Can Migraine be felt on the temples and the eyes?
or does it have to be one half of the head (either the whole right, or the whole left part of the head?)

After all, the temples and the eye area are somehow half of the head but horizontally rather than vertically. :mmhmm:


And are there any foods or techniques to reduce it since there is no one medicine to deal with it?

Thanks

Can Migraine be felt on the temples and the eyes?

Yes.

does it have to be one half of the head (either the whole right, or the whole left part of the head?)

Not necessarily on one side of the head, can be on either or both. But a good history must be obtained in order to establish the diagnosis of migraine & rule out other types of headaches

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And are there any foods or techniques to reduce it since there is no one medicine to deal with it?

Try avoding some of the triggers (in case you have any), like smoke, caffeine, emotional stress, can be triggered even by menstrual cycle

In case a person gets them more than 2 times a month, then perhaps the physician should start some of the prescriptions drugs such as anti-depressants or beta/calcium channel blockers

Another option is to try alternative therapy with acupuncture or magnetic therapy

beta/calcium channel blockers
Beta as in beta carotin?
And how blocking the calcium can help?

That was very informative Hitman. Thanks a lot. :)

Beta as in beta carotin?

And how blocking the calcium can help?



Beta blockers are drugs that block the beta adrenergic receptors, they are mainly used for high blood pressure or irregular heart beats, so mainly they are for the cardiovascular system. However, they are the drugs of choice for preventing migraine attacks

Calcium channel blockers antagonize the calcium receptors thus relaxing the blood vessels, these drugs are also used for the cardiovasular system just as beta blockers

The exact mechanism of how the above mentioned drugs prevent migraine is unknown, but they are supposedly blocking the neuropeptides

i have always suffered from headaches ever since i was 6 or 7 and i used to get migranes about once a month but recently i have been getting them 2 or 3 times a week.. and it kills.. i just feel tired all the time.. i went to one of the health centers here and the doctor said there is nothing they can do and they refused to refer me to a specialist when i said i wanted to do an MRI scan.. then to top it all she said in a patronising voice.. "maybe the pin on your scarf is poking ur head and causing the headache !!!" now that was the icing on the cake..

i never heard of this medication to prevent migranes before.. but just yesterday someone was saying that in the US they use blood thinners to reduce migranes.. but isn't that risky?

i also worry because i read that frequent migranes can cause blood clots in the brain eventually leading to a stroke.. but i don't know where to go for help here and i really can't afford these prices that private clinics ask for...

i went to one of the health centers here and the doctor said there is nothing they can do and they refused to refer me to a specialist

If the patient does not respond well to NSAID's (e.g Ponston, Olfen, Brufen) then the the Dr in the primary health care should refer the patient to secondary health care for further assessment & management & you are a candidate for that since you are suffering with more than 2 episodes each month of migraine

when i said i wanted to do an MRI scan

The primary health care Dr can't arange a CT nor a MRI scan for you, it can be done after you are referred for further evaluation

i never heard of this medication to prevent migranes before..

Are you referring to beta & calcium channel blockers?

If yes, then those are common drugs for migraine prevention, especially "Propranolol" which is a beta blocker

but just yesterday someone was saying that in the US they use blood thinners to reduce migranes.. but isn't that risky?

It is risky & I haven't come across any patient which is on blood thinners (e.g Warfarin) for management of migraine

but i don't know where to go for help here and i really can't afford these prices that private clinics ask for...

Go to your local health center & ask for a referral to Baushar polyclinic

Again, do you try any alternative therapy?

i tried getting a referral but they refused to give me one.. am going on saturday with my back up (i.e. my mother) who knows everyone and can probably get it for me in 2 minutes.. i didn't ask the doctor to do an MRI i asked her for a referral but all i got was a patronising reply..

the only alternative therapy i use is sitting in a dark room and trying to sleep.. i used to take migraleve when i got my migrane attacks but they don't work with me anymore.. neither does brofen, or parcetemol or asprin tables.. all the same to me..

my mother suffers bad migrains and they attack her every few weeks even though she has taken all kind of medications..

im sure u've got the answers 2 all ur questions anyhow, but imma put my input in anyways :p i get my migraines @ the back of my eyes more often thn in my skull area alot of the time :)

Yeah I used to get reallly bad migraines as well, I'm pretty sure they were stress related and also if something really reallllly shocked me I would get the worst kind of migraine in my right eye :os - best thing of course is a cool dark room and an enormous blanket to swallow me alive :p