Migraine

Just last night I was telling one of my friends over the phone happily that I haven't had any Migraine attack for more than seven months and this morning ...
It wasn't too bad though. It was much better than the attacks I used to have. Just two hours of pressing my head into a pillow and that was it. This time no aura, no nausea... The funny thing is that I was really worried about missing my French class in those moments!!!

According to Wikipedia:
"It is widespread in the population. In the U.S., 18% of women and 6% of men report having had at least one migraine episode in the previous year, with seriousness ranging from an annoyance to a life-threatening and/or daily experience."

So if you have never had a migraine attack you should be quite happy because mine is a severe one and I am telling you the first time I experienced it I was wishing to die to get rid of the pain!! and this morning wasn't much better!
Over the years my attacks are getting shorter and less frequent. I have to say I sort of like the aura before the attacks but nausea is NOT fun at all!!

Wikipedia:
"Migraine was once thought to be initiated by problems with blood vessels. This theory is now largely discredited. Current thinking is that a phenomenon known as cortical spreading depression is responsible for the disorder. In cortical spreading depression, neurological activity is depressed over an area of the cortex of the brain. This situation results in the release of inflammatory mediators leading to irritation of cranial nerve roots, most particularly the trigeminal nerve, which conveys the sensory information for the face and much of the head."