, drink water or even sleep. The migraine stop at it's own will. Hmm that's my migraine story. Yours is kinda bad, I pray for you getting the best cure for your migraine. Be strong! We can do it!

[@TamaraCW]

@@our_verse96 same here. It's something only those who experienced it can know and understand. Thank you. I pray you get the same relief. I pray we who experience it get something that gives us long term relief.

[@Yellow-Rose]

As a chronic migraine sufferer for most of my life, hearing this man speak is like a love letter. Finally someone who understands me!

[@nikkibolkan1301]

Same! Also a chronic migraine sufferer and this video was incredible ❤

[@lesleyannfraser100]

Definitely, never been explained like this before xxz

[@irondisciple2984]

How often do yall chronic migraine sufferers get a migraine?? And how do you deal with it?. I get migraines maybe 5 times a year. The worst one i had was in highschool about 11 years ago. My vision got blurry from one side all of a sudden i was seeing crazy rainbowy colored pattern the sun light was hurting my head i remember my vision dimming down the light around me and seeing a grayish contrast with yellow tint. I felt chills, sweaty and weak ready to vomit. Went to the nurse stayed in the nursing bed until it was time to puke and after that it calmed down and went to bed. This might have been the first time migraine haved developed in me. But it was odd i felt pulsing headache but after barfing the headache vanished. My migraine after that weren't as bad as that one. Just the one eye having a blurr vision that gives nausea pulsing and long lasting headaches that wont go away even if you sleep it off with medicine. Man i hate migraines and headache i rather deal with a severe case of sore throat from the cold instead of a headache. A sore throat you can still do stuff. A bad headache you cant do nothing but sleep.

[@irondisciple2984]

Went back to class* lmao idk why i said went to bed.

[@nikkibolkan1301]

@@irondisciple2984 I get migraines multiple times a week. I take excedrin at the onset and if I dont feel better within the hour I have a prescription rescue med. I've had chronic migraine since childhood and back then I just toughed it out but now that I have 5 kids that's not an option

[@tagmaster9522]

10 minute video is more helpful than years of asking my doctor questions.

[@Sabitar1]

Ok, weird question... But anyone else gets such bad pain they literally start hitting their head or squeezing it as hard as possible because somehow that's less painful and it takes the pain away for a few seconds giving you a slight relieve?

[@vinsimanoj587]

Oh yeah me too..I normally use my TV remote cause the pain from hitting my head is actually far more bearable than migraine

[@herrants6295]

I bang my head on the table , like , seriously

[@monicawolf1592]

I tie a robe belt around my head as hard as I can and cover my eyes. It felsmlike it's holding my head together and makes it tolerable.

[@Sabitar1]

Damn guys, thank you for making me realize I'm not alone 😭 It's so nice to know I'm not the only one who resorts to stuff like this to get some kind of relieve from the unbelievable pain...

[@jaredziebarth8156]

I do that, too. I usually have to apply a lot of pressure to the right temple just slightly above and behind the eyebrow and that takes it away for a while then it always returns so i have to start slamming the side and back of my head with the heel of my hand to make the pain lessen, that works for a bit longer but usually the pain just keeps pushing back.

[@DanielVance]

This taught me more in 11-minutes than my doctors have in decades regarding my migraine pain.

[@JoeWasFound1025]

Ikrrr hahaha

[@aber_kadaber1034]

Lmaoooo

[@abbychapman6667]

SAME WHAT THE HELL!

[@aber_kadaber1034]

UsirRaMaroon nice try but we all know your a Doctor

[@aber_kadaber1034]

UsirRaMaroon okay and..?

[@uniquehandle1133]

This is a fascinating explanation. I have had migraines since I was 10 years old. The longest one I ever had lasted 4 days straight. It was while I was pregnant, so I wasn't able to take anything but Tylenol for the pain. Tylenol does nothing for a migraine, as I'm sure everyone here knows. Bless you all - being a chronic migraine sufferer takes a lot of strength.

[@samanthagordon1725]

Advil helps me a lot with it

[@zanee557]

Yeah it is. Longest one for me lasted for a week straight that was terrible

[@dont4getaboutuss]

I’m a chronic migraine sufferer as well and my migraines became worse while I was pregnant. I wanted to comment to help anyone else who might be pregnant and needs relief from a migraine . As you know you are not allowed to take excederine while pregnant, so instead, take a Tylenol and then drink a coke. Excederine is essentially Tylenol and caffeine. ❤️

[@cellyjohnson]

That’s interesting. I’m a migraine sufferer as well. Surprisingly, I didn’t have a single migraine while pregnant. I was so thankful. A couple of months after giving birth, I had one of the worst migraines ever for about three weeks. It’s like my body was making up for the 9 months I was pain free, smh.

[@claudiacampuzano9034]

I had my first migraine with my 1st child. then not to often after, but with all my consecutive pregnancies it's like the first 3-4 months is horrible. 1 after the other for weeks on end. after my third, Iv had them not to often but I think it was to intense stress I'd been having. my go to cure is always a heavy Coffee, coke is too light. an ice pack on my head, really dark sunglasses, 2 advil or 2tylenol when pregnant. usually the worst for me are the visual auras and severe fatigue after I'm done with one. one time while pregnant I had 3 visual auras back to back lasted like 3 hours it sucked so bad. I used to tough out the headache. but now I just take the advils and am almost normal, it just really depends on how long the aura lasts because it Can be a quick 10 min one or it can last up to an hour for me.😢

[@saraburr3977]

Lifelong migraine sufferer here - this video is brilliant for helping explain migraines to non-sufferers. I've been so lucky in my life to have brilliant doctors (I'm in Scotland) and had tremendous success with epilepsy drugs to contain my migraines to a tolerable level. Lots of love to all fellow sufferers, and to all those who take care of us! ❤

[@crazydrummer181]

I use to get them regularly as a teenager. Im so thankful I haven’t had one in years.

[@Hirahahmed3046]

Get Hijjjama done..2 to 3 sessions...u will be amazed

[@DeepakKumar-tz2yg]

Can u say how can I get cured by migrain

[@ObjectiveAnalysis]

I’m also in Scotland but have only been prescribed amityptaline and sumatriptan, neither of which help. Do you mind sharing which drugs you have been perceived?

[@saraburr3977]

@ObjectiveAnalysis Hi! I feel your pain, I struggled with Triptans not working too, I'm so sorry you're having no relief. I still take Amitriptyline too but I was referred by my GP to Neurology and they added in Topiramate (an epilepsy drug). I've been SO lucky that these two together have massively reduced frequency and severity. Topiramate can have some nasty side effects so if you go onto it you are monitored quite closely for the first few months but I had no issues at all - again I was very lucky. It's been literally life changing going onto Topiramate. I really hope you manage to get some help, a life with migraine is so debilitating. I wish you all the luck in the world ❤️

[@Summerme233]

Migraine literally makes you feel like not living. A true torture. Sometimes mine is so bad that I end up vomiting multiple times. Having consciousness in that moment is living hell. I'd rather be asleep or be in a coma. It's just that bad... you know it's going to be a bad one when it starts off with a blurry vision in one eye. 🤪

[@ChiodosBlowsDogs]

And, the vomiting just seems to make the pressure in my head so much worse probably from all the muscles contracting and blood rushing to my head it's like there's a gong in my skull every time my heart beats.

[@christslove8121]

I ditched caffeine cuz I hated the withdrawal headache every day. And every time I took my multivitamin in the morning the headache got much worse so I quit taking that too and problem solved. The liquid orange flavor multivitamin didnt give me headaches so I switched to that for a while. Then started juicing bitter tasting leafy greens cuz they taste like vitamins like collard greens I juice them. I will send a link for a Christian healing prayer video hopefully it helps you.

