Should you Worry about having a Migraine Stroke?

A migraine stroke is about two to three times more likely to happen to you if you're a migraine sufferer than a non migraine sufferer.

But then again there are several types of migraines that could very well make you think you are having a migraine stroke. It's always in the back of ones mind and it can be very frightening indeed.

The good part, if there is one, is that you guys that suffer from migraines are familiar with the feeling of them, and can usually distinguish an ordinary migraine from a stroke.

But if this is the first time you have had a painful migraine, go to the ER.

When are you at a migraine stroke risk?

You are at more risk when you smoke, use birth control, or live a sedentary lifestyle.

Even if you didn't have migraines, this would raise your stroke risk.

Migraine stroke symptoms to worry about

For a stroke

#(1)If you have numbness for no apparent reason that's in your arm or leg, or both at the same time.

#(2)You have clumsiness, weakness, and difficultly talking, and have a killer migraine, have someone take you to the ER "pronto".

If you sit to long on a hard surface (reading a book in the bathroom for me) your leg may get numb. Or maybe an arm dangling over a chair. But in that case you know what you did.

You may be having a stroke if!!!!

Our neighbors were in a store, and the woman said her husband walked over to her, and she said he was having trouble talking, and was drooling. She immediately took him to the hospital. He had a slight stroke.

Estrogen birth control pills double, and may even triple the risk for stroke. If you add other factors such as smoking, the risk of stroke is three to five times greater.

One could have other factors such as over weight, high blood pressure, diabetes, or a family history of heart trouble or stroke.

If you suffer with the classic migraine, which is one type of migraine that has aura, the risk of stroke is even greater than with the common migraine.

Many headache specialist consider the risk of stroke to be to high to recommend estrogen in this case.

If you have a migraine like this, called a complicated migraine, have someone drive you to the ER, or call the rescue squad. Complicated migraines and migraine strokes have the same symptoms. Migraine stroke, migraines, complex migraines, hemiplegic migraines, just to name a few can mimic each other.

Figuring out a migraine stroke can be a little tricky.

If you ever have a headache with the above symptoms, go to the ER. If you suffer with migraines, but have one with the above symptoms, have someone take you to the ER. Please don't take changes.

All the best

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