{"id":8520,"date":"2015-07-17T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kanatachiropractic.com\/?p=8520"},"modified":"2015-10-28T07:45:27","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T12:45:27","slug":"recognize-migraine_stop_migraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kanatachiropractic.com\/?p=8520","title":{"rendered":"10 Signs You’re Having a Migraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spot the symptoms of a migraine & reduce your pain<\/h2>\n

Many of us were quite young when we experienced our first headache. We probably don\u2019t even remember the moment they began to develop. But it can be different with a migraine. Although a migraine may come slightly later in life (However, children and even infants can have migraines, they just don\u2019t know how to tell you. Head banging in infants and toddlers are a cardinal sign of a migraine)<\/em>, and can creep up totally unexpected, displaying itself with symptoms you\u2019ve never before known. In today\u2019s post, we\u2019ll share with you some common symptoms of a migraine headache, and actions you can take immediately to help reduce the intensity and duration of the oncoming pain.<\/p>\n

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Headaches aren\u2019t pleasant, but migraines are debilitating. Many people experience warning signs of an impending migraine in the form of a loss of vision, flashing lights, tunnel visions, and zig zag lights called auras filling up their sight. The pain of the migraine usually follows. With over 30 years work of helping clients recover from migraines, we\u2019ve come to know the visual symptoms of an oncoming migraine \u2013 and now you can too:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0\u00a0 Seeing flashes or flickering light (the most common visual symptom of migraine)<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0\u00a0 Seeing zigzag lines or waves, also called fortification illusions<\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0\u00a0 Seeing spots, stars, halos, circles, lines, other shapes or colors, also known as auras<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0\u00a0 Blurry vision<\/li>\n
  5. \u00a0\u00a0 Shimmering effects<\/li>\n
  6. \u00a0\u00a0 Loss of vision, blind spots<\/li>\n
  7. \u00a0\u00a0 Cloudy vision<\/li>\n
  8. \u00a0\u00a0 Other vision changes<\/li>\n
  9. \u00a0\u00a0 Seeing three-dimensional effects or geometric patterns<\/li>\n
  10. \u00a0\u00a0 Seeing dark areas<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So what do you do when these strange sights blur your vision and fill your eyesight? First, make a mental note to visit a health practitioner and have them confirm it\u2019s only a migraine and nothing worse. Then, you should immediately stop your work. Not only is it dangerous to drive or perform a task while these new lights are flashing about your eyes, it\u2019s not going to help the oncoming problem reduce.<\/p>\n

    Here are some simple steps you can take to help stop or reduce the intensity of a migraine before it hits:<\/p>\n

    The first thing to do is get out of the light, be it a computer monitor, or the sun shining on a windshield or the water.<\/p>\n