Complex migraine symptoms..They aren't Strokes

And the classic migraine is less common than the common migraine which is the most common migraine. Sounds confusing doesn't it?

You would think that a migraine is a migraine is a migraine, but it isn't. That's the reason they are called complicated.

As my late brother-in-law used to say, it takes a Philadelphia lawyer to sort it out. I don't know about that, but it will take a good headache specialist to weed out your headache if you suffer from a complex migraine.

You know how every once in a while you may buy something, and it has to be assembled? You look at it, and there it lays on the living room floor in a hundred pieces, and what do you say? That thing is complex.

That's what your complex headache is. It takes a good headache specialist to make that call. And don't be surprised if you have to go to several headache specialists before you get the right diagnose.

My wife has went to several headache specialists, and each one said she sufferers with a continuous migraine. They are now left behind because one can have several types of contiguous headaches.

Her doctor now came highly recommended.

Within a half hour he said she could very well be suffering with the others diagnose. But he also said she could have hemicrania continua, or occipital neuralgia.

His words were,it's normal to have migraines, but it's not normal to have constant pain, and we hear from many readers that suffer with these types of headaches.

All three will give you the same symptoms. Now we have to let him sort out what he thinks it is.

The complex headache is associated with the complicated migraine.

Download this migraine diary to write your complex headache symptoms down so you can show it to your doctor. And don't be surprised if you don't find the right diagnose by the first headache doctor you go to. Don't leave out one thing when your are letting your doctor know your symptoms.

Forgetting one thing might be the difference between finding relief, and still suffering with your complicated migraines.

What exactly is this type of migraine?

This is a neurological condition that can effect your hearing, your ability to talk, your sight, and being able to direct your movement. Think about this.

The theory behind migraines, and this type of migraine, the complex migraine, is that the blood vessels in the brain suddenly constrict (narrow), and that interferes with ones blood flow.

And this migraine can be triggered by foods, drink, stress, not enough sleep, just to name just a few. Then the blood vessels dilate (expand) and in that process your brain doesn't receive enough blood supply.

If this was your first time, you and your family probably thought you were having a stroke.

The difference in a stroke, and a complex migraine is once the blood flow returns to normal you are OK. And that doesn't happen in a stroke. But that's easy to say isn't it.

One of the worst things while having a migraine of this nature is panic. Any of the symptoms above can be as worrisome as the pain itself.

The one good thing, if there is a good thing, is there are more, and more medicines being developed for headaches, and migraines.

What have we learned here

The complex migraine comes about when the blood vessels do what? Right, constrict, and expand.

So what do we do to keep this from happening? One is, the doctor will give you a preventive medicine. If this helps fine. You will see the amount of attacks decrease.

One more thing to do is read a book, or books.

Migraine, and headache education is one of the best tools for your fight on migraines. You'll find many things one will do on a daily bases, and never think about it, that may trigger ones migraine(start the blood vessels on their painful activity).

Our next page is about optical migraines, and our last page covers classic migraine. Go to home page from complex migraine

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