A relentless hammering in the head. Life is a dark abyss, existence utter torment, nausea, and pain. If you're lucky, the migraine attack is over after a few hours; if you're unlucky, it lasts for three days. But the fear remains. Because soon, perhaps even tomorrow, they'll return—those jackhammers in your head that make life a living hell. For some sufferers, a migraine attack is preceded by warning signs. The fuse is lit as early as three days before the onset. The harbingers are leaden fatigue, paralyzing exhaustion, irritable irritation, or a sad, depressed mood. But also overflowing creativity, sparkling ingenuity, frantic drive, high-octane restlessness, seemingly inexhaustible stamina, an intense craving for sweets, or uncontrollable yawning.
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In some sufferers, before a migraine attack, slowly spreading visual phenomena occur, similar to dawn: zigzag lines in the field of vision, dazzling light, or a buzzing flicker. These can be accompanied by dizziness, tingling sensations, speech difficulties, trouble finding words, difficulty concentrating, fatigue, or even loss of consciousness. a migraine aura . Aurora, the graceful goddess of the dawn, lent her name to it. Auras typically develop over 20 to 30 minutes and then slowly subside.
The migraine pain erupts no later than an hour after the onset of the aura. Every movement and jolt intensifies it. It hammers and pounds like the pistons of the Titanic at full steam, as if a thousand trains were derailing. Continuing one's activities is out of the question. One retreats, seeks out one's bedroom, and suffers in isolation in one's own dark hell for up to three days. Smells, sounds, and light are painful. The blinds and doors are closed; once again, the suffering has imposed merciless house arrest, without any wrongdoing on one's part. Nausea, retching, and uncontrollable vomiting in torrents exhaust one and threaten one's very will to live.
On the following pages, you will read about the origins of migraine symptoms and what you can do to manage them. You will also understand that migraines are not limited to the duration of an attack. Migraines are a unique characteristic of the brain. They also have an impact between attacks. This fundamental function of the nervous system is permanently active and genetically determined. Therefore, one must learn to accept and understand it. Only then can migraines be proactively controlled, rather than being dominated and driven by them.
You will also receive detailed information on how your doctor can help you with modern medical possibilities.