What Are the Different Types of Migraines?

If you've been suffering from migraine headaches,to temporarily lose vision in an eye. You will
you may have noticed the symptoms are almostprobably lose vision before the head pain actually
the same for everyone - a painful ache in onebegins.
spot that becomes worse and spreads over one* Hemiplegic Migraines have a rather scary
side of your face - sometimes almost entirely.symptom. If you suffer from this type of
The nausea and vomiting you feel are alsomigraine, you'll actually develop temporary
common symptoms of most migraines. So, sinceparalysis on the side of your body that the
these symptoms are so much the same, there'smigraine is forming on.
only one type of migraine, right?* Ophtalmoplegic Migraines are one of the longest
Actually, there are quite a few types oflasting types of migraines. This form of the
migraines, but most people suffer from one ofdisease begins with pain around the eye and eye
two types, the common migraine or the classicproblems continue throughout the entire migraine.
migraine. The difference between these twoVisual distortions and blurred vision are common
headaches is that the common migraine does notsymptoms of this type of migraine.
have an aura and classic migraines do have an* Noctural Migraines are fortunately very rare and
aura.develop during the night. They are intense enough
An aura refers to visual symptoms that beginto wake the migraine sufferer from their sleep.
before the classic migraine actually starts. These* Basilar Artery Migraines are usually limited to
symptoms may include seeing jagged lines in frontteen girls or young women. This migraine
of your eyes or actually losing vision for a fewdevelops by causing the basilar artery to
minutes, hearing ringing or other noises that aren'tconstrict, which leads to dizziness, poor
actually there, feeling numb or having tinglyco-ordination, vomiting and even problems with
sensations, or smelling odd odors. This aura canspeech. This migraine type eventually should
actually be useful, because it can and does servebecome the more standard classic migraine, with
as a warning that a very painful migraine is on theits accompanying aura.
way. This would at least allow you to take some* Abdominal Migraines are a type of migraine that
preventive measures. For people who suffer fromdoesn't actually involve head pain. Instead, this
a common migraine, there is often no warning.migraine usually causes stomach pain. The normal
Suddenly, they feel pain in their jaw or eyenausea and vomiting other migraine types cause
socket and it rapidly spreads and increases inoccurs after the stomach pain starts. This
intensity until they have a full blown migraine.migraine type occurs most commonly in young
While few people develop one of the rarerchildren.
migraines, there are several you may want toSo as you can see although most people simply
know about. These migraines are just as painfulrefer to a migraine headache there are many,
as the more common migraine types.many different types of migraine itself. That being
* Exertion Migraines are over more quickly thansaid most people tend to suffer from either the
most types of migraines. You can develop one ofclassic or common migraine.
these migraines if you overextend yourself whileYou can learn more about migraines and what
you are exercising and develop dehydration at theyou can do to treat them, naturally and
same time, if you lift something heavy, if youotherwise, by following the links at the end of this
have a sneezing fit, or even if you bend over.article.
* Retinal Migraines are migraines that cause you