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Classic symptoms most people have % of members
pounding head
94% (500)
Nagging Pain in one side of head
93% (515)
nausea
91% (512)
Fatigue
91% (473)
trouble concentrating
94% (366)
irritability
89% (444)
Sensitivity to flashing lights
90% (406)
Pulsating, Intractable Pain
84% (457)
Sound Sensitive
91% (275)
neck pain
84% (407)
Photophobia
80% (502)
feel like my head is going to explode
81% (355)
Neck muscle stiffness
79% (290)
Intense throbbing on either sides of head
83% (201)
Can't think or answer questions, get confused and irritated when somebody tries to communicate with me during migraine
80% (243)
head feels like it needs to explode
79% (106)
Symptoms where people often differ % of members
Dizziness
71% (444)
Extreme pressure & throbbing behind eyes
74% (302)
sinus pressure
69% (445)
one migraine melds into another without ever stopping
70% (363)
Blurred Vision
64% (442)
Mood swing
66% (364)
Phonophobia
63% (424)
Uncoordinated, stumbling, dropping things, unsteady
63% (346)
sinuses
59% (443)
vomiting
59% (437)
Stinging pain on one side of head right above my eye
60% (328)
Shoulder/back pain
62% (264)
anxiety
59% (338)
Vertigo
55% (446)
aura
54% (461)
Chocolate and/or Sugar Craving
54% (457)
short term memory loss
53% (458)
Bad pain in back of head (not side)
56% (318)
see flashes of light
52% (443)
pain /tenderness over occipital bones
59% (197)
headache starts several hours before major weather change, like a snowstorm
63% (139)
Carbohydrate cravings
52% (359)
my personal thermostat goes nuts -- I get hot, then cold... back and forth. Lots of numbness in my limbs, especially arms. Very cold hands & feet then very hot hands and feet. And my eyes water like I am crying, which makes my nose run like crazy... often
52% (358)
Sensation of blood rushing and pumping in my head
54% (267)
headache starts 24 hours or more before major barometric change
60% (136)
Extreme fatigue preceding a migraine
51% (310)
Sore spots on head
51% (290)
excessive yawning
47% (447)
Disorientation
49% (332)
rebound headache after taking analgesics too frequently
57% (138)
head feels "tight" all over
51% (205)
numb or tingling fingers or hands
46% (250)
Tinnitus
42% (420)
slurring words
43% (315)
aphasia
40% (419)
Having head squeezed, compressed feels good
57% (63)
Icepick/lightning headache
55% (73)
Eye Drooping
39% (395)
Olfactory Hallucinations
38% (428)
Blindspots in vision
38% (336)
perfumes/hand lotions/smoke - very short time frame for me to get away from these smells before I get a migraine
55% (53)
jaw pain (TMJ)
40% (226)
Allodynia
36% (393)
Vivid dreams
36% (274)
headache pain starts in one side of the head for a couple of days and then moves to the other. sometimes after that, the pain moves to both sides.
39% (145)
feel like if I could cut out front upper quartile of my head I'd be just fine
50% (48)
diarrhea or bowel incontinence
33% (337)
mind racing
33% (318)
tightness above both eyes
36% (166)
Head itches
31% (375)
Excessive Urination
30% (425)
Hormonal Imbalances
32% (280)
excessive pain in left eye
34% (195)
Pins and needles on one side of scalp/face
31% (321)
Craving trigger foods
30% (368)
eye with the pain over or behind it twitches
36% (135)
flu-like feeling all over
33% (199)
Eyes want to shut, as though one has been crying for months
30% (323)
near blackouts
28% (437)
wandering migraine moves around
32% (173)
Extreme sensitivity to rubber and diesel odors causing severe nauseousness
32% (155)
sensitive molars when chewing food during an attack
27% (272)
Right before the migraine, there is blotchy vision , like when looking into the sun and away. Blotches look similar to snowy television screen
42% (33)
I know when I see tiny dots all around, a migraine is coming
27% (188)
losing all facial colour and hands get clammy
37% (38)
Burning Eyes- can hardly keep them open
28% (118)
Tingling in neck/shoulder
28% (106)
Pattern has changed over the years. When I was in my 20s it only started when I woke up in the morning, now in my 40s it can start anytime during the day or night
29% (84)
only one side of nose runs
25% (130)
My migraines always last at least a week regardless of treatments tried.
26% (88)
feelings of detachment before headache onset
33% (33)
Unquenchable thirst
31% (35)
Weakness, like my arms and legs can't be lifted
27% (33)
The physical act of eating makes the pain temporarily go away but not a big appetite.
30% (10)
Rare symptoms % of members
body aches several hours before migraine
24% (333)
Pressure/hurting nose before migraine
24% (331)
Lips tingle
23% (347)
Elation, Intense Energy
22% (425)
I feel like my neurones go crazy and are pumping inside
23% (305)
Near-Syncope
21% (411)
Weird dreams where I move around a lot and I feel like I'm constantly in motion.
21% (303)
tunnel vision
21% (287)
see a bright shadow coming out of words