Migraine control

  Migraine is a common condition that is more common in women and is characterized by recurrent episodes. The pain is more pronounced and lasts from a few hours to a few days. Some patients have emotional instability, visual hallucinations, or pins and needles or numbness in the head prior to the headache. The headache may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, or even fear of sound or light.  The frequency of migraine attacks varies from patient to patient, with some patients having an attack only once a month, which is acceptable, and others having several attacks a month or even a week, which seriously affects their lives. The presence of headaches firstly leads to a decrease in the quality of sleep, which in turn affects the overall mental state, causing the patient’s energy and mood to be greatly affected during the day, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency and a loss of interest in socializing and recreation. If the headache strikes during the day, it directly affects the patient’s life and work. If the headache is not treated effectively, it can cause depression and loss of interest in many things, which can seriously affect the quality of life. Therefore, migraine itself is not very serious, but the harm it brings is not small and should be taken seriously.  Treatment of migraine: 1. Symptomatic treatment: In order to reduce the adverse effects of headache, improve the psychological condition of patients and improve their quality of life and work, it is necessary to carry out symptomatic treatment when suffering from migraine. The main measures are to use drugs to eliminate the headache and to control or reverse the progress of the disease.  Prophylactic treatment: When the frequency of attacks is high and the patient’s daily life is seriously affected, prophylactic treatment is necessary to reduce the harm caused by pain. Preventive treatment mainly involves the use of nerve regulating and nourishing drugs to regulate the patient’s nerve function and promote a virtuous cycle in order to minimize the frequency of attacks.  2.Causal treatment: It is mainly to take comprehensive measures, including drugs and minimally invasive, which can make a significant proportion of patients’ attacks terminate.  The occurrence of migraine is related to a variety of factors. Genetic factors: about more than half of the patients have a family history of migraine. Endocrine factors: Many female patients’ headache attacks are closely related to menstruation, so the disease is most often seen in adolescent women and in women taking oral contraceptives. Emotional effects: Migraine sufferers often have various emotional abnormalities such as tension, anger or anxiety before the attack. Environmental factors: Strong light, smell, noise, etc. can also trigger. Sleep and rest factors: Migraine is easily triggered by poor rest or prolonged overexertion.  Since migraine can be triggered by a variety of factors, patients can reduce their attacks by avoiding exposure to the above factors. Of course, not all of these factors have the same triggering effect on all patients, so patients need to pay attention to them according to their own situation. In addition, maintaining a good state of mind and keeping an optimistic and stable state of mind can also play a role in controlling migraine attacks.