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Disabled by migraines Patients suffer especially in everyday life
The symptoms that sufferers suffer from a migraine attack are often unbearable: throbbing headaches, photosensitivity, nausea and vomiting. The neurological disease is not curable - but there is already help.
Multiple migraine attacks per month
About one in ten Germans suffers from migraine. The illness can limit the everyday life considerably affected; many are literally "off" during a seizure. Typical are throbbing, hammering and one-sided headache. Often, other complaints such as nausea and vomiting, dizziness and loss of appetite are added. In addition, many sufferers are noisy and sensitive to light. Some say that light turns to torture when it comes to a migraine attack. The symptoms can last between a few hours and three days. Some patients get several pain attacks every month. This is what the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care points out on its patient information page.
For example, migraine can be used very suddenly, for example, as a result of work and can become a major burden in everyday life (Image: hikdaigaku86 / fotolia.com) Afraid of the next attack
Among other things, migraine can be triggered by bad weather, as experts recently reported. The pain attacks generally cost a lot of strength. Often sufferers can no longer pursue their usual activities at work or at home during a seizure. According to the portal "gesundheitsinformation.de", it is aggravating that patients are often afraid of new attacks. In addition, many sufferers worry about how migraine affects the personal environment or the profession.
Help with migraine
As the news agency dpa reports, those who, for fear of having a migraine attack, avoid undertakings that they actually enjoy can try to counteract with a cognitive-behavioral therapy. Many patients can get their complaints through home remedies for migraines under control. These include, among other things, a regular daily routine, enough sleep, regular exercise, relaxation exercises such as autogenic training, yoga or tai chi and a balanced diet based on alkaline foods. Great emphasis should be placed on stress reduction. Help and advice can also be found in self-help groups. The German Migraine and Headache Society offers a selection of offers.
Caution with prolonged medication
During an attack, you should first follow your feelings and do what is good for you. Usually this means lying in a quiet, dark room or cooling your head. While some over-the-counter painkillers can help alleviate the pain, some do not. Then triptans can be considered, but their intake should be coordinated with a doctor. However, care should be taken with the frequency of ingestion. Permanently, migraine painkillers cause more seizures. Such drugs should be taken no more than ten days a month. (Ad)