Migraine Headaches
A migraine is much more than a bad headache. It can cause debilitating, throbbing, one-sided head pain that can leave you in bed for days. Movement, lights, sounds and other triggers may cause symptoms like fatigue, nausea, vision changes, irritability and more.
What is a migraine?
A migraine is a severe headache that causes throbbing, pulsing head pain on one side of your head. The headache phase of a migraine usually lasts at least four hours, but it can also last for days. This headache gets worse with:
- Physical activity
- Bright lights
- Loud noises
- Strong odors
What are the types of migraines?
There are several types of migraines. The most common migraine categories are:
- Migraine with aura (classic migraine).
- Migraine without aura (common migraine).
An aura is a phase of the migraine before head pain begins.
Other types of migraines include:
- Migraines in children (abdominal migraine).
- Chronic migraine.
- Hemiplegic migraine.
- Menstrual migraine.
- Migraine without headache (silent migraine).
- Retinal migraine (ocular migraine).
- Status migrainosus.
