Do you often suffer from severe headaches, especially on very nervous days? Know that stress can trigger migraines
Whoever has never suffered from a headache after being nervous on an intense and demanding day, cast the first stone. Believe me, this is not just any coincidence, as there is a relationship between stress and migraines.
How do you explain? Villa Thaineurologist, neuropediatrician and creator of the Headache Center Brasil clinic, migraine is a chronic disease characterized by hyperexcitability of the brain and with a genetic predisposition.
“Migraine is a chronic disease that affects all ages, but has its peak between the ages of 30 and 50, especially affecting women (due to biological and hormonal problems)”, he underlines, underlining that, according to the WHO (Organisation World Health Organization), more than one billion people suffer from migraines worldwide.
Migraine symptoms
“The disease is in the brain, which controls the functioning of the entire organism,” Thais says. For this reason, the condition can generate a number of symptoms, such as:
- Photophobia (sensitivity to light, especially bright light);
- Phonophobia (sensitivity to sounds, especially loud ones);
- Osmophobia (sensitivity to smell);
- Aura (changes in vision);
- Numbness;
- Tingling;
- Weakness on one side of the body;
- Neck and shoulder pain;
- Feeling dizzy or dizzy;
- Ringing in the ear;
- Nausea with or without vomiting;
- Swollen eyelids and watery eyes;
- Nasal obstruction or runny nose;
- Facial pain;
- Bruxism;
- Tachycardia;
- High or low blood pressure;
- Malaise and tiredness;
- Difficulty concentrating and memory;
- Mood changes.
What is the relationship between stress and migraines?
As the professional explains, people who suffer from migraines already have a more excited brain. Therefore, dealing with stressful situations and worries can worsen a condition that the person is already experiencing, leaving the brain in even greater suffering.
As a result, it is common to notice an increased presence of symptoms, including more headaches and the other factors mentioned above, that may be caused by the disease.
Are there treatments for the condition?
“Anyone who suffers from migraines should see a specialist neurologist and undergo treatment for this disease, which is complex and has many repercussions on the patient’s life, including vascular complications (such as an increased risk of stroke and heart attack), as well as losses in quality of life, such as changes in sleep and mood, tendency towards anxiety, cognitive problems and others,” says Thais.
For this reason, treatment must be carried out in an integrated and multidisciplinary way, which takes into consideration the pathology as a whole and not just the headache symptom. “Individualized treatment must combine therapies with cutting-edge drugs and lifestyle adjustments,” concludes the professional.
Source: Terra
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