Prescription: Caring For Life

Living with Chronic Migraines. Migraine is not a bad headache; it is one of the twenty most disabling diseases. In fact, it is the leading cause of disability in people under 50 years of age and suffered by more than five million Spaniards (80% women). Not for nothing is it the most prevalent neurological disease in our country. The impact of a migraine attack is only known by those who suffer from it, and it is often experienced with incomprehension because in the work and family environment it is common to hear “you are already with your headache”. And no, it is not just a headache. It is a localized throbbing pain - usually on one side of the skull - and is accompanied by other symptoms ranging from nausea and vomiting to flashes or partial loss of vision, paralysis of one hand, problems articulating language… There is also not just one type of migraine. According to its symptoms, neurologists distinguish between migraine without aura or with aura, which is one that is accompanied b...

Can Migraines be Caused by Stress? It is well known that stress and anxiety can greatly affect our physical and mental health these days. A stress headache is a very common ailment, capable of preventing even the simplest activities we do during the day. How to recognize stress migraine? Knowing how to recognize the 'stress and anxiety headache is quite simple: it is a constant pain, better known as a muscle tension headache. It occurs after particularly strenuous or stressful periods and can be treated with common pain relievers, available at pharmacies without a prescription. However, before taking these medications, it is always recommended to consult your doctor. Tension headache is one of the most common types of migraine, it can be episodic or chronic: the first is usually due to efforts or posture errors, the second depends on functional changes in the central nervous system that, sometimes, can be due to stress intense psychosocial, anxiety or depressive disorders. Symptoms...