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Migraine (5,921 members)
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Symptoms|Treatments|Side effects|Causes
| symptom | member ratings (num votes) |
|---|---|
| Pounding Head | (1,594) |
| Nagging pain in one side of head | (1,590) |
| Photophobia (sensitivity to light) | (1,701) |
| Pulsating, Intractable Pain | (1,474) |
| Fatigue | (1,494) |
| Nausea | (1,586) |
| Sensitivity to flashing lights | (1,517) |
| Trouble concentrating | (1,370) |
| Irritability | (1,451) |
| Feeling like head is going to explode | (1,392) |
| Phonophobia (sensitivity to sound) | (1,542) |
| Neck Pain | (1,453) |
| Pain in/above one eye | (1,373) |
| Neck muscle stiffness | (1,289) |
| Extreme pressure/throbbing behind eyes | (1,288) |
| Sinus Pressure | (1,507) |
| Trouble communicating | (1,192) |
| Sensitivity to movement | (860) |
| Headache that gets worse turns into migraine | (875) |
| Head pain upon waking | (892) |
| Continuous migraines one after another | (1,376) |
| Dizziness | (1,458) |
| Intense throbbing on both sides of head | (1,160) |
| Blurred Vision | (1,527) |
| Shoulder /Back Pain | (1,220) |
| Occipital Pain (pain at back of head) | (1,320) |
| Vomiting | (1,423) |
| Desire to cut out front upper quartile of head | (1,027) |
| Vertigo / Dizziness | (1,498) |
| Mood Swings | (1,321) |
| Aura / Seeing flashes of light | (1,597) |
| Anxiety | (1,290) |
| Scalp/temples very tender/sensitive | (854) |
| Sensation of blood rushing and pumping in head | (1,211) |
| Uncoordinated, stumbling, unsteady | (1,342) |
| Chocolate / Sugar craving | (1,434) |
| Extreme fatigue preceding a migraine | (1,243) |
| Feeling hot, then cold, in cycles | (1,400) |
| Starts at night while sleeping | (772) |
| Sensitivity to Smell/Odors | (1,093) |
| Depression | (804) |
| Carbohydrate Cravings | (1,303) |
| Cold Extremities | (794) |
| Head feels "tight" all over | (1,143) |
| Insomnia | (805) |
| Sore spots on head | (1,241) |
| Short term memory loss | (1,440) |
| Eye pain | (180) |
| Changing pattern of migraine over years | (1,063) |
| Disorientation | (1,309) |
| Feeling Cold | (301) |
| Flu-like feeling all over | (1,184) |
| Icepick/Lightning headache | (1,022) |
| Sensitivity to Touch | (792) |
| Vivid Dreams | (1,212) |
| Loss of Appetite | (934) |
| Tinnitus / Ears ringing with repeating noise | (1,482) |
| Band of pain across temples | (700) |
| Intense pressure pushing outwards | (194) |
| being on birth control pills | (44) |
| Several days of non-migraine headaches leading up to migraine | (660) |
| migraines more common when on your period | (28) |
| Excessive Yawning | (1,407) |
| Sensitive to tight clothing | (441) |
| endometriosis | (33) |
| fluid in ears | (31) |
| Jaw Pain (TMJ) | (1,169) |
| 12 to 18 migraines a month | (286) |
| Slurring Words | (1,322) |
| Pale Face | (960) |
| Mind Racing | (1,249) |
| Smelling bacon cooking - and there is none! | (49) |
| Hunger | (111) |
| Blotchy vision before migraine, like looking into the sun then away | (1,026) |
| Feelings of Detachment | (951) |
| Sensitive to scratchy clothes | (445) |
| Excessively talkative | (129) |
| Crave carbs before migraine | (160) |
| Numb or tingling fingers/hands/arms | (1,193) |
| Twitching Eye | (1,131) |
| Uncomfortable to sit or lie down. Need to pace. | (172) |
| Floating Colors | (189) |
| Pain moves from one side of head to other side | (1,121) |
| Scotoma / Blindspots in Vision | (1,502) |
| Seeing tiny dots all around before migraine | (1,183) |
| Vomiting Bile | (287) |
| Feeling of full bowels, even though they are not | (239) |
