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Is My Headache a Migraine?
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Below are the most common symptoms of a migraine headache. If you answer
“yes” to 3 or more any of them – odds are it’s a true migraine and not something
else.
• Your headache feels like someone stabbed your brain with an ice pick
• Pain is usually one sided
• Your headache doesn’t respond to regular over-the-counter painkillers
• Pain is pulsating, pounding, or throbbing
• Light and sound bother you a lot
• Pain worsens when you move or bend over
• Pain becomes so intense that you throw up or become nauseated
• You get dizzy just by turning your head or when lying in bed
• You feel you have to lie down, go to bed, or withdraw to a quiet dark room
• Vision may be blurred, like a curtain coming down over your eyes
• You experience visual “auras” (zig-zag or geometric lines) before the headache strikes
• The headache lasts from several hours to several days (or even weeks)
The Bottom Line: If you have to stay home and lock yourself in the bedroom, then you
probably have a migraine.
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