As we all know COVID-19 pandemic is increasing day by day and eventually forcing working professionals to work from home. However, many professionals do not have a desired workstation or workplace and they are forced to work on beds, sofa, etc. All of these make it hectic for each and every working professional to either concentrate and relax during work. This causes a very common and very well-known problem for every working professional known as Migraine.

So before talking about its causes and cure let’s the first talk that “what is Migraine?”, So migraine is a kind of headache that can cause serve throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually on one side of the head. It’s often accomplished by nausea, vomiting and causes extreme sensitivity to light and sound. A migraine attacks can last for hours to days, and the pain can be so harmful that it can interfere with your regular activities. 

For many people, harmful symptoms as an aura occur before or with the headache. An aura can include visual disorders, such as flashes of light or dark spots, or other problems such as pain on one side of the face or in an arm or leg and difficulty in speaking.

Symptoms of Migraine:

Migraine has got its effect to all age categories such as children and teenagers as well as adults can rule through four stages: Prodrome, aura, attack, and post-drone. Not every individual goes through all stages.

Prodrome:

Prodrome occurs one or days before a migraine. You might notice elusive changes that warn of an upcoming migraine including:

• Constipation 
• Mood swings, from depression to euphoria
• Food craving 
• Consecutive yawning 
• Fluid retention 

Aura:

For many people, an aura may occur before or during migraine. Auras are alterable symptoms or during migraine. They’re manly visual but can also include other effects. Each symptoms usually begin gradually, builds up over several minutes and can last up to 60 minutes.

Some of the examples of migraine auras includes:

• Visual phenomena, such as seeing various shapes, bright spots or bright flashes of light.
• Vision loss
• Pins and needles sensation in an arm or leg.
• Difficulty in speaking

Post-drone:

After a migraine attack, you might feel dizzy, confused and washed out for up to a day. Some people says they feel ecstatic. Sudden head movement might bring on the pain again briefly. And some also complain they feel pain even the alternative day.

Causes:

Though cause of migraine aren’t fully confirmed. Scientist says that can either genetics or May due to environmental factors appear to play a role.

Some changes in brainstems and its link with the trigeminal nerve, a major pain pathway, might be involved with the cause. Some says imbalance in brain chemicals-including serotonin, might regulate pain in your nervous system.

Researchers are studying the role of serotonin in migraine. Other neurotransmitter play a role in the pain of migraine, including calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP).

Cure:

• Stress management
• Improved sleep habits 
• Progressive muscle relaxation
• Medication
• Diet modification