As I'm complaining about my brain tumor/brain cancer in twitter, my friend, Ama said that it is a migraine. The brain berdenyut, one side only. I was so blurrr because I never knew how migraine works. Seriously I just thought when you have a migraine, you will be so furious and angry all the time. Guess that is PMS? Haha then I thought migraine is just like the ususal headache but it hurts more hihi I don't even know how.

So, I decided to Google it because I seriously thought I have a brain damage, literally.

A migraine is a common type of headache that may occur with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to light. In many people, a throbbing pain is felt only on one side of the head.


Symptoms

Vision disturbances, or aura, are considered a "warning sign" that a migraine is coming. The aura occurs in both eyes and may involve any or all of the following:

• A temporary blind spot
• Blurred vision
• Eye pain
• Seeing stars or zigzag lines
• Tunnel vision

Not every person with migraines has an aura. Those who do usually develop one about 10 - 15 minutes before the headache. However, it may occur just a few minutes to 24 hours beforehand. A headache may not always follow an aura.

Migraine headaches can be dull or severe. The pain may be felt behind the eye or in the back of the head and neck. For many patients, the headaches start on the same side each time. The headaches usually:

• Feel throbbing, pounding, or pulsating
• Are worse on one side of the head
• Start as a dull ache and get worse within minutes to hours
• Last 6 to 48 hours

So basically, the most obvious are seeing stars and zigzag lines. I have been experiencing that since high school. For me, it is because I didn't eat any rice yet or carbs. Whenever I feel like that, I feel like I'm about to faint because the best thing to do is just close my eyes as the dizziness is hurting me. However, my parents never had a migraine. Hmm I wonder.