[@christslove8121]

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[@rickyiswhite117]

Drink NyQuil when you get one. Helps me sleep faster

[@shinysweety9822]

I personally just vomit to get it over with, or I‘m just gonna tremble intensly and feel like shit for the next 1 - 2 hours

[@ventibreeze6648]

I’d be in pain for hours, having to lay in the dark in one position, feeling sick, if I could be sick then I would feel a little better. People who don’t have them don’t understand, a migraine pain may go away but I would feel dizzy and lethargic for days afterwards, they are truly awful.

[@savageazn69]

I've felt dizzy and lethargic for three months now after my last one, and have had to do multiple tests and MRI's, i cant get rid of the feeling.

[@AverageAlien]

Yeah I have a few headaches but these comments sound pretty extreme. So I guess I've never actually had a migraine

[@dri_driella1227]

I couldn't imagine I hate being sick to my stomach and having pain I could imagine going through it my husband has them very bad.

[@savageazn69]

@@dri_driella1227 In all honestly, the pain is do bad and I can't even work anymore, I sleep 14 hours a day and when I wake up I feel as though I've been awake for 24 hours straight

[@wysiwyg2006]

yeah i have had them at work and no one understands, i have to go sit in the loos where the cubicle is darker or in my car until i feel better, i hydrate too and have a nurofen

[@seminky5341]

The most painful part is when you feel it behind your eyes.

[@Becka_Harper]

The feeling that someone’s trying to pry my eye/s out with a dull rusty spoon.

[@jessicapaduano5220]

One time after 4 day migraine and was pulsing behind eye. All of a sudden my eye filled with blood and migraine went away. Vision was fine, but the pounding was so bad that it ruptured something behind eye.

[@DeeL3]

Omg yes!!!

[@DrMuslimah]

That can be Cluster headache not migraine , get it checked

[@kmaster7833]

True, im feeling it right now, help meeeee

[@lornadonohoe7806]

The book 'Migraine' by Dr Oliver Sacks has actually saved my sanity during my darkest times as a migraine sufferer. It's quite old and out of date now (re: treatments etc) but it is marvellous at conveying the extraordinary complexities of the condition. The author's interest, warmth and understanding (the best medicine!) are evident throughout the book.

[@Paperpulpy]

Great book.

[@mariecarie1]

Oliver Sacks is such a great author. He’s really good at explaining hard-to-explain medical issues

[@ripdapip5000]

I've been to 14 doctors, 4 MRI's, I've learned more watching this than what I've been told about my migraines my whole life, thanks youtube :)

[@ret381]

Me too, it’s incredibly frustrating that this knowledges out there and doctors aren’t using it

[@josi4251]

If you haven't heard of them, the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago saved my life. Two visits and I have been almost entirely migraine free since 2008. While my insurance covered it, I would have mortgaged my own soul to go there. Dr. Diamond is an American hero in my book.

[@amberleroy8792]

Amen

[@amy121209]

@@josi4251 What kind of treatment have you been on?

[@cherryzz_]

SAME.

[@good_brake]

I'll definitely be sharing this with my non-migraine-suffering friends so they understand why I sometimes suddenly have to totally cancel all my plans with them.

[@CM-vm7zg]

As a migraine sufferer this was the most accurate description I’ve ever heard of what it feels like. Thank you.

[@natalyestrada4000]

I got diagnosed with migraines in middle school and have had them ever since I can remember, Ive had scans done of my brain and have kept journals, Ive missed days of school, Ive struggled through exams and study nights simply because of them. To this day, I still dont have an answer for why I am prone to them, anything will trigger them and they come and go both unilaterally (which are the worst) and bilaterally. I do not wish this on anyone. My best friends will always pack medication for me for our roadtrips in case I get them because thats how spontaneous and frequent they are, I am so thankful I have supportive friends who are always prepared for me.

[@melia96]

People think migraines are a joke… a simple head ache… I had a manager make me go to work because they said I can work with a “head ache “ and I fainted with a full restaurant… it’s not fun! Send your managers these videos. They need educating 🥰 I’m with you!!!!!!! Sending love ♥️

[@denagustafson6070]

Your boss does not sound like a very nice person (to put it mildly). I hope you’ve found a better environment in which to work. Stress is not good for migraines sufferers. Hope you’re learning some new techniques to help you cope with your symptoms! Edited: original comment about the boss was tamed a bit.

[@monikafaferek2702]

Luckly my boss doe's not make a problem when I have to stay at home with migraine . Two hours after taking a medicine I feel ok again and can work remotely which is very comfortable for me.

[@theofficialjohnballfoos]

As someone who gets migraines, the feeling of dread that you get when your vision goes all wacky is unmatched, almost as bad as the headache itself

[@threefortytwo23]

100mg of Sumatriptan and 2 Aleve RIGHT AWAY

[@mr_oreoman]

I once thought that I was going blind when I had a silent migraine for the first time. I started going blind in my right eye, which happens every time I have a migraine, and so did not think anything of it at first and went to lie down. But then I noticed that the head throbbing was not coming in after 20 or so minutes so I started to freak out a bit with the thought that maybe I was going blind. Soon enough, though, my eyesight resolved itself. For those few minutes, it was one of the scariest things ever.

[@2.00.2]

@@threefortytwo23 exactly! i wouldn’t know what id do without sumatriptan. it helps so much with the pain

[@threefortytwo23]

@@2.00.2 I'm recently on Propranolol, 40mg nightly. It's cutting down on the number of headaches, markedly.

[@2.00.2]

@@threefortytwo23 i’ll talk to my doctor that sounds amazing

[@marilynh22]

Migraines are the worst, yawning while literal tears of pain come out 🥺 the sound of white noises attack your brain 🥺 not being able to sleep because of the tension… the nausea 😔 but the aftermath of taking a nap & waking up new again is awesome. I don’t take my normal self for granted after that 😩

[@marilynh22]

@Free Of Achohol 🍹 omg thank you!!!

[@chriswoods1955]

I hate when I yawn.Yawning used to be so relaxing now I feel like I'm getting my skull cracked open.The white noise makes me want to pass out its horrible ..

[@marilynh22]

@@chriswoods1955 omg yes the absolute worst 😔

[@brianonabike4130]

The next day after a migraine gives such a new lease on life. Or once you can tell when the migraine is finally breaking! It’s the best (in some sadistic way).

[@rebeccadela407]

Ugh I hate migraines 😩😩😩 I suffer from the like so much I'm already drained 😭😭

[@sandraash8044]

To anyone who experiences migraines I would say give acupuncture a try. I used to have horrendous migraines, pain, nausea, vomiting, unable to eat or drink, confined to bed for 3 days, unable to tolerate any light or noise. I took a variety of meds over the years, none were successful. I finally had a course of acupuncture which cured me. I have a fear of needles but I was so desperate that I gave it a try, and the needles are so fine that they do not hurt at all.

[@JM-rz3iu]

What did acupuncture do for u

[@sandraash8044]

@@JM-rz3iu after a course of a acupuncture, I think it was about ten sessions (and I must add, with one of the best in the UK), I went from having a very severe migraine every month for about 15 years to having none in the 20 years since then.

