Migraine headache is three times more common in women than in men. The pain of a migraine headache is quite often described as a throbbing pain or as an intense pulsing in one area of the head, accompanied , many times with nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to sound and light. Some people can actually predict the onset of a migraine, because it is preceded by a sort of "aura", visual disturbances, that can appear as zig-zag lines, flashing lights and even a temporary loss of vision. Many people tend to have recurring migraine attacks, triggered by exposure to light, lack of sleep or food, hormonal irregularities ( for women only), stress, anxiety, or even relaxation after stress. For quite a few years scientists believed that m... more ...