What are the causes and treatments of migraine?

  Migraine is a common disorder with a high prevalence in young women. The disease often causes great harm to patients, and it is imperative to find the cause and actively treat it. The following is an introduction to the causes and treatments of migraine.  I. Causes of migraine 1. Genetic factors: About 60% of migraine patients are genetic, so genetics is very important. That is to say, if the mother and father have migraine, their children tend to have migraine.  2. Mental factors: For example, some students do not rest well during exams, which can trigger the occurrence of migraine. Emotions such as anxiety, anger, anxiety, work tension, and excessive sadness may trigger migraine.  3.Neurological factors: The main neurological factor is the damage of hypothalamus and trigeminal nucleus after work tension, which will cause the release of neuropeptides, and the release of neuropeptides will cause vasoconstriction and diastole, and finally cause headache.  4.Vascular: Migraine is related to the graft channel of blood vessels.  5. Biochemical aspect: For example, diet. Long-term consumption of foods and drugs containing tyrosine can also cause migraine. The main foods that cause migraine include, foods containing high tyramine, such as coffee, chocolate, dairy products; animal fat; alcoholic beverages: especially red wine, white wine, lemon juice, citrus, ice cream, etc.; beef sausage, meat cured products, soy sauce, etc. In addition, hunger or late eating, some patients due to partial diet resulting in reduced body magnesium intake will also trigger headache attacks.  6, external physical stimulation: such as bright light, noise, odor, pattern patterns, etc.  7, climate change: such as exposure to the sun, blowing wind, cold stimulation, etc. In addition, excessive fatigue and female physiological cycle are also common causes.  Second, the treatment of migraine The treatment of migraine should firstly try to avoid or reduce the triggering factors such as tension, fatigue, intake of certain foods (cheese, smoked fish, alcohol and chocolate), enhance physical fitness, psychological treatment, etc.  The aim of migraine treatment is to reduce or terminate the headache attacks, relieve the accompanying symptoms and prevent the recurrence of headache. It is divided into treatment during the attack and preventive treatment. Pharmacological treatment of migraine can be divided into preventive treatment and treatment during acute attacks. If a patient has 3 or more moderate to severe migraine attacks per month, prophylactic treatment should be considered. If the frequency of attacks is less than 3 times per month, the acute phase of treatment should be chosen.  Anti-migraine medications can cause many adverse effects. Propranolol should be discontinued if it has not been effective for 4 to 6 weeks after the maximum dose has been applied. Discontinuation should be done gradually, over several weeks; abrupt discontinuation can cause withdrawal syndrome. Contraindications to propranolol include cardiogenic shock, sinus bradycardia, atrioventricular block, asthma, and congestive heart failure. The combination of propranolol and ergotamine can produce peripheral vasoconstriction, and there have been reports of ischemic strokes caused by the use of propranolol to prevent migraine. Methicillin may cause arterial spasm in some patients, and in severe cases may cause angina pectoris. Retroperitoneal fibrosis, pleural fibrosis, coronary fibrosis or cardiac valve fibrosis can occur in a few patients after long-term use. It is prohibited for patients with valvular heart disease, lung disease, collagen disease, and ulcer disease.  Migraine medications are mostly prescribed or need to be used for a long time, so they should be used under the guidance of a doctor and attention should be paid to adverse reactions caused by medications. The prognosis for most migraine patients is good. The symptoms of migraine can be relieved gradually with age, and some patients can stop having migraine attacks at the age of 60-70. Once migraine symptoms appear, do not avoid seeking treatment, but go to the hospital and receive regular treatment in time.