What are the symptoms?
Migraine happens in several different stages. You may wake up with the pain of a migraine attack, but that doesn’t mean you didn’t experience the other phases of migraine in the hours or days before the pain.
Prodrome
Prodrome symptoms happen in the days or hours before a migraine attack. These symptoms include:
- constipation
- food cravings
- mood swings
Aura
Aura symptoms can happen in the hours before a migraine attack or during the pain itself. Aura symptoms include:
- visual disturbances
- nausea and vomiting
- a pins and needles feelings in your fingers or legs
Attack
The attack phase of migraine can last anywhere between 4 hours and 3 days. Symptoms of the attack phase of migraine include:
- pain on one side of your head
- throbbing or pulsing pain in your head
- nausea or vomiting
- sensitivity to light and other sensory input
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