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Dealing with migraine

By Dr Brigid Monda

A migraine is a terrible headache with pain that often begins in a specific area of the head then spreads and intensifies over one to two hours before it gradually fades off. The insides of your head become a torture chamber and feel like someone is persistently knocking at a door. Since there is no one to answer it, the knocking persists. Some forms of migraine come with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound. Moving around worsens the pain.

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