[@sambyf2445]

@@sandraash8044 so happy for you that you found a way to manage this :)

[@JM-rz3iu]

@@sandraash8044 none at all after acupuncture?? Does acupunture hurt? I’m just now seeing this

[@Easy_name_green_screen]

Try listening to this beautiful quran kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2iQdHuGfq5nq80

[@nosodiumsalt]

I once had a migraine attack so bad I was not able to speak/form coherent sentences or words. I will never forget this. It was hell

[@poodle5421]

That might be a stroke

[@5roundsrapid263]

I get that when I have a bad one. I get weird fever dreams and can’t think straight at all.

[@zelinknalu6912]

These are basically all my migraine attacks so I understand your pain TnT

[@jonhattanrai]

I had one like that, and I felt one side of the head heavy like for a week, and I usually tend to have trouble with words when I have migraines, but that one, is the hardest one I've ever had. I have never experiencied something like that before or after.

[@ljones98391]

@Sundenbock. I’ve had that several times. The first couple of times my friend put me in her car and rushed me to the hospital because the symptoms are very much like a stroke. Finally on my last trip the doctor said it is a hemipelagic migraine. Yes, it mimics a stroke which in my case effects my speech, cannot form coherent sentences. My thinking was slightly off but it was mostly my speech. Very confusing until I found out it was a migraine.

[@Gonzy1122]

I find that the only thing that helps my migraines is me literally sleeping for hours. Drugs only do so much.

[@divinelove1531]

Me too.. I have to close my eyes an be in complete darkness...

[@ckbee]

@@divinelove1531 Me three. Had a migraine yesterday...slept for 10 hours straight in complete darkness and woke up this morning feeling a lot better.

[@kimberlybeach5646]

I get mine in my sleep

[@endeavor1664]

A school nurse was once chill enough to send me home for a migraine so that I could sleep it out like this, nothing else is enough 😔✌️

[@mikeemike6515]

this used to help me, but now, even after a good night's sleep, I'd still have the pain when I wake up.

[@LorrdGrim]

Anyone else had a migraine that was so bad each time u take a step your head feels like its about to explode, and the more u walk the worst it gets. Well i had one and it made me cry for hours

[@ladystrange7791]

Alpha_Shooter yes, also feels like my bed is shaking as if someone is sitting down on it at the foot of it & as if someone is walking into the room (like the floor would vibrate when someone walks in, especially heavy footsteps…hope this makes sense). I’m not hallucinating & when it first began happening I just thought it was my parents or son coming in to check on me as they usually do when I have a migraine. But when it occurred repeatedly & no one was there, I finally realized what was happening. It’s something to do with the blood pressure/throbbing. I feel it strongly when trying to walk, just as you said. But also feel it so strongly lying down that it feels like everything around me is moving. It’s crazy. I just take my migraine medication, diffuse lavender& peppermint essential oils, listen to one of those migraine binaural beats (you can find them here on KZbin) & try every massager in my box of massagers until I finally pass out & go to sleep. I understand the tears. I used to cry too. Now I’ve had them so long I just realize my body is trying to tell me it needs something & until I/we figure out what it is, I have to give it rest or it’s going to be even worse (this I know for sure from experience). Hang in there & take care of yourself. You definitely aren’t alone.

[@paes14]

Yeah sometimes I’m completely fine than I stand up from where am sitting and I get this horrible unbearable pain and walking like that is the worst

[@ari505]

This was my 2 years ago I had the worst migraine of my whole life, I've started having them in my teenage years, but this one was specially bad I fell down on my living room floor begging my husband to take me to the hospital beacuse I could take the pain my head was pounding and I felt it was going to explode any moment. As I threw up all the way there I was thinking this is it I'm dying in a moving car with my eyes completely closed filling this bag with vomit 😓😓😓

[@iiCounted2134]

yeah

[@LorrdGrim]

@@paes14 i get those every time i get up been years

[@tabbathacook1781]

I’ve dealt with chronic migraines with auras for over 35 years. I’ve had almost every type of prescription including Botox for treatment. I get these type of migraines from having scarred tissue on my brain from a TBI. I was struck by a motorcycle at the age of 13 months and I have packing in the front right side of my head. I suffer anywhere from 20-28 days a month with these. So thank you for helping me to understand these better.

[@micahcarpenter1341]

Me: Has extreme pain when seeing light, eyes hurt horribly, head is in immense pressure, feels very nauseous, wants to scream but can’t. My mom: iT’s A hEaDaChE fRoM tHoSe vIdeO GamEs!

[@theanatomylab]

😬

[@nippletea6000]

Cause you always on that damn phone

[@theanatomylab]

@@nippletea6000 😬

[@theanatomylab]

@Nyminh 😬

[@feminico2613]

"See what video games have done to you"

[@piperfaust8062]

I’m only 13 and I was diagnosed with migraines last year, And I swear- I take meds for it and when my friends get a headache, they sit down and complain- while I’m over here feeling like satan is eating my eyes and soul. 🥴

[@kristelannongyot7252]

Did you undergo a ct scan?

[@sparkequinox]

Had my first ones at that age. They get far less frequent with age (now 29).

[@funtimes6844]

I was diagnosed when I was 5 😳 so yes I have been having these horrid migraines for years and years bec I am 13 now. Same age as u

[@MlSS.S]

It is my prayer that you will outgrow it eventually as I did. I know what you're going through. I'm tearing up as I'm writing this because no child should have to go through this. It steals so much of your life. I remember being paranoid a lot, especially when a special occasion was coming up, like my birthday, or Christmas, or if I had a big performance coming up with the choir I was in. I would worry that a migraine would come on and completely shut it down for me (it actually did happen a few times 😢). Please don't give up. There will be light at the end of this tunnel for you one way or the other. I speak that on your life. 💖

[@funtimes6844]

@@MlSS.S omg I cried reading this😭 Thankyou so much for responding to my comment, you are the most wounderful person ever and I completely understand how special occasions were ruined because of migraines. Your comment made me feel so happy to know that I am not alone, thankyou for the prayer, I’m preying too. The thought of having a migraine actually scares me because of how painful they can get and how much stuff has been ruined by them. Your kindness will be remembered, and your thought that you put in this comment was so nice and I am so great full for people like you. (And yes I actually did cry when I read your comment😢☺️)

[@dannahbanana11235]

Some strong perfumes and forgetting to eat are my top two migraine triggers..

[@brandiemrenak220]

Mines light sensitivity and not eating

[@roxannegil5539]

Girl yes! Especially the old lady perfumes

[@dannahbanana11235]

@@roxannegil5539 Yes!

[@raygale4198]

For me it was that pungent diesel smell and jet fuel smell at an airport, which was rather inconvenient as I used to fly a lot as part of my job. Probably also dehydrated and hungry at the same time due to the flights

[@dudessjoddie]

Not eating enough definitely for me!

[@queenofcrows]

One clarification: not all migraines include a headache. Many of us get all or many of the other symptoms, but not the horrible pain. It's common for someone experiencing a 'silent' migraine to be rushed to the hospital with the fear that they are experiencing a stroke or brain tumour because they have all these weird symptoms.

[@thevoidisshining]

I've had silent migraines where there is just a really weird feeling in my head and body and I feel uneasy.

[@queenofcrows]

@@thevoidisshining I'm glad you've been able to ID them as migraines! Instead of assuming you're reacting to something observable (eg "I feel weird; I think the meat I ordered at the restaurant was a bit off. I'm going to call the restaurant and complain.") You might also be experiencing other related symptoms, such as difficulty reading, or short temper, or confusion - only you would be able to tell for sure. And it's really hard sometimes to notice migraine symptoms when you're right in the middle of a migraine ;)

[@alexandrajackson8766]

Yes! I suffered from bad vertigo for years. I was tested for everything. I didn’t know what it was. Then I was finally diagnosed with migraines. And it all made sense. I also get face numbness and tingling. I’m sensitive to light, nauseous and dizzy. But I rarely experience an actual headache.

