If you have
two or more of the following symptoms during an attack it is probable that you
are suffering from migraine:
Intense
throbbing headache, often on one side of the head only;
- · Visual disturbances (blind spots, distorted vision, flashing lights or zigzag patterns) - these symptoms are often called aura;
- · Nausea and / or vomiting and / or diarrhoea;
- · Increased sensitivity to light (photophobia);
- · Increased sensitivity to sounds (phonophobia);
- · Increased sensitivity to smells (osmophobia).
You may also
experience other neurological symptoms (also known as aura), including:
- · Stiffness of the neck and shoulders;
- · Dizziness or vertigo
- · Tingling or stiffness in the limbs;
- · An inability to concentrate;
- · Difficulty in speaking;
- · Paralysis or loss of consciousness (in very rare cases).
A general
rule of thumb is that if a headache and / or other associated symptoms prevent
you from continuing with normal daily activities it could be a migraine.
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