There is some data to suggest that migraine severity and frequency may reduce during the time in which women are breastfeeding. For example, there is a 2013 article in ‘Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain’ with data that … Continue reading
Waking up to find that you’re suffering from a migraine attack is one of the worst ways to start the day. Sadly it’s not uncommon for migraine sufferers. Many of us are regularly greeted in the morning by an attack … Continue reading
Researchers in Italy recently conducted a study which aimed to find out if a mother’s stress would have an impact on the migraine intensity and frequency experienced by children. The study authors stated that it was “important to consider … Continue reading
Not everyone who suffers from migraines is able to, or necessarily wants to, treat them using medicinal drugs. Pharmaceuticals are not for everyone. Massage is one potential therapy which may be considered by those migraine sufferers who, for whatever reason, … Continue reading
According to a new 2021 study which examines the development of psychiatric and pain disorders in the transition from adolescence to adulthood, adolescents who have a diagnosis of migraine are far more likely to develop additional psychiatric or pain disorders … Continue reading
Identifying migraines in childhood is a lot harder than diagnosing migraines in adults – and that can be hard enough as it is! In fact, nearly half of children with migraine never receive a diagnosis. What makes childhood migraines so … Continue reading
There are many different symptoms which can be part of a migraine attack. Nausea and an aversion to bright lights are two, but for some migraine sufferers chills can be another – and one which can happen days before the … Continue reading
Not everyone enjoys roller coaster rides. For some people they just induce nausea and dizziness, and for those who suffer from migraines there’s a good reason for this – one which a new study from a team of university researchers … Continue reading
The connection between migraines and seizures is by no means a simple one, but what can be said is that there is some kind of connection. The number of children with epilepsy (which causes seizures) who also have migraine is … Continue reading
There are many migraine sufferers who find that feeling nauseous forms part of their migraine attacks. In fact 90% of people with migraine have reported feeling nausea as part of their migraine attacks. Not all migraine sufferers who feel nauseous … Continue reading