It is a good idea to type and print your migraine diary before you see your doctor in order to keep it legible and clean. If you arrive prepared, many of the questions your doctor will ask can be answered quickly and painlessly.
Factors to Include in Your Migraine Diary:
1. When your migraine occurred
2. Location and type of pain
Full Question: I started getting headaches late 2009 sharp, shooting pain in the top of my head and numbness in my face that passed when... Read more »
Full Question: I have what was called "silent" migraines with numbness in face, vision problems, auras, sometimes stomach is upset, and... Read more »
Full Question: I have migraines that cause my face to go numb, both my legs to go weak and get pins and needles and burning sensations. I... Read more »
Full Question: I have been having migraines since 1980. The first time it happened, I was rushed to the emergency room because it was... Read more »
Full Question:Have you ever heard that migraines can cause numbness to the left side of the body, starting in the feet and moving up the... Read more »
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The first time I remember having a Migraine attack was when I was six-years-old. At the time, I didn’t realize what it was. There were these... Read more »
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. . . more people died from Migrainous Stroke last year than were murdered by handguns.1 Unfortunately, those who suffer with Migraine disease or... Read more »