Symptoms before a migraine headache
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Symptoms before a migraine headache
You may develop subtle symptoms before a migraine headache begins. They may occur before migraines with or without visual and nervous system symptoms (aura).
These symptoms usually develop 24 to 48 hours before the headache starts and may include:
- Hunger, thirst, food cravings, or loss of appetite.
- Mood changes (depression, euphoria or feeling of well-being, or irritability).
- Changes in energy level (restlessness, sleepiness, excessive energy, nervousness, or calmness).
- Change in consciousness (drowsiness or hyperalertness).
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology |
| Last Updated | July 3, 2007 |
| Last updated: | July 03, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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