[@thevoidisshining]

@queenofcrows ever had a silent migraine! Now those are weird. I learned about them a couple of years ago, it makes me feel like I drank too much caffeine and lights and sounds are sooo sharp, with a hot feeling in the head and irritability. Foe the longest time, I thought I was just a bitch 😆

[@migraineheroes]

Silent migraine is real and stands as one of the variations of a migraine condition. I have a podcast with Migraine Heroes. We talk about a life with migraine, everyday struggles and share endless hope. 💚 Thank you for being such a strong warriors!

[@reneeho4634]

I found my migraine family here. 😭😭😭😭 Friends and family, stay strong together !!!

[@coach714]

For all those that get severe headaches and migraines, having someone that doesn't get them tell us that it must feel like a headache is similar to a guy explaining pregnancy pains probably feel like bad gas.

[@frogprincess412]

I have suffered with migraines since I was about 11 so just over 30 years and I learned more from this video than I have over the past 30 years. Very informative.

[@constancymulenga9358]

Felt like you were describing me

[@ndc2022]

Same pinch

[@svexsal]

My migraines have changed over the last 27 years. First I experienced everything, each ones of those phases I was aware of. Now I only experience the Aura and the postdrome. Sometimes I'll get a tinge of the pain. I'm so glad for this video!

[@day6hwaiting708]

This also has been the case for me. I usually try to manage it before it grows into a fullblown migraine. Experience overtime just makes you hyper aware of possible signs. So I take paracetamol when I'm suspicious of the migraine starting, I can't take the risk so I just take it in case, which doesn't necessarily get rid of the migraine since the postdrome is there but I can at least go about my daily tasks although you can't really do intense activities like critical thinking.

[@Sigyd]

Ah, yes. "Here's what can cause migraines" "Basically literally everything. Good luck"

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

I mean it's not everything and most people only have a few of these so unless you got a bad one you can at least control it to some degree. A bad one would be something like "the weather", "odors", or "emotional stress".

[@Sabitar1]

Yup pretty much. I have all kinds of triggers, some inconsistent, others that occurred when combined with something else, etc. I just go by the Premonitory phase because tracking the triggers is not always super effective.

[@Toruk_Makto17]

@@Sabitar1 this is random bit does apple juice make you feel pain 💀?

[@Sabitar1]

@@Toruk_Makto17 Don't drink it that often, only when making drinks but so far no. Biggest known triggers for me are hunger, neck pain, or a lot of chocolate on an empty stomach.

[@blazefairchild465]

I was so happy that after menopause my migraines came less often. Hormones have settled down but when I have to take them for other issues they flare up & I get a migraine. My husband got them as well. We found taking a long bath & getting a massage making love help us . I also take Imatrix as soon as it starts. Now we are both retired early & both get maybe every other month with me less with him. I can not use any scented products,& the strongest we use is bleach in the white wash & have windows & outside door open. I also can not eat any salad dressing with a white base for some reason that triggers a migraine if I just smell it. I am just now in my later life able to smell flowers. I at Rex is amazing stuff. When I was younger working with a migraine that lasted for days my Dr told me to go to the ER for morphine, I just went home , didn’t want to show up all the time looking & becoming an addict. Well that’s the good news avoid every thing that triggers you &have what ever you take for it and when ever in starts on your left side take your meds. Don’t. Be like me all ways waiting to see what kinda head ache is coming until it’s coming on fast & hard.

[@taylagaddis6707]

I have chronic migraines and it’s honestly such a miserable thing to have. Edit: Im glad everyone can share their experiences here to see no one is alone with such a widely disregarded issue such as chronic migraines. I hope everyone finds peace and comfort eventually.

[@merryb6646]

I have chronic migraine too. Truly aweful. Used to have up to 5 migraine days a week, now down to one and they are less intense. Finally on injectable med that helps, along with nurtec for rescue. Hopefully you'll find something that helps break the cycle soon!

[@taylagaddis6707]

@@merryb6646 that gives me so much hope I have them almost every day of the week with different triggers from temperature to even ginger it really is hard. This gives me hope that I will find peace within this. Thank you so much

[@merryb6646]

@@taylagaddis6707 I am sending so many good thoughts your way. I found a neurologist who really listened to me and was great. Had to jump through a lot insurance hoops to get the right treatment, but I got there. Primary care doc also helped me out with some free samples of nurtec until I could get all the approvals I needed. There is hope for sure.

[@Wyntah888]

You guys should try the daith piercing.imma get one cause I’m too busy to be so sick

[@brandonproctor3639]

It's horrible, I know.

[@julie_eva]

I've suffered from migraines for 22 years. I've seen multiple doctors, but NOT ONE of them has EVER explained migraines in such a clear, visual and vulgarized way. Thank you!

[@moheebsaad1918]

Migraine caused by herpes, take Acyclovir

[@suzannehartmann946]

You have had doctors that explain them?

[@julie_eva]

@@suzannehartmann946 Yes, but they were vague and mostly focused on treatment options.

[@Ishant2401]

my name is Dr. Rohit Thakral & am a migraine consultant from India, We treat migraine within 1 month.We can send you migraine medicine from India.If you want to order from us? Call or Wtsup paid consultant [phone] on this number

[@tamar73736]

The actual cause of a migraine headache is a partial dislocation of the head in relation to the atlas. The only science that knows how to fix that consistently is the new field of Nerve Signal Interference Removal based out of Oklahoma.

[@GoalsandNotes]

This was one of the Best and educational videos I have watched about Migraines. I went to a neurologist before due to a severe migraine for 2days straight lying only in bed but he even didn’t explain half of what this video said. But before I went to the doctor, I have already researched what probably my migraine type is and it seemed I have MAD-Migraine Associated Vertigo. And when I kept track of the last 3days before the onset of the migraine attack, I written down everything, from foods I ate, from the location of pain on my body, what activities i have done, and to my surprise, almost half of what mentioned here were all my trigger factors, food, smell, light, neck pain, PMS. So I have finally avoided the triggers, even before the time I usually encounter the onset, and now I can say that my migraine is manageable without being dependent on any prescription drugs.

[@shanmarie4122]

I didn't realize the language thing was classified as an aura. My number one sign I'm getting a migraine is just what I've always called brain fog. I can't get through an entire sentence. I forget words, or how to string them together, and it's incredibly frustrating.

[@tatchik77]

It's so scary when that happens because you realize you can't say the word you are trying to say.

[@Kim-bp1kb]

Exactly the same for me. I teach high school and have had to explain this to my kids because I will suddenly have a day when I can't process anything I'm trying to say. I've had classes before that were able to identify a migraine before I did, because of this exact symptom. I never realized it was classified as aura either. Its nice to know I'm not alone 👍👍

[@angelicaolan4869]

OMG yes!! It's like I can't think straight like something is blocking my brain from working lol

[@lmdrn06]

Same! I’m so glad I saw this! My grandmother had Alzheimer’s and it creeps me out so bad when this happens, but maybe it is bc of this! It would make so much sense. Another weird one that I get, is I will sometimes right before getting one, have to pee every 2-5 minutes for a couple of hours, and not just a little, a lot!!! It’s freaky!!

[@gamerp1g]

My speech will slur. I also get some numbness/tingling sometimes and it happened in my tongue once and that was freaking great. I went to a counter to get meds and the guy asked me something. I have no idea what I actually said/sounded like but the guy was concerned lol

[@misslesslie2235]

There are times when my migraine is so bad that I think to myself..."If I had a gun I'd blow my head off!!".

