Recurrent piercing pain in your head, especially on one side, is not a symptom of general headache, it can be due to a neurological disorder called migraine. Migraine is becoming more common now a days, about 10 to 15% of the population are getting affected with it. Migraine, unfortunately, has a great impact on individual’s quality of life. The severe throbbing pain of migraine which lasts from hours to days makes it difficult to handle and it may lead to Anxiety problems and it is also believed that there is a link between migraine and gastritis. Homeopathy has excellent treatment for migraine, it provides quick relief from pain and other symptoms without using any painkillers. Here let us discuss about migraine, its stages, causes, symptoms and how homeopathy treatment helps in controlling it.

Migraine is a condition caused due to specific neuro chemical changes in the brain. It leads to severe episodes of periodic headaches, usually on one side of the head. Many people with migraine stated that they experience severe throbbing pain in head and neck that last from hours to days, along with other symptoms like nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, smell and sound. Migraine is a genetic disorder and is 3 times more common in women than in men.

Few people with migraine notice few warning signs before the onset of actual attack like blind spots, light flashes, tingling in hands and feet and loss of balance, whereas few people do not have any warning signs.

Based on these conditions migraine is classified into 2 types namely
1. Migraine with aura
2. Migraine without aura

The definite cause of migraine is not clear, but it is believed to be genetic and changes within the brain are said to cause migraine. Here are few risk factors that are said to trigger the attack.

• Depression
• Food cravings
• Constipation
• Mood swings
• Neck stiffness
• Persistent yawning
• Increased thirst
• Sensitivity to light and sound
• Aura- This phase occurs just before or starting of the attack,
Symptoms include
• Blurred or disturbed vision
• Needle like sensation in hands and legs
• Difficulty speaking
• Attack phase- This is the actual attack stage where individuals experience severe unbearable headache,
Symptoms include
• Throbbing and piercing pain in one side or both sides of head
• Sensitivity to light, sound and smell
• Vision loss
• Nausea and vomiting
• Dizziness
• Postdrome or recovery stage- This is the last stage and people get drained out and feel hopeless.
Symptoms include
• Weakness/ tired feeling
• Depression
• Confusion

Homeopathy treatment for Migraine