Migraine Questions with Answers by Experienced Homeopath Dr. Chhabra

Can migraine cause death?

No, migraine cannot cause death until the patient suffers from brain tumour along with migraine, and causes death, or any other severe disease.

Can migraine cause dizziness?

Yes, migraines cause dizziness. When the patient suffers from a migraine attack, it comes with dizziness. And also it depends upon the severity of the disease (migraine attack). Sometimes a patient comes with very severe symptoms, and when the episode is reduced or pain gone, the patient feels dizzy and exhausted. Need some rest after the attack of migraine.

Where is the migraine pain located?

Migraine is a headache that can cause severe throbbing or pulsating pain. Migraine pain is located usually on one side of the head.

Some common locations are:

• Hair band area.
• Back of head and neck.
• Temples / behind the ear.
• Forehead.

Can migraine cause brain tumors?

No, migraine cannot cause brain tumor. If someone suffers from brain tumor the brain tumor can cause migraine.

Can migraine cause fever?

No, migraine cannot cause fever. If fever occurs during headache, it is another cause of health condition but not due to migraine attack.

How is migraine caused?

There are so many trigger factors:

• Excess stress / anxiety.
• Loud sound.
• Strong odour.
• Hormonal changes.
• Skipping meals.
• Certain foods like caffeine, nuts, cheese, etc.
• Travelling.
• Temperature changes.
• Lack of sleep.
• Tiredness.
• Low Blood sugar.

How long can a migraine last?

Migraine is a complex condition with different symptoms. They can last upto 72 hrs, if left untreated.

The length and severity of migraine varies from person to person. These long lasting and chronic headaches cause symptoms for more than 72 hrs, migraines have 4 stages, every stage have their own severity and own symptoms. Having 2 to 4 migraine attacks per month is most common.

When does a migraine headache occur?

At the age of 14 to 60 plus, migraine headaches occur. Childrens are rarely affected by migraines. It tends to peak during the 30s and gradually becomes less severe in the following decades. Women are three times more likely than men to have migraines. Nearly half of the adult population experiences headaches.

Migraine causes in males?

Primary cause of migraine in men is physical exertion. Migraine is not just a headache. Migraine leads to widespread suffering, reduced quality of life and impaired participation both in work and social activities. Men more often manage with their headache without taking any medicines and dealing with pain when they have to.

Can migraine be cured permanently?

In homeopathy, migraine can be treated or relieved from the severity of the migraine attack. If the patient suffers from 4 to 5 migraine episodes in a month, then with the homeopathic medicine we can treat the patient firstly, delayed of migraine episode like if someone suffers from 4-5 times in a month, but with homeopathic medicine it comes to 1 or 2 episodes per month. Likewise, we can reduce the severity of symptoms, and increase the quality of life for the patient. But management from the patient side should be necessary.

Can migraine be cured by homoeopathy?

Homeopathy medicine has long term effects and works to treat the migraine problem. Homeopathy tries to go deep down into the cause of the problem, and eradicate the tendency of migraine headaches. It takes some time to delay the episode of migraine attack. Homoeopathy doesn’t give short term or temporary relief, instead they have long term relief. After a couple of months of homoeopathic treatment for migraine headache, patients experience relief of recurrent migraine attack.

In homeopathy we have some peculiar medicine along with the location of the headache like Iris V – for right side, Onsomodium – for left side headache.

Migraine treatment for pregnancy?

Homeopathy is a natural medicine. It is based on the entire constitution of the patient. It doesn’t have any adverse effects. When we treat the case of headache, we are not treating the case of the head, but the entire case of the body’s biological functions and headache also gets corrected, when a patient is on homeopathic medicines. The pregnancy becomes easy to tackle and the baby can be delivered healthily. Homeopathy is a safe and the only safe medicine during pregnancy, but when taken with consultation of a doctor.

Can migraine cause High Blood Pressure?

Patients with active headache, chronic migraine or physical and mental stress is an obvious cause of high blood pressure. But high blood pressure causes migraines. The patient of high blood pressure feel severe or moderate headache, anxiety or feeling of pulsation in the neck are some sign of high blood pressure.

Migraine causes in females?

Hormonal changes in women is the most common cause of migraine. But the other cause also lead to migraine like menstrual periods, pregnancy, menopause, fluctuation in estrogen or oral contraceptive medicines can trigger or cause migraine in females. Impaired participation in both work and social activities.