[@jesper3785]

Please don't!

[@Couldnteventhink]

I punch myself or gouge at my eyes.

[@Bettinasisrg]

I tell people that when you're having a migraine someone said "drink this rat poisen, it'll get rid of it" I wouldn't hesitate.

[@Couldnteventhink]

@@Bettinasisrg I'd be on board too.

[@itchyscratch3829]

Yes there's been a few migraines where if someone passed me a loaded gun I would've shot myself!

[@JustinLHopkins]

I can’t stand the lack of empathy when people say “When I get a migraine, I just work through it.” Then you didn’t have a migraine. If you’re able to stay at work in a functioning capacity, you don’t have a migraine, period. They are absolutely debilitating.

[@Silveirias]

I absolutely agree that it's annoying when people don't take migraines seriously. That being said, it depends on the person how well they can function. Not everyone will have the most extreme symptoms. I never vomit, and if I really need to I can usually power through the migraine despite the pain. I mean, I absolutely prefer to take meds and sleep in a dark room, but I can function without. It's miserable and painful, but I personally am usually able to function and work even without meds.

[@stinkee2]

Just kidding... Don't kill me!

[@jayligrace1587]

They don’t just “go away”

[@samalberino669]

I feel you man I have chronic migraines and I take Amitriptyline or Elavil for it prescribed by my neurologist and they are absolutely debilitating especially for me because I never know which is a migraine or medication toxicity because they both have similar symptoms the only key differences are inability to speak, stand, talking gibberish, inability to see, cognitive impairment, hallucinations, lethargy, and palpitations respectively of course... the similarities are nausea/vomiting, photophobia, and phonophobia... and I want to put it out there so I’m not judged from people assuming I did drugs for saying drug toxicity I have epilepsy and am taking multiple medications for it and my body metabolizes certain medications differently for example Lamictal one day my levels could be normal the next day they are so low that I could have a seizure or the next day my medication levels are so high I become toxic

[@JustinLHopkins]

@@Silveirias You’re lucky. If I even move a finger I get nauseas. I also get the cold sweats. It’s a traumatic experience. I’ve been on Topamax for about a month now and it seems to be working. Fingers crossed.

[@740am]

Actually got emotional watching this. It explained so much and makes me feel so seen.

[@danielaastete4409]

Doctors should have the ability to explain things like this.

[@tuiguy-williams7087]

Daniela Astete they can??? But don't unless you ask for an in-depth explanation...

[@nicolebancov7492]

Daniela Astete the most are not interested or don’t even know about it really. I always knew more then them. Around 24 years ago I went into a special migraines & epilepsy center in Europe. There I got the most information from, I’m still hanging on to it with updates of course

[@Anglosaxon69]

Has anybody tried Botox I don’t know but I’ve seen it on television I don’t know if it works I wish something would

[@kwentongkrimenTV]

Just take this ibuprofen and you'll be fine

[@CoralVictoriaful]

Tui Guy-Williams But they don’t. I’ve gotten more information about my fibromyalgia from an ophthalmologist than my rheumatologist. Doctors don’t care. They just had you a sheet of paper with basic google level information because they want to push patients in and out as fast as possible.

[@user-lz4mh7tl6f]

I started having migraines when I entered into puberty. I always knew when my period was about to begin because I would start to feel the beginning of a migraine on the right side of my head. I suffered with migraines every month like clockwork. I had to have a complete hysterectomy when I was 52 years old. After the hysterectomy, I never suffered from a migraine. I am now 65 years old and still don't have migraines since my operation. 🙂 However,....... I also started taking Magnesium, so I think that has also helped.

[@destinyhornik4356]

Makes me wonder if you have Endometriosis or PCOS. Some sort of reproductive desiese that affected your hormones. That's exactly what happened with me and I finally got diagnosed with PCOS. All women have similar symptoms with migraines and entense cycles with heavy bleeding.

[@elizabethmuller9242]

I too stopped having migraines when I went through menopause at the age of 44...which is pretty young. My father had died unexpectedly of a heart attack and from that point on, I never had another period. I had recently married and wondered if I had become pregnant! But no: it was "instant menopause" due to shock. And was I ever glad: my periods were very heavy and 7 to 10 days long. ( I underwent uterine ablation twice for it.) My migraines were so painful that it made me want to shoot myself in the head. From 2002 when Dad died until now, I haven't had another migraine. I do get ocular migraines in my left eye from time to time which limits my vision, but there is no pain associated with it and it is of short duration...an hour at most. Stress is the trigger with those. It happened a lot when I was working (I was a mail carrier for 30 years before retiring in 2012). It has only happened a handful of times since then.

[@laislovespink]

That’s happen to me!!!

[@jennyprasad1087]

I have headache too now before my period being in my 30s

[@asiaasia912]

Same here I was in middle school getting migraines next day period on

[@janelr5854]

Chronic migraine sufferer here! This video is SO interesting! I've never had auras explained that way, not even by neurologists. It explained a lot for me. I always thought I didn't have auras because I never saw the weird squiggly light stuff. But thanks to this video I now know I DO have language auras! I always knew it was migraine related but I didn't know how.

[@mrskirbylives2364]

SAME HERE! I just recently recognized that the tingles I get happen just before it is about to be a migraine but I had no idea that my language issue was related to my migraines. Now I know to pay attention when I start forgetting all my words.

[@rhondablevins4466]

I have both auras and speech issues. The auras aren’t always the squiggly lines. Sometimes it can be ping-ball type lights or even a “tightness” in my brain. But by far, the language difficulties are the most common.

[@NicoleJohnson-fq1mo]

Same... :(

[@pammcguffey626]

I had never heard the weakness referred to as an aura either!

[@turquoiselaura8390]

I get the squiggly lights and blobs of fuzz with my Focal Auras

[@DominikPavel-fk2wb]

I was diagnosed with ADHD since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be used globally for treatment of certain health challenges.

[@NetaZjdb]

Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.

[@Tierneycristian]

YES very sure of Dr.alishrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

[@CathieGomez-mp8sk]

Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the morning after. So no hangovers. No depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now have a more calm mind

[@TomSanders-qv8bv]

Yes he's Dr.alishrooms. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.

[@AnnaRoth-pb8xv]

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

[@brittanyking4155]

I'm laying in bed with migraine, with my earplugs in, realizing how damn LOUD my entire body is. Breathing, heartbeat, stomach. Even blinking is LOUD.

[@monika1883]

I experience this as well!

[@sdsures]

I have chronic migraines and can't sleep. I end up sleeping during the day and working at night.

[@kali6753]

Yepp, me too. Everything is so loud, literally, everything. In these phase im also very sensitive to light, i can't think of food, just drinking water. Im always taking a hot bath, that helps me a lot and i love to be in a dark room.

[@yishai720]

UGHHHH YESSS

[@emirhussain6084]

Britt n others, ur everything has been sensitized, and there would be no cure to that hmmm!!

[@Shiningstar589]

People here who don't have migraines don't understand the feeling of suffering in it and it irritates me most. Pls migraine and headache is different

[@SimranjeetKaur-xh2np]

Exactly.. People think like we have normal headache

[@izzystopa9381]

i hate it so much when i tell someone i have a migraine& they’re like oh u mean a headache. like no i dont ive been dealing w this since i was 5 years old kindly stfu

[@BullishBananaTrader]

I didn't know it was a competition to be in more pain...

