What’s wrong with frequent migraines?

  Migraine is a common clinical primary headache, a common chronic neurovascular disorder with a prevalence of 5-10%. Migraine is characterized by recurrent attacks, with individual variability in frequency and intervals.  The etiology of migraine is not yet clear, including genetic, environmental and individual patient endocrine and metabolic aspects. Migraine attacks can be triggered by certain foods or medications. Foods include tyramine-containing cheeses, nitrite-containing meats and cured foods, phenylethylamine-containing chocolates, monosodium glutamate containing food additives and wine; medications include oral contraceptives and vasodilators such as nitroglycerin. In addition, bright light, overwork, stress and relaxation after stress, excessive or too little sleep, fasting, tension, and emotional instability are also triggers of migraine. Migraine patients should avoid the above triggering factors, which can reduce migraine attacks.  In addition, after migraine is diagnosed, patients should receive standardized medication in a timely manner. Migraine treatment includes both pain relief treatment during headache attacks and preventive treatment between attacks, and patients should choose appropriate medication according to the degree of migraine and frequency of attacks under the guidance of professional physicians and carry out standardized treatment.  In conclusion, migraine has the characteristics of recurrent attacks, and patients should receive timely standardized treatment, reduce or terminate the attacks during the attacks, and use medication to prevent migraine recurrence during the inter-attack period, and try to avoid the above triggering factors to reduce migraine attacks.