How to tell if you're having a migraine

There are different types of headaches but migraine symptoms can be unique. Watch this video with Jennifer Caudle, DO, to learn more about what's going on in your brain with migraines.

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There are a number of sort of different factors that are playing a part when we get migraines.

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Think of migraines as being caused by primary neuronal dysfunction. We also think of there being alterations in brain chemicals

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that happen as well.

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There are many different types of headaches. But migraine symptoms are often pretty unique. Often people feel that they have intense pain or a throbbing

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on one part of their head. They often have other symptoms as well besides this throbbing pain, things like nausea and vomiting,

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et cetera, light sensitivity. Migraine symptoms can last from hours to days. And some people have really debilitating symptoms as well.

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And some people have additionally what we call a prodrome or aura, meaning they can sense when that migraine has come on,

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or coming on, rather. They see flashes of light. Or maybe they get some numbness or tingling.

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We think of migraines as being caused by primary neuronal dysfunction. We also think of there being alterations in brain chemicals

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that happen as well. But we know that there are other factors that play a role. We know that genetics may play a role. We know that women tend to get more migraines than men.

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There are a number of sort of different factors that are playing a part when we get migraines. [MUSIC PLAYING]