Migraines

I love hearing from my clients who express feedback about my programs and also share either a personal story or ask a question about a specific health issue I may not have yet covered. Most recently, a client wrote to me asking about my Vertigo and Dizziness program and my Migraine and Headache relief program. Specifically, what to do when experiencing vertigo and migraine at the same time.

At first blush, the two may not seem to be related but upon closer inspection, they very likely could be. Migraine can affect between 10-30 percent of the population. Vertigo, in its basic definition means dizziness.

This means that vertigo is generally a symptom of a larger medical issue, not always known. There are actually several causes but the most common type of vertigo is BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo). This is where one suddenly becomes dizzy just by moving ones head in a certain position. It is not, therefore such a surprise that MAV (Migraine Associated Vertigo) is a very real condition.

Some of the most common symptoms of MAV include-seeing colors, lights, spots, hearing voices, experiencing numbness and auras.

Vertigo associated with migraine is generally experienced right before the headache or during the headache. This can last for a few minutes to a day.

Most people who experience vertigo need several hours of rest in order to recover from the dizziness. This generally is already happening as migraine sufferers tend to feel better in quiet dark places like a bedroom.

For some, only dizziness and an aura are felt, not a headache. Experts still consider this to be MAV, especially if an aura is experienced or the individual has suffered from migraines in the past.

There is no set test for MAV and your doctor will need to rule out other diseases which may share symptoms such as Menieres disease. He or she will also track how you respond to therapy.

Trigger foods for migraine headache sufferers include MSG, chocolate, alcohol and cheese and should be avoided if they bring about migraines.

There are various medicines available, including prescription drugs, to treat migraines but all of them have their fare share of side effects, even the over the counter drugs. One common theme among migraine sufferers is that they report a rebound effect of the drugs. One headache is replaced by another.

Like migraines, the cause for associated vertigo is also, as of yet, undefined. One theory that is becoming more accepted, though, that there is a disorder surrounding a gene responsible for the perception of pain which could account for migraines and the associated vertigo.

Many professionals (including me) also believe that the cause of migraine and vertigo is a lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain. Likewise, MAV sufferers are basically having their brains suffocated and the ensuing pain and dizziness are the result.

If you are suffering from MAV or migraine headaches, please try my Migraine and Headache Relief program. If vertigo alone is the culprit, I highly recommend my Vertigo and Dizziness program.

My programs are all natural and easy enough for anyone to do. These programs are designed to deliver oxygen to the brain in order for you to be headache and vertigo free!

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