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There are many over the counter drugs that can be used to cure the
common headache and even reduce fever. In some cases of persistent or
severe headaches you could go to your doctor to get a prescription for
some other medication for your headaches. Often you will be prescribed
the same over drugs you can find over the counter, but with a higher
grade of pain reliever milligrams.
Whether the medication you take for your headache is over the counter
or prescribed by your doctor you should always be concerned with what
the major side effects are. Always be sure to only take medication that
has been personally prescribed to you for your symptoms. Never take
someone else's prescription drugs because they could be given to that
person for symptoms that they failed to tell you about other than the
one symptom you may have.
When taking over the counter medication, do not mix the medication with
any other medication whether it is prescribed or over the counter
unless otherwise suggested by your doctor. Drugs can have a bad
interaction with other drugs causing illness and sometimes death. The
utmost caution should be used at all times when taking any sort of
medication.
Common Questions About Migraines
Many people ask if there are different types of migraine headaches. The
answer is yes. The most common types of migraine headaches, however,
are classic migraine headaches and common migraine headaches. A classic
migraine has warning signals, called an aura or precognition. These
signals often cause changes in your vision. Some of the vision problems
include seeing flashing lights and/or colors. You may also temporarily
lose some of your vision, such as your peripheral or side vision.
Classic migraines cause you to feel a strange burning or prickly
sensation, or have tense or strange feeling muscles - usually on one
side of your body. You may also have trouble communicating. You may
also experience a state depression, restlessness and irritability.
These auras can last anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes, and in some cases
hours before the actual migraine occurs. These auras sometimes occur
before or after the pain from the migraine. Sometimes the pain from the
aura overlaps causing more pain, and in some cases no pain occurs at
all. The pain from a classic migraine usually occurs on one side of the
head, while sever cases usually entail in both sides of the head.
With common migraines you don't have any warnings or auras. Common
migraines sometimes start slower than a classic migraine but last
longer. These migraines are intense and can interfere with your daily
activities. The pain of a common migraine, as with a classic migraine,
usually occurs only on one side of the head, but can occur on both
sides.
You may also wonder what causes migraine headaches. Migraines are
usually triggered, and many different things can trigger the migraine.
The most common triggers for migraines include:
Odors: such as really strong, abnormal or unusual odors.
Lights: bright or flashing lights
Noises: usually loud noises such as music, screaming kids, etc.
Weather: going from cold to hot, or hot to cold. This also can be caused by changes in altitude.
State of mind: being over zealous or tired, anxious or over stressed, sadness or depression, or even being let down.
Sleeping: changing in your pattern of sleep or time, which causes tiredness.
Eating: missing meals, fasting or not eating at all. Also in some
certain foods containing sodium nitrate, tyramine, or phenylalanine
Strain: Intense physical activity, overloading yourself with work, this also includes sexual activity
In women menstrual cycles/periods, hormones, and even birth control pills.
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