[@izzystopa9381]

@@BullishBananaTrader its not a competition, just about people invalidating others pain

[@musicaldramaqueen]

Wait the people here without migraines irritate you, or the people who without migraine's who are diminishing your suffering irritate you? I'm definitely sorry for what you go through. I'm here to learn about migraine to see if there is anything I can use to help my friends.

[@mathewhastings9485]

It’s amazing that the brain not only learns about itself, but explains its own functions.

[@levikiddd]

i was thinking the same thing when he was tracing the brain with the metal tool. I was like wow the brain is talking about itself..

[@umbrellacorp254]

Great

[@hedgehogthesonic3181]

@AvengeVoltaire How is that?

[@ohmareshah]

@AvengeVoltaire yeah, tell us

[@JustOneCalorieNotEvilEnough]

I believe that is metacognition.

[@KatrinaGressett]

I've had migraine since I was very young. This is one of the best explanations of what happens during a migraine. I've watched the medical establishment go from "Migraine isn't a real thing" to "here are all these different treatments lets see what works for you." There is still a lot of misunderstanding by primary care physicians, and my most significant hurdle is simply getting refills of the medications that work. Doctors seem to think that migraine is something you treat for a month, and then it's gone when it is, in fact, a lifelong neurological condition that will need consistent treatment my entire life.

[@captainchaos3053]

Yeah I get the refill issue all the time. I also vomit so hard I hurt myself. I have I hiatus hernia caused by migraine.

[@Denbrr]

Yeah I had a friend who had chronic migraines, as well as her Dad. Her doctor didn't believe in migraines. This was in the 90s.

[@nicolewright1768]

The best explanation that I have ever gotten about this migraine. I feel like I go through a 5th phase when the fatigue and depression set in. I usually feel like I just fought a great war and is left with invisible battle scars.

[@misslesslie2235]

YES!!!! I usually say I feel like I've been run over by a truck. (A semi-truck)

[@TheBeccarebecca]

Sometimes the hangover phase is the worst.

[@debbim3509]

@Nicole Wright I call it my migraine 'hangover'. Almost as bad as the migraine some days.

[@debbim3509]

@@TheBeccarebecca 100%

[@Kim-bp1kb]

@@TheBeccarebecca YEESSSSSSSSSS exactly!

[@unicornsarereal4254]

40 yrs of migraines, debilitating ones, and this was THE most concise and informational explanation ever, thank you

[@jackhappens]

3:23 Migraine triggers: EXISTENCE.

[@jessicagomes2902]

GOD this is so true. I usually just wanna cry but I don't because it'll only make the migraine worse 😭😭😭😭

[@milesbarn]

One of my most important triggers was the color white. As you can imagine, it is present everywhere thus it triggered my headaches almost daily and would turn into a migraine monthly. I had stiff muscles in the neck and a very tired feel in my muscles over my whole body, was completely repulsive of light sound and touch, experienced an “exploding” head, especially when I would sit or stand up so I had to stay in bed. The smell of something, like tea, bread, fruit, or food would make me throw up. The color white was tied to multiple other triggers, all sensory, which were related to situations I experienced as a child which made me experience complete loss of control. Like being forced to stand outside in the snow in bare feet. Rediscovering and reliving these experiences as an adult, resulted in the triggers being desensitised and I am migraine free for 9 years now and treating people with headaches and migraines with the same method.

[@Fuccimtired]

And a chronic migraine sufferer who didnt get many answers in their childhood, THANK YOU!!! I feel like I know myself so much better now and that I'm able to take better care of myself

[@lesleywillis3650]

This is so validating and makes me feel not crazy. Ppl never understand when you try to explain migraines

[@evalynkazlauskas3819]

I straight up used to fantasize about drilling a hole in my head to release the pressure from migraines 🙄

[@jenevarider3316]

I relate to this so much 😭

[@allisonb7467]

Same

[@collymonster]

Me too. And lie there silently wishing for death

[@mozthe1]

I always think of trepanation when I get a migraine

[@bethanyselvage5577]

Or banging my head into the wall until I pass out

[@streamerVSnoun]

This video gave me great comfort. When I was diagnosed with my optical migraines, where most of my vision goes to complete TV static, they didn't tell me any of this. I thought it was slowly giving me permanent brain damage over time as I get language and motor auras sometimes with a migraine. After many a brain scan they said nothing could be done. I was really sad and hungry the last few days and feel a lot better mood wise after it let up. Thank you.

[@sgracem2863]

Why does throwing up relieve symptoms of a migraine? Also why do I feel extremely exhausted and tired after a migraine?

[@sabeenshahzad5946]

Exactly even i don't understand....my pain gets worst if try to hold in vomit...as soon as i puke the pain starts to fade

[@misscarra]

Yes, wondering too. I hate being nauseous ...I just lay in the dark waiting to vomit because I know I will feel a little better

[@SaraCasal]

I hate to throw up, but it does help somehow! I just need to sleep after, it's only bad when you have to get up and puke again and your stomach is empty and hurts so much.. I'm always exhausted the day after and super sensitive to smells!

[@geddinixan255]

@@SaraCasal lights off windows and doors shut, bottle of water (your stomach needs to stay filled with at least a sip) and a bucket next to the bed. Put some water in for the smell. Ear plugs and a wet towel on your neck and forehead can help, too.

[@lunagrace2872]

Well think of a migraine like a cold for your brain. So when your migraine is done, your brain and body have to recover from the stress and pain. So being tired after a migraine is quite normal.

[@Sayali.Sawant]

Does anybody has migraine such that you feel like drilling a hole in your head and get everything out?

[@ramadaxl]

Frequently :-/

[@ryanjones2297]

Yes, and it tends to pulse when I move.

[@eyesofwater123]

Oh yes 😭

[@allah___maadarchod]

sadistic satisfaction

[@butzibuu]

I always said it like i want to drill a hole inside my head so that the air can escape and the pressure is gone

[@cookiepop123]

Does any one else burst into tears sobbing from the pain? Crying helps me it releives some pressure but not a very professional thing to do at work where I suffer a lot. I also feel very nauseous. Going for a poop really helps too it's weird.

[@Hiraganja]

I'm the opposite. I've always had migraines, even as a small girl. Crying now triggers a migraine. Doesn't matter if it's happy or sad crying. I do sometimes cry while having a migraine but it always feels like my eyes are gonna pop out! Also laying on my stomach with head propped up will cause it or spinning :(

[@anna-mariadickmann7032]

@cookie I can totally relate!

[@mayastic9570]

Crying makes it feel worse for me. the pressure from the stocked breathing and pushing tears is hell. Good thing I don't tend to cry even when in pain.

[@iHeartBratayley]

Crying will make it feel better for me whilst I’m crying but once I stop then I feel the pressure in my head and feel worse and obviously more tired so I get a bit of relief whilst crying but then it gets worse once I stop crying

[@TakaiDesu]

Yes pooping helps me too but usually i dont poop much

[@maggiemarshall8105]

Just had my first migraine last night. This video provided all the information I was looking for to understand what happened! better than any article I read the past few hours

[@mirashivillacruz3272]

Shoutout to my girls who experience menstrual cramps and migraines both the same time. Stay strong to us

[@kaybmendoza]

Currently. 🎯 😩 the absolute worst.

[@bebinaphurai2297]

your comment is me everytime😭😭😭 n those without migranes never understand us

[@kibrown24]

Literally the worst

[@tahlee6664]

It's frustrating and depressing... I usually cry, which still increases the migraine.

[@jaymivanzyl7195]

Endo period pains & a migraine = Story of my life 😩😭

[@TheRealLadyMagnus]

So glad I found this video. Not one person in my life understands this.

