Migraine

What is migraine?

A migraine is a severe, recurring headache with an underlying physiology. During a migraine headache, blood vessels first become narrower than usual, then abnormally widened. You usually experience this pain on one side of the head, which can make you feel lopsided. Migraines are often triggered by psychological stress, but unlike tension headaches, migraines tend to begin after a stressed person is finally able to relax; then that “relaxing” weekend or vacation becomes relaxation hell.

What are the causes and triggers for Migraine?

Triggers of migraines can include sleeping too long, bright lights, too much time between eating, and fluctuations in hormone levels (some women get migraines during menstruation or during ovulation). Certain foods, drinks, and drugs can also set off a migraine.

Some migraine sufferers experience symptoms that warn them of an impending/ oncoming headache. Most commonly, these warning symptoms are disturbances of vision, slurred speech, dizziness, floating visual images, or weakness or numbness of one side of the body.

What is the homeopathic approach for treatment of Migraine?

Conventional medicine treats migraines with a combative approach, i.e., to use painkillers. The homoeopathic approach to the treatment of migraine patients is more individualistic. This means, homoeopathy believes that Migraine is a personality disorder and hence the treatment should be determined only on the basis of in-depth study of the patients’ personality. This approach helps treating most cases of migraine successfully.