Stage 1
This is called the Prodromal, which is before any distinct symptoms come into play. You might feel slightly uneasy, stressed, tired or might lose your appetite. The likes of aches and pains are also extremely common. There is no timescale that connects the Prodromal stage with the actual migraine headache. In general it is a few hours, but it could be anything up to a few days before.
Stage 2
Something you might notice, is feelings of dizziness, having trouble focusing, or flashes/lights in your eyes. This can be extremely frustrated as well as painful, but usually only lasts 10-15 minutes. This is called the Aura stage and medical professionals suggest only around 20% of migraine headache sufferers actually go through this stage.
Stage 3
This is possibly the hardest part to deal with – the throbbing pain that can last from 2 hours right through to 72 hours in the worst cases. Sometimes the likes of nausea can occur as well, just to make matters worse!
Stage 4
This is the good part of the migraine headache – the part where it starts to fade away. In some cases, the headache will simply disappear right after being sick, or sleeping for a short period of time.
Stage 5
Postdromal is essentially the end of a migraine headache. It is where some feelings such as weakness or sleepiness come into play, so a short nap might be a good call here!
Discover more about a migraine headache and find out to change your life.
Guy Draper
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