Headaches accompanied by nausea and vomiting, and this disease?
Mar 09, 2025
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A female office worker in her 30s recently visited the hospital complaining of continuous head pain. If neurological abnormalities such as headaches, nausea, and fear of light and sound occur in everyday life, migraines can be suspected.
Migraines are known to be more common in people with brains that are more sensitive than those of ordinary people. I know a lot about pain in one head, but it can appear all over the head and the symptoms of nausea come before the headache itself.
One of the most complained symptoms of migraine sufferers is 'rattling'. According to the study, 90% of migraine patients complain of digestive symptoms such as 'zones, vomiting, and indigestion', and when a headache occurs, it is difficult to stay in a bright place and 'phobia' symptoms of wanting to go to a dark place and feeling uncomfortable with sound.
"Most people take general painkillers at pharmacies when they have headaches, but if they only take painkillers without sufficient consultation with medical staff, they can develop chronic migraines and overdose headaches," said Kim Ji-hyun, head of the Brain Neurology Center at Suwon Nanuri Hospital.
Migraine is not clearly diagnosed by tests such as cerebral blood ultrasound, electroencephalography, MRI, and CT tests that diagnose headaches, but is diagnosed based on individual symptoms of the patient. Therefore, the correct treatment direction should be determined based on sufficient consultation with medical staff.
Existing treatments for migraines included epilepsy drugs, hypertension drugs, and depression drugs, but since this is not a treatment drug specialized for migraines, unwanted side effects could occur.
Although the injection treatment (Azobi, Amnesty) was carried out to block the neurotransmitter called 'CGRP', which is the main cause, it was difficult to access the treatment for patients who felt burdened by the injection. With the recent release of a migraine prevention drug 'Aquipta' in Korea, migraine patients have more options for treatment. Migraine prevention medication is a concept of preventive treatment that reduces the frequency, intensity, and duration of headaches rather than the concept of completely eliminating headaches.
Manager Kim Ji-hyun said "If migraines are left unattended, even small stimuli can easily cause headaches, and in severe cases, depression and sleep disorders can be accompanied, and can be a risk factor for stroke"If symptoms occur, you need to visit a medical institution that can treat the cranial nervous system and consult with a professional medical staff," he advised."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
