What's a Migraine? How to Know if You Have Migraines...

What is a migraine because I think a lot of women relate any headache to equal a migraine and what's the difference and does it matter?

Yeah, absolutely. I think there's a lot of confusion out there about what exactly a migraine is. Some people think it's a headache but it's actually much more than a headache. First of all there have to be five episodes. The episodes are usually anywhere from four to 72 hours. And then there are some other symptoms that are pretty characteristic of migraine. So one is that it tends to be unilateral. It tends to be like a throbbing type of headache or pulsating headache and the headache is usually moderate to severe. So not just like a mild headache but it's usually pretty intense and it usually stops people from doing what they normally do. And then in addition to all of that to actually meet the criteria for migraine you have to have a couple of other symptoms. So for example.