what distinguishes a migraine from a ‘bad headache’, and how come sometimes a sufferer can throw up and all symptoms instantly go away? What’s happening there? Some sort of release of pressure?
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The crazy thing about migraines is that the medical community writ large knows alarmingly little about them. I’ve suffered from migraines for around 30 years and other than “If you can figure out a trigger, avoid it”, I’ve gotten very little out of any doctor or neurologist.
The most helpful discussion I had was actually with an optometrist, who associated my astigmatism with increased light sensitivity and migraines caused by flashes/bright lights.
I’ve also had two thunderclap headaches, one of which resulted in a trip to emergency and a spinal tap to see if I was suffering a massive hemorrhage.
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