MIGRAINE – INCREASING THE FREQUENCY
The menopause often brings relief to many women.
The contraceptive Pill and added oestrogen for other conditions may bring on migraine or increase the frequency and severity of migraine.
Many foods, such as red wine, chocolate, fatty foods, nuts, garlic, citrus fruits, flat beans and alcohol have, at times, been known to cause migraine.
Nervous tension, overtiredness or bright lights may all bring on an attack.
One feature which may be misinterpreted is a feeling of well-being before the attack.
A woman may wake up feeling great. She does all her cleaning, shopping and other tasks she, maybe, has put off for some time. Next day she wakes with a splitting migraine and blames overdoing it for causing the headache.
The typical migraine headache starts with some warning, usually a disturbance in vision. The headache is usually throbbing in character and, in a third of cases, is on one side only. Nausea and vomiting are common.
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