What is the difference between a headache and a migraine? - General Health Message Board

Aquaticgirl · 03-07-2007, 03:50 PM

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tattoogirl · 03-07-2007, 04:48 PM

Well my experience...I get a sharp pulsating pain, feels like a vein or something, spasming. It goes in like 30 second intervals. Sounds weird but hitting the side where the pain is helps. Light hurts, you have to squint but it still doesn't help, but you have to. I have had them since I was a child. I used get nauseas...but that only occasionaly happens now. Or maybe I should say the headaches are less frequent. They used to think I had a brain tumor or something, but that was like in the early eighties. Now I get them maybe 1 every month or 2 but they last alot longer...sucks.
Bella

duzford · 03-07-2007, 06:55 PM

Nausea, unbelievable need to close eyes, sound is intense, light is intense, tired .......

Seraph · 03-08-2007, 02:33 AM

A headache is only one symptom of a migraine, and there may not be an actual headache at all. Everyone I know who gets migraines has at least one or two of the following: light sensitivity (some extreme), noise intolerance, nausea, headache, usually worse on one side of the head, dizziness or vertigo or loss of balance. A headache is a symptom, of tension, high blood pressure, heatstroke, dehydration, high fever, neck misalignment or any combination.

Diane817 · 03-08-2007, 06:52 AM

When I have a headache, it hurts on my forehead and pretty much stays there and isn't horrible. When I have a migraine, it starts in my neck and ends on one side or the other of my head and is a sharp, stabbing pain that will not go away on it's own. I am sensitive to light, sound, smells, movement. I often vomit but always have nausea even if I don't vomit. The pain will not let up without meds. It can last anywhere from 12-72 hours.