Migraine with aura: What is it and what are the symptoms?

03/10/2019
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Do you often get a terrible migraine? You are not the only one! It is said that nearly 1 billion people in the world suffer from frequent migraines, while in the United States every 10” someone ends up in an emergency room complaining about severe headache, which is usually a migraine!

Migraine mainly affects women, due to various hormonal changes, but there is also a great number of men who are affected. This is usually severe pain in half of the head, which is so severe that 90% of patients are unable to work or function normally during it. The result? Migraine is the 6th highest cause of disability worldwide, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study!

Migraine: Symptoms

Often symptoms of migraine, besides the rhythmic pain that pulses in your head, are nausea and vomit tendency, while migraine with aura is very common!

Migraine with aura: What is it

It is usually a visual disorder, often referred to as visual migraine or eye migraine, and lasts from 20’ to up to an hour before or during a migraine.

Migraine with aura: Symptoms

If this happens to you, you will recognize it! Some of the common symptoms are:

  • Visual disturbances such as colored or bright spots, flashes
  • Temporary vision loss
  • Weakness and numbness in the face or the whole body
  • Feeling needles in arm or leg (usually one at a time)
  • Difficulty in speaking
  • Uncontrolled movements
  • Hearing noises

 

Some of the above symptoms resemble those experienced in a stroke. Indeed, a study in Sweden published in the journal Brain showed that although there was no increased risk of stroke in people with migraine, this was changing to those who had migraine with aura, with a 27% higher risk!

Nowadays there are products that can help us to cope with migraine, such as magnesium and anti-inflammatory dietary supplements, as well as a headache sticker that usually contains menthol, the characteristic essence of mint.

So if you think you have experienced migraine with aura, it is advisable to consult a specialist to guide you. Remember that the problem often becomes chronic, so the sooner you deal with it, the better!

 

At Vita4you you will find a wide variety of supplements for migraine and headache!

 

Bibliography

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/headache-disorders

https://migraineresearchfoundation.org/about-migraine/migraine-facts/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20360201

https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/140/10/2653/4209854

 

Pelagia Damianou

Bsc, Nutritionist - Dietician specializing in Clinical Nutrition, in Food Disorders in Children and Adolescents and in Nutritional Supplements. Certified Consultant of Vichy and La Roche Posay.

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