What causes long-term migraine?

When most people experience headaches, it is caused by migraine. Migraine is different from general headaches because generally the headache occurs all over the head, while migraine occurs in a certain area of ​​the head. The symptoms of migraine headaches are different for each person, and if a person has migraine headaches for a long time, what is the cause?

The cause of migraines is not yet known, but may be related to:

(1) Genetic factors. Since about 60% of patients can be asked about their family history, and some patients have epilepsy in their families, experts believe that the disease is related to genetics, but there is no consistent genetic form.

(2) Endocrine factors: Vascular migraine is more common in adolescent women. It occurs frequently during menstruation, stops during pregnancy, recurs after delivery, and gradually decreases or disappears after menopause.

(3) Dietary factors: People who often eat cheese, chocolate, spicy food, or smoke or drink are prone to vascular migraine.

(4) Other factors, such as emotional stress, mental trauma, worry, anxiety, hunger, insomnia, poor external environment and climate change can also trigger migraines.

What are the causes of left-brain migraine?

First of all, mental or psychological stress can cause left-sided migraine. In our daily work, we may encounter some annoying things and some problems that are difficult to solve. Moreover, the pace of life of modern people is becoming more and more intense, and the pressure brought by life is also very high. Therefore, our brain is always in a state of tension for a long time. I often feel depressed and physically and mentally exhausted. During the weekends, people often lack exercise, sleep too long, and have irregular lifestyles, etc. These reasons can easily lead to left-brain migraines.

In addition, there are many other causes of left-brain migraine, such as temperature. Many patients feel that when the temperature rises significantly, the headache will become more severe, but when the temperature drops, the number of headaches will decrease. In addition, sudden changes in altitude, rapid travel from one time zone to another, strong light, and hot environments may all cause left-brain migraines.

What causes right-sided migraine?

1. Hormonal changes Oral contraceptives can increase the frequency of migraine attacks; menstruation is a common trigger or aggravating factor of migraine ("cyclical headache"); pregnancy and sexual intercourse can trigger migraine attacks ("coital headache").

2. Certain drugs Some susceptible individuals may experience typical migraine attacks after taking nifedipine (Nifedipine), isosorbide (Isosorbide-5-Nitrae) or nitroglycerin.

3. Weather changes, especially hot, cloudy or humid weather.

4. Certain food additives and beverages. The most common are alcoholic beverages, such as some red wines; dairy products, cheese, especially hard cheese; coffee; foods containing nitrites, such as soups and hot dogs; certain fruits, such as citrus fruits; chocolate ("chocolate headaches"); certain vegetables; yeast; artificial sweeteners; fermented pickles such as kimchi; and MSG.

5. Movement: Even slight movements of the head can trigger a migraine attack or make it worse. Some patients are afraid to take a car for fear that it will trigger a migraine attack. People who play football can trigger a headache by heading the ball ("football player's migraine"). Climbing stairs can cause a migraine.

6. Too much or too little sleep.

7. Skipping or postponing a meal.

8. Smoking or being around smoke.

9. Flashes and lights are too strong.

10. Tension, anger, depression, crying ("crying headache"), many women may suffer from migraine attacks when shopping in shopping malls or crowded places; some people abroad may experience aggravation of migraine attacks when riding horses even in crowded places for less than 1 minute.