Migraines go well beyond a bad headache, disrupting work and daily life for up to three days at a time. This makes identifying personal triggers an important first step.
Article Highlights
- Migraines are more than a headache. They cause throbbing pain, nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.
- Migraines often run in families. If a parent gets migraines, you may be more likely to get them too.
- Stress is a common trigger. Hormonal changes, missed meals, poor sleep and disruptions to your routine can also bring on a migraine.
- A migraine can last for days. Symptoms may stick around for up to 72 hours and interfere with work, family time and daily life.
- Healthy habits may help prevent migraines. Regular sleep, consistent meals, exercise and tracking your symptoms can reduce your risk of attacks.
Having any type of headache is never fun, but migraines come with particularly uncomfortable symptoms.
It's not just the pain, either — which itself can be intense and worsen over time. Migraine headaches can also cause nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. And since migraine symptoms can last up to 72 hours, these headaches can totally disrupt both your home and work life.
If you suffer from migraine headaches, you're likely looking for what's causing them as well as help managing them.
In the video above, Dr. Julia Jones, neurologist at Houston Methodist, explains the migraine signs, why migraines even happen and what to do about them.
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