You Think You Have a Migraine? then Check out These Migraine Symptoms

So you think you have a migraine and you want to know what the migraine symptoms are? As I migraine sufferer I can tell you that many people that claim to have a migraine really just have a bad headache. If you were experiencing a migraine like I experience them you will find yourself curled up in a little ball lying in bed and cursing any sounds or light. Now this may seem extreme but if you really do have severe migraine symptoms you know what I am talking about.

The migraine symptoms I experience are often associated with a severe throbbing in my temples that is preempted by a loss of acute vision. By loss of acute vision I mean that my vision gets blurry and objects seem to jump, which starts in my peripheral vision and usually with just one eye at first. It eventually moves to both eyes and encompasses my whole field of vision. This is what is called an aural migraine symptom and is easily recognized. At this point there is nothing to do except close my eyes and begin praying to the migraine god for relief.

As I begin to accept that for the next 6 to 8 hours I will be incapacitated, I begin to wait for the other migraine symptoms to manifest. As an experienced migraine sufferer I know exactly what the next migraine symptoms are and when they will take effect. The next symptom will be a sudden lightheaded feeling, as if I were on an airplane that has just lost altitude. When this first happened I became very anxious because of the feeling of losing consciousness. I have since been able to control this feeling and no longer experience the anxiety associated with it.

The next migraine symptom is nausea that is brought on by the lightheaded feeling. It is this feeling that most people complain about and don’t know how to combat it. I immediately begin taking deep breaths and continue to breath deeply into my diaphragm. This has proven very effective for me and may help you also.

While I am recovering from the nausea I find that I can no longer tolerate light of any sort. It feels as though I am looking directly into the sun and I don’t have sunglasses on. There is an intense headache building up directly behind my eyes or on one side of my head. This varies and is not the same each time.

The next migraine symptom I like to refer to as the heavy rock syndrome. Imagine yourself at a Metallica concert and sitting against one of the 10-foot speakers that is blasting out at a decibel level that resembles a small earthquake. Each vibration, each minute sound wave coursing through my body like nails on a blackboard.

Once I reach this stage of frenzied agony I have officially left the land of the living and enter the realm of nightmare. There is no relief in sight except to pray that I am capable of falling asleep. It is through this level of unconsciousness that I begin to recover from my migraine symptoms only to awaken and start to begin, what I like to refer to as “migraine residuals”. These will last for several days, depending on the intensity of my migraine symptoms and include a headache, body aches and bouts of dizziness.

So you think you have migraine symptoms? If you do then I can totally sympathize with you. If you aren’t experiencing what I have just described then consider yourself fortunate. What I have learned to do is appreciate the times I don’t have a migraine. Gotta look on the bright side.

If you are interested in learning how you can stop your migraines then visit my website at Migraine and read the articles from fellow migraine sufferers. You will also want to read up on exactly what migraine headaches are by going to Migraine Headaches. Join me as we fight the battle against migraines.