| Extreme Focus and Productivity before migraine starts | (262) |
| Feeling of eye being swollen | (739) |
| Shooting, sharp pain from behind eyeball to back of head before migraine | (673) |
| burned skin feeling | (200) |
| Feeling hot to the touch | (363) |
| Eyes want to shut, as though one has been crying for months | (1,340) |
| Diarrhea or Bowel Incontinence | (1,347) |
| Scalpel / cutting sensation on forehead | (193) |
| Sneezing before migraine | (192) |
| Migraine lasts for a week | (1,038) |
| Wavy visual disturbances | (897) |
| Formed Hallucinations | (190) |
| Excessive Urination | (1,448) |
| Tightness above both eyes | (1,075) |
| Watery Eyes | (889) |
| Weakness in arms and legs | (986) |
| Aphasia / Inability to speak | (1,385) |
| Having the urge to do extreme things before migraine starts | (260) |
| Seeing 'snow' or 'static' in central vision | (456) |
| Feeling of heavy weight sitting on head | (883) |
| Burning eyes, hard to keep open | (1,104) |
| Hormonal Imbalance | (1,184) |
| Craving Trigger Foods | (1,305) |
| Ears suddenly get hot to the touch and appear bright red before a migraine | (361) |
| Eye Drooping | (1,464) |
| Unquenchable Thirst | (950) |
| Dry Eyes | (1,086) |
| Begins with dull ache at top of head | (907) |
| Clammy Hands | (583) |
| Runny Nose | (1,049) |
| Pins and needles on one side of scalp/face | (1,236) |
| Pain starting in shoulder and moving to head | (965) |
| Tooth pain | (853) |
| Olfactory Hallucinations | (1,375) |
| Itchy head | (1,330) |
| Thick Saliva | (444) |
| Body aches several hours before migraine | (1,291) |
| Back muscle spasms/rigidity | (714) |
| Metallic taste in mouth | (1,007) |
| Hotspot on top of head | (719) |
| Sensitive molars when chewing food | (1,193) |
| Allodynia | (1,294) |
| Pressure/hurting nose before migraine | (1,289) |
| Extreme sensitivity to Tyramine | (494) |
| Tunnel Vision | (1,288) |
| Dreams of being constantly in motion | (1,220) |
| Tingling in neck/shoulder | (998) |
| Tingling Lips | (1,294) |
| Feeling of neurons going crazy | (1,214) |
| Elation / Intense energy | (1,380) |
| Inner Ear Pain | (1,090) |
| Seeing a bright shadow coming out of words when reading | (1,257) |
| Near-Syncope / Fainting | (1,448) |
| Crackling feeling inside head | (1,050) |
| Synesthesia more noticeable before migraine | (989) |
| Constant burning sensation in one area of head | (1,209) |
| Numbness/tingling in one side of body | (1,251) |
| Feeling of shards of broken glass pushing from inside head out | (1,019) |
| Drooping/numbness on one side of face | (1,257) |
| Feeling of fluid on back of head | (686) |
| Sensation that arms or legs are not part of body | (1,271) |
| Nasal mucus changes before migraine / stuffy nose | (1,140) |
| Starts out feeling like an ear ache | (962) |
| Trouble Breathing | (1,071) |
| Double Vision | (1,251) |
| Feeling of "echo" head | (1,138) |
| Nystagmus (involuntary eye movement) | (847) |
| Alice in Wonderland Syndrome | (1,128) |
| Loss of ability to taste food | (991) |
| Facial tightness up to 24 hours before migraine | (1,295) |
| Pain in one complete side of body | (880) |
| Itchy tongue on same side as migraine | (692) |
| Essential Tremor | (1,055) |
| Single pupil dilation | (1,454) |
| Ascending numbness, from hands to arm to head | (1,202) |
| Basal Temperature Drop | (1,075) |
| Burning coal sensation under eye | (1,075) |
| Itchy teeth on same side as migraine | (771) |
| Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) | (1,204) |
| Temporary Paralysis | (1,388) |
| Excessive ear wax before migraine | (1,110) |
| Seizures | (1,132) |