Migraines: Migraines in Women and Men: The most important information you need to improve your health
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All migraines are not created equally. Inside you’ll find expert advice and helpful tips on how migraines affect men and women differently and the gender-specific triggers to identify and avoid. Living with migraines can be challenging, but with the right guidance you can live a happy and healthy life.
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Migraines - Adams Media
The Everything® Healthy Living Series
Migraines: Migraines in Women and Men
The most important information you need to improve your health
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Avon, Massachusetts
Contents
Introduction
Women and Migraines
The Female Connection
Adolescence and Adulthood
The Menstrual Migraine
Birth Control Pills
Migraines During Pregnancy
Migraines and Menopause
Men and Migraines
The Silent Minority
Migraine or Cluster Headache?
Testosterone and Male Headache
Heart Disease Connection
Overcoming Stereotypes
Special Issues
Also Available
Copyright Page
Introduction
For more than 10 years, millions of readers have trusted the bestselling Everything® series for expert advice and important information on health topics ranging from pregnancy and postpartum care to heart health, anxiety, and diabetes. Packed with the most recent, up-to-date data, Everything® health guides help you get the right diagnosis, choose the best doctor, and find the treatment options that work for you.
The Everything® Healthy Living Series books are concise guides, focusing on only the essential information you need. Whether you’re looking for an overview of traditional and alternative migraine treatments, advice on starting a heart-healthy lifestyle, or suggestions for finding the right medical team, there’s an Everything® Healthy Living book for you.
Migraines
Whether you’ve been diagnosed with chronic migraines, think you may have the condition, or care about someone who does, you’ll find the Everything® Healthy Living series to be an important guide to improving physical and emotional well-being. The impact of migraine goes well beyond the attack period; it can have far-reaching repercussions at work and home, and it can affect every facet of your life, from the food you eat to the social activities you choose to participate in.
Migraine is a painful and debilitating neurological condition that costs Americans billions of dollars in health care spending, lost workplace productivity, and reduced quality of life. More than just a headache,
a migraine attack is a severe episode of prolonged head pain that is frequently accompanied by nausea, vomiting, visual disturbances, sensitivity to light and sound, sensory changes, and mental confusion. And migraine doesn’t begin, or end, with head pain. A migraine attack is often preceded and/or followed by a constellation of symptoms, and the entire episode may span a period of several debilitating days. This can result in significant disability for anyone experiencing