A migraine is a neurological condition that can cause several symptoms. It is characterized by an intense, debilitating, and strong headache that comes with sensitivity to light, vomiting, and nausea.
Women are more vulnerable to migraines than men. More often than not, migraines run in families.
Migraine could begin in childhood or might not happen until early adulthood. Migraine could progress through four (4) stages: prodrome, aura, attack, and post-dome. Not everyone goes through every phase.
Your doctor cannot cure migraines, but they could help you manage them, so you get them less often and treat your symptoms whenever they happen. The treatment plan depends mainly on:
- How often you experience migraines
- The form of migraines you have
- Your age
- The severity of the migraine
- Whether the migraines come with vomiting or nausea
- Whether you have other diseases
The treatment plan might involve a combination of the following:
- Lifestyle adjustments such as avoiding a migraine trigger and stress management
- Self-care migraine remedy
- Prescription migraine medication
- Counseling
- Hormone therapy if your migraine is related to the menstrual cycle
- Alternative care that might include acupressure, acupuncture, meditation, biofeedback
How Ketamine Helps with Migraines
Low-dose ketamine infusions as a therapy for migraines treatment is gradually becoming a mainstream concept. There are numerous recent media reports with patient successes that we here at Pacific Ketamine Group have experienced. Less known is Ketamine's ability to block neurotransmitters from reaching the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. Since the transmitters cannot bind, receptors cannot send pain signals, and you feel a significant decrease in the seriousness of your pain.
At Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, scientists conducted a study on 61 subjects who received continuous 3-day to 7-day treatment with ketamine. The researchers discovered that three of four patients reported improved pain intensity at their treatment period's end.