[@paigedygert7051]

I'm sorry. My friends and family are super supportive. I understand you, and send you a hug and a nice ice pack.

[@KB-ct7th]

@TheRealLadyMagnus~ and doesn’t that just suck? I am so sorry, I have just bulldozed past that part. My brother thinks you can summon them at will!!? As if you want to. Do you think any of those people would do you the courtesy of watching this video? If not, I’m sending a 30 day supply of hugs, cups of tea when you’re up for it. Have you discussed with your PCP? Ask for a referral to a neurologist if you haven’t been. They have better meds, bio-feedback, CBT, hypnosis etc these days. Have hope, if your people aren’t supporting you, get some new ones. Good luck🤞

[@rebeccariegger1132]

The only way for my migraines to go away is to go to sleep, takes about an hour but I'm blessed I can actually sleep when I get them. I didn't realize how many people couldn't sleep when they get one :(

[@kingstone2457]

I can’t sleep when I get it u are lucky every time I would go to sleep

[@swatigupta2894]

Yea sleep in stage 2 because once u enter stage 3 its HARD to sleep.

[@krtmn40]

lucky

[@rebeccariegger1132]

@Molly Cardaci I'm sorry thats so awful. I do know about waking up with them in the morning and when that happens i cant go back to sleep . I don't take medication anymore but sometimes i think i should.

[@jlc5535]

I wake up with them sometimes. I take a shit tonne of aspirins and codeine and sleep. Nothing else works for me.

[@MPWEST83]

I have suffered from severe chronic migraines since I was 8 years old. It is extremely debilitating. I have three of four auras when I get a migraine, the visual and sensory auras being the most severe. I lose my eyesight, and half of the time I get a tingling and numbness in my arms. I have tried so many different ways to try to treat/prevent them from happening over the years, but the only thing that seems to help is Excedrin. Not even that takes the migraines completely away. I have tried to do extensive research on migraines, but I have learned more from this video than I have in all my research put together. So thank you for posting this video...

[@scdl-m2z]

Title: “what are migraines?” Me: *H E L L*

[@monicalivesforchrist5901]

Hell is way more worst.

[@morgand.schrader1121]

@@monicalivesforchrist5901 Have you ever had a migraine?

[@scdl-m2z]

@@monicalivesforchrist5901 honestly, I’d rather go to hell than have a migraine. They are literal torture. They make you want to gouge your eyes out with your bare hands and pour molten metal into your brain. They hurt so much you literally have to refrain from shoving a pen through your eye. You’re in so much pain that you want to cut your tongue off and drown yourself in your own blood. It’s difficult to not put your head underneath the wheel of a truck when you’re having a migraine. The pain is so intense it makes you sick and unable to move, because the slightest movement makes it feel like your head is imploding

[@natiteshe1108]

@@scdl-m2z yes! I totally agree with you because i also have migrain. Oh god such a horrible thing to have😫

[@AdaraAhab]

Right!!!!

[@marenjones6665]

When I first learned that some people never experience headaches I got so mad. I've had migraines my whole life and I find this completely unfair.

[@richonfen]

I had migraines after doing sports, and everyone else didn't. Now I have migraines every day after having surgery and the rest of the treatment for brain cancer.

[@wolfhound1452]

Maren Jones I get them from time to time. Light and sound bother me then. Sleep is my only relief.

[@holly.7971]

Sorry about that

[@danalewis9240]

I’m always in utter amazement when someone says “I don’t get headaches” -:- like ever ? Wow I wonder what life would be like without headaches. Suffering from migraines since the age of 10 it’s been 43 years of them. And even when it’s not a migraine,I have some sort of headache daily. Rare to be headache free for me.

[@inspire734]

@@richonfen Look for my post with my e-mail a few post above yours. I might be able to help you.

[@chelseaannan9377]

Thank you! 20 years of migraines and all sorts of doctors and this is the first time it's explained properly and the actual triggers. I knew it was hormone related!

[@lavanya-dm]

Thank you for this video. Being a migraine sufferer since 30 years. Mine stay for 3days at least and sometimes for a week! This video helps understand the condition a little better. I’ll keep a track of what might have been the trigger from now on. To help alleviate the condition sooner.

[@FaithHayes-xu3ir]

What's your remedy if it takes more than three days?

[@Influx27]

I love how listening to facts about migraines makes mine come closer and closer. It's like a dog that heard someone say her name.

[@elmadinisweden]

haha same; i am afraid to read or talk about it

[@sheritapressley6173]

The minute it ended my left eye started ticking and I swear I’m getting a charley horse in my jaw.

[@justinefarrow3972]

YES! Such a good metaphor. I hardly dare speak of them

[@eminemilly]

@@sheritapressley6173 sounds like electrolyte imbalance. Dont forget sodium since medical system has demonized it

[@eminemilly]

Please lookup stanton migraine protocol on facebook. Or angela stanton migraine book. The throwing up migraines are caused by fight or flight hormones building up. Exercise before it gets to that point and some extra water and sodium after is the only way to release those stress hormones before it gets to that point. And all migraines are electrolyte imbalance because people with migraines have more neurons in the sensory organs of the brain so require more electrolyte and water. We are more sensitive to carbs and sugar and modern constant assaults on the senses. Make sure to eat potassium heavy with meats and vegetables and lower carbs. Depends how bad yours are. Please believe me i wish more people would try this protocol or at least parts of it and get some relief. Modern medicine is never going to admit diet can help prevent so many things and it depends on the person/genes. They just tell everyone to eat this crappy high carb low fat low sodium diet. And there are studies showing migraineurs excrete more sodium in the urine and are more sensitive. And higher sodium lower carb intake was correlated with fewer migraines in another study. There's too much info but trust me migraineurs have so much in common with things theyre sensitive too but a strong smell or pressure change or stress doesn't have to cause a migraine when youre very properly hydrated and ate enough good food. There's just different degrees of severity, i can get away with cheating and having some sugar if i take sodium after (glucose draws sodium out of your cells) while some people have to be on a more strict protocol akin to a keto diet for epilepsy. Hope this helps someone

[@concernedcitizen4374]

After a migraine, I’m left with a migraine hangover.

[@kimberleyp7999]

I call it a migraine hangover too!

[@mctingle2011]

After a migraine, I have another migraine from surviving the 1st migraine.

[@daiseighelliott]

I had the worst migraine for about a week straight and yesterday I felt this It felt like I was hungover and was going to be sick but now I’m fine, glad to know I’m not they only one who felt this

[@pagecarlee626]

The "Postdrome" symptoms for me are extremely like a hangover and include a minor headache, extreme incoordination, exhaustion and feeling like a unique muscle soreness that I can only describe as being akin to a few days after a car accident.

[@Amphybun]

Pre migraine, migraine followed by migraine hangover ....it all sucks

[@robertasliutas2903]

In my family, me and my older sister have it. I used to have migraine attacks 1-2 times a month, but for the last 4 weeks *it's been 3-4 times A DAY!* The majority of the time, the attacks hit on full power and the pain gets so bad that it seriously gets you thinking "If this won't stop soon- I will jump off the roof because I can't take it!" I am literally in a hopeless situation, because my migraine stops me from doing anything. I just sit at home dreading for migraine to start, dreading to experience aura as a warning for migraine. It's horrible

[@Miyabiko]

These were the best 11 min I ever spent. I wish my neurologist was able to explain my migraines to me like this. I can finally understand what is going in my body and where the migraines actually develop. Also very interesting that my aura migraines are not so common. Thank you so much for this video, I definitely subscribed to learn more. Also loved that you actually showed the effected areas on the brain.

