Chinese medicine can treat migraine

  Migraine is a common vascular headache, although it has been called migraine for a long time, but the attacks can also occur on both sides of the headache or alternating headache on both sides, and it is more common in young adults, especially in women. More than half of female patients have migraine attacks in adolescence, and the attacks are often related to menstruation, and the attacks decrease during pregnancy and stop after menopause, suggesting that the disease is related to estrogen, progesterone and oxytocin levels; bad emotions, allergy to certain substances and eating certain foods can also trigger the pain.  Migraine is mainly divided into two types, one is typical migraine, also known as migraine with aura, characterized by visual abnormalities before the attack, such as bright spots or black spots in front of the eyes, sometimes blind spots, hemiplegia, hemiparesis, slurred speech and other aura symptoms, and after a ten-minute duration, there is throbbing or drilling pain on one side of the head, which can gradually go to both sides or the whole headache. The pain can be completely relieved by sleep.  Another type of migraine is common migraine, also called migraine without aura, which is characterized by no obvious aura before the attack or only brief and mild general discomfort, drowsiness, insomnia, fatigue and other atypical manifestations. Migraine attacks are usually caused by fatigue, poor mood, menstrual flow, alcohol consumption, etc. The headache is sometimes mild and sometimes severe, and may be accompanied by mild nausea and vomiting.  Once a migraine attack occurs, ergotamine caffeine can be taken to relieve the pain for sure. However, the drug is addictive, and too much of it may cause headache, dizziness, vomiting and other adverse reactions, forming a vicious circle, and it is prohibited for pregnant women with liver and kidney diseases, heart disease, hypertension and other diseases.  In the case of common migraine attacks, moderate pain can be relieved with painkillers such as painkillers and pepto-bismol, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as aspirin, fentanyl and furosemide, all of which have certain effects on pain relief. If the headache is mild, cold towels can be applied to the forehead, and the headache can be relieved by resting in bed and taking a nap.  Chinese medicine treatment for migraine is based on the nature of headache, triggering factors and accompanying symptoms, and the headache is classified into: spleen and kidney disharmony type, liver depression and qi stagnation type, qi and blood deficiency type, and phlegm and stasis mutual obstruction type, etc., which can significantly reduce the degree of headache and reduce headache attacks. According to my clinical experience for many years, Chinese medicine is very effective in treating migraine, especially for patients who cannot take painkillers or tolerate the adverse effects of painkillers, they should choose Chinese medicine treatment to relieve the pain of headache.  The treatment of migraine should first try to find out the triggering factors in order to avoid and reduce the attacks as much as possible. Patients should also pay attention to the regularity of life, combine work and rest, do not overexert themselves, adjust their mood, avoid bad emotions, abstain from foods that can cause migraine attacks, and quit smoking and drinking.