Vascular Headaches. Are You A Sufferer?

What are vascular headaches?
Vascular headaches are any that are thought to be cause because of the blood vessels in the brain working abnormally. Migraines are a type of vascular headache.

What are migraines?
These are the most common sort of vascular headache. They usually involve the following:

A severe pain on one side or both sides of the skull
Feeling sick and/or being sick
Being very sensitive to light and/or noise
Vision disturbances

The most common types of migraine are called classic?and common

Classic Migraine
This is a migraine that can give a warning sign to the sufferer in the form of an aura, up to half an hour before an attack begins.
The person may see dazzling lights or zig-zagging lines. Other symptoms of classic migraine may include:

Having difficulty speaking
Feeling weakness in an arm or leg
Feeling a tingling sensation in the face or hands
Feeling confused

The pain of a classic migraine headache may feel like a severe pounding or throbbing. This may be in the front of the head, in the temple area, around the ear, jaw or eye. The pain may start on one side of the head but may commonly spread to the other side too as the migraine continues.

Common Migraine
This is not usually heralded by an aura although the person may feel a variety of sensation before it begins. These may include:

Feeling fuzzy and unable to think clearly
Having mood swings
Feeling tired
Retaining fluid and feeling bloated
Diarrhea and urination more than usual
Feeling sick and/or being sick

A common migraine may last for three or four days and can be completely debilitating.

Are these the only two types of migraine?
No, there are others, including:

Hormonal migraines such as premenstrual migraine, menstrual migraine, pregnancy migraines and menopausal migraines. All are thought to be caused by fluctuations in hormone levels.

Ophthalmoplegic migraine, where symptoms affect they eye, causing pain, a drooping eyelid, seeing double and other problems with vision.

Basilar Artery migraine which involves the disturbance of a major artery in the brain. This is most common in teen and young adult women. It is often linked to the menstrual cycle. Symptoms may include vertigo, double vision and poor co-ordination.

Benign exertional headache which is triggered by exercise, coughing, sneezing, bending over or sex. The pain usually only lasts for several minutes.

Headache-free migraine where the sufferer has all the other symptoms of a migraine but no headache.

What other vascular headaches are there?
After migraines, the most common vascular headache is called a toxic headache. These are often triggered by the high fevers that can accompany illnesses like measles, mumps, tonsillitis and pneumonia. It can also be brought on by alien chemicals in the body which is why it is called toxic.

Other vascular headaches are cluster headaches and those brought on by blood pressure rising. As always consult your doctor for the proper treatment for your particular type of headache.

For more vital information on cluster headaches with tips and ideas, visit Headache.HealthHows.com , a resource rich site, with helps, and articles on the cause and treatment of all types of headaches.

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