light and dizziness. Those are common symptoms that you could assume appear with chronic migraines but what about the symptoms that you probably didn’t even notice?
Symptoms that can also come from chronic migraines are prodrome symptoms and these begin to happen one to two days before a migraine starts. They include food cravings, mood changes, stiffness in the neck, constipation and an increase in how much you’re peeing.
Other symptoms are vision loss, pins and needles in the legs, difficulty speaking and visual phenomena. These are categorized as aura symptoms, which are symptoms that affect the nervous system and come after the prodrome.
Once these two stages of a migraine hit, then comes the attacks, which are the common symptoms you know about, and then it is the post-drome. This means the period after your migraines where you feel out of it or drained and confused.
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This Natural Remedy Can Bring You Instant Relief
There are a few ways that you can get instant relief when trying to get rid of headaches or migraine pains. One way is through touch. If you have access to a shower then try this: turn on rain sounds from any electronic device you have (Youtube offers so many), get in the shower at a lukewarm temperature and stand under the water without letting it touch your head. Begin to massage your scalp for 5-7 minutes or however long you would like.
For those of you who do not wish to massage your scalp when experiencing symptoms, substitute it for a cold compress or ice pack and place it on your forehead or the back of your neck.
This method helps alleviate pain and release tensions at the moment while you can. If you do not have access to the shower, then simply use the rain sounds, massage and ice pack instead.
Other Remedies To Try When Dealing With Chronic Migraine
Taking B12 vitamins can help when dealing with chronic migraines because low B12 levels can be linked to migraines. Using a diffuser with essential oils in it such as lavender, trying acupressure to relieve muscle tension and even using herbs and supplements such as white willow, butterbur and magnesium (supplement), can all help when dealing with chronic migraines. Sometimes medicine isn’t enough or can cause more damage down the line. Using natural remedies has and will always be effective when it comes to treatment, even when being used with prescribed or store-bought medicine. Try it out and see what works for you.