[@elaineedgar2913]

I couldn’t stay with this man, I simply wanted to know how to avoid them. Am an over thinker. In 1962 my then GP (in UK) now dead l hope, said when I consulted him about my migraine, ‘oh I thought only intelligent people got migraine’ . May have something to do with my being a woman of colour and he a racist.

[@tammysteward9702]

@@elaineedgar2913 Horrible! I’m in the process now of doctors determining if I’m experiencing migraines. I go to the veterans hospital so they are never in a rush. And I do feel like women of color are often under diagnosed. I’m sorry that happened to you!

[@elaineedgar2913]

@@tammysteward9702 by the way I meant to write that my new and very young GP has prescribed Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 400mg per day. I take between 200&300mg most days and there has definitely been fewer migraine. Please try this.

[@tammysteward9702]

@@elaineedgar2913 thank you for that info!

[@elaineedgar2913]

@@tammysteward9702 you are welcome. All information, good or bad, should be shared.

[@Serveanthesia]

I call the day after my migraine my “migraine hangover” because i just can’t function right, it’s like an aura but after the fact (difficulty finding words, fatigue, difficulty concentrating) - been getting Botox for 7 years now and it’s great. Before that had a C2 bilateral ganglioneurectomy to try and control my headaches because they just wouldn’t respond to -anything-

[@sara_sherant]

I get the hangover effect with mine too! And my eyes hurt for a couple days too.

[@_GreenSkies_]

I was about to type the exact same thing! "Migraine hangover" is like the only way I can adequately word it when I still need to not be at work after a migraine, or when I go in but i'm functioning at like 50 percent.

[@chelseaosullivan7279]

I’ve always called it that too!

[@legion4698]

Kathleen what you described is my everyday life

[@M3Niki]

I call it that too. Only ppl who get them will understand. I legit will sleep in bed all day/night. Like, do not disturb. I'll see you tmrw.

[@sddRd68]

I spent YEARS trying to figure out what I was eating that causes my migraines. Well, I have several triggers but my main 3 are actually what I am lacking: 1)lack of protein 2)lack of water 3)lack of sleep. Other triggers I have are: hormones, low pressure systems, and changing altitude (like going over a mountain). Also hypertension causes some, too. So now, as soon as I feel an aura, I start thinking about if I have had enough protein, etc. Certain triggers I can control so I no longer get as intense as I use to but I still have chronic migraines. My mother said that I started complaining about “the funny lights” and headaches when I was in preschool yet I didn’t get diagnosed until my 30s. If your child complains about funny lights, they might be trying to describe an aura so that would be worth asking their Doctor, especially if they are complaining about headaches, too.

[@SanjanaRanasingha]

Useful! 💙💙💙💙🙏

[@vera3443]

i’ve been having migraines for two years now! 😣😣 i wanna know how you figured out your triggers,, i haven’t pinpointed mine yet :((

[@sddRd68]

vera, it can take a long time. Start a journal and write down what you did that day and what you ate. Do it everyday, regardless if you feel fine or not so you can start to see a pattern. Also keep track of your menstrual cycle. How often do you get them?

[@vera3443]

Sheila De Ruig that’s also one of my problem. i got diagnosed of pcos six months ago ☹️ i got better but for this month, i’m already six days late for my period. 😔😔 i tend to have migraines whenever it’s exams week at school but apart from that, i have no clue. thanks for sharing btw!

[@sparkequinox]

As a young teen, cheese and chocolate for me, not so much now.

[@madelynemagdowski5750]

Thank you so much for this video. I have a rare type of chronic migraine I just got about a year ago. This explained more about parts of my condition better than all my neurologists have. Migraines are sometimes so painful you can’t imagine you can still be alive and experiencing that kind of pain so at least now I know what’s happening biologically.

[@State2statebby]

When my head hurt it’s like a heartbeat and I can’t move because every time I move it feels like it move too and hit the inside of my scull

[@sheritapressley6173]

You wanna tell people. “Slam you thumb tip in a car door and imagine that pain in your whole brain”

[@wilsonchin8307]

When I was in the army I had one of those migrain before and had to go though a bumppy road back to base. It was not a good experience I collapse from the exhaustion of the pain after reaching base.

[@brittneyhernandez1083]

Bending over sucks too.

[@irajabbasi4441]

YESSSSS

[@matthewdrysdale260]

@@wilsonchin8307 damn, that sounds like a nightmare.

[@bubbywubby2438]

Finally got diagnosed with 'Ocular Migraines with Aura' about two or three years ago after many more years of going back and fourth between doctors as a kid (im an adult now). The doctors I've seen never really explained to me what a migraine actually was or what it does either, so it was so refreshing to finally listen to a video like this and i would recommend doing more research into migraines if you have them a lot. I get migraine attacks frequently and the longest attacks I've had have lasted for almost a week straight, but for me the pain isn't really the worst part of it (even if it's hellish, I've learnt how to manage the pain with medication and whatnot) it's the before and after parts that get me the most. I get visual disturbances (flashing lights, blind spots and a plethora of weird things that can get annoying), my mood drops, i feel fatigued, loss of appetite, cravings for random things, my anxiety gets triggered for no reason (even though the migraine attack is the reason) and after the attack is over i get the 'migraine hangover' which is literally one of the worst things about it (for me) and it can last for days depending on how bad the attack is, it can vary, but at the worst it makes me completely spaced out (feeling like a zombie) and i can't concentrate, sometimes i can't form words or think properly, it triggers derealization episodes and overall it leaves me with no energy whatsoever so i can't leave my bed without feeling weak. So yeah. Migraines suck A LOT and they're very different to headaches (which can be painful on their own but are definitely not on the same level).

[@loryh4994]

I get the aura first… floaters, blind spots, distorted periphery (i see only what’s in front of me). A dark area and ice over my eyes intermittently helps.

[@lisam7169]

@@loryh4994 me too. Only I can't see until the spots or flashes disappear. Usually lasts 30 mins for me. But have them at least twice a month. I put a pillow or something dark over my eyes and listen to music until it passes. It does suck tho. Nothing or atleast no treatment that I know of will ever make them permenantly go away. Good to know there are people with the same problem as me though. :)

[@kristel6647]

I’ve had occular migraines since I was a teen, still find them frightening all these years later, I also get the blindness from nowhere, without the headache and without waning, the headache migraines for me are separate. Frightening when I’ve been alone with my newborn and the blindness is coming on, even happened once with my two as toddlers at a soft play, having to explain to my then 2 year old to stay close as I won’t be able to see you in about 5 minutes. Had to hope it passed fairly quickly And just waited it out sat in a chair holding my newborn. Horrible, and I doubt anyone there would think anything was wrong. Terribly frightening

[@notahamsterr]

That was the most thorough explanation I’ve heard about migraines, and I’ve suffered from them and been to numerous doctors for over 20 yrs. This is a great video to send to people who think migraines are just “really bad headaches”, or family who want to understand what’s going on in your body while you’re curled up in pain.

[@1115kokoko]

Thank you so much for the video. from my perspective, the depth and severity of my migraine is more towards my left side than that of right side. It is horrible with nausea, vomit and hypersensitive to light and sound. Feels like I am depressed and don't want to show-up myself to any one including my family members. Finally visiting a near by clinic or consulting a doctor only option to get rid of my headache. However as you told in the video 72 hours prior the preliminary symptoms were never occurred to me, the headache was instantaneous and it is more severe when it starts during the morning wake up time.