| According to the National Headache Foundation, | | | | Once you have identified the sources of your |
| over 28 million people suffer from migraine | | | | migraines, you can begin working toward an |
| headaches. Migraine headaches are not your | | | | effective migraine treatment. Often it is possible |
| run-of-the-mill tension headache; they are much, | | | | to curb or even eliminate your migraine |
| much worse. Migraine headaches are usually | | | | headaches by strictly avoiding the foods and |
| intensely painful, disabling, and typically reoccurring. | | | | conditions that you have identified in your |
| To make matters worse, migraine headaches | | | | headache diary. |
| often last for several days. If you are among the | | | | It is possible that the use of a headache diary can |
| estimated 28 million people who suffer from this | | | | be an effective, preventative, migraine treatment |
| debilitating condition then you might be well served | | | | for some; others will need additional help that |
| by pursuing migraine treatment. | | | | natural prevention methods can not provide. |
| The first step in migraine treatment is seeing your | | | | Abortive medications are taken at the moment |
| physician. The doctor must be certain of the type | | | | you begin to feel the all too familiar symptoms of |
| of headache that is causing your suffering, and | | | | an impending migraine headache. However, if your |
| the symptoms alone may not be sufficient for | | | | headaches are exceptionally disabling or frequent - |
| making a confident diagnosis. Migraine treatment | | | | more than three per month - then you may not |
| will likely begin with a thorough physical | | | | want to wait until they start to begin taking |
| examination and headache evaluation. Only after | | | | medication. |
| other potential causes have been eliminated can | | | | Various drugs have proven to be an effective |
| you and your doctor begin to narrow your | | | | migraine treatment. Beta-blockers, calcium channel |
| treatment options. | | | | blockers, antidepressants, and anticonvulsants all |
| If no causes for your migraines are evident your | | | | have a demonstrated record of migraine |
| doctor might tell you to begin keeping a headache | | | | prevention. Migraine treatment that focuses on |
| diary. A headache diary is used to help identify | | | | prevention can allow frequent sufferers to reduce |
| what things are migraine triggers for you. The list | | | | the amount of pain medication they are using and |
| of migraine triggers is as varied as the people | | | | the side effects those medications may have. |
| who suffer from migraines. Stress, fatigue, lack | | | | It is important to remember that none of these |
| of sleep, foods or food additives, alcohol, nicotine, | | | | options for migraine treatment should be tackled |
| caffeine, even bright lights; all of these things, and | | | | alone. Like all matters involving your health and |
| more, trigger migraine headaches in some people. | | | | medication, it is imperative that you consult with |
| By using a migraine diary you are more likely to | | | | your physician before embarking on any migraine |
| identify the conditions that make a migraine | | | | treatment regimen. |
| possible for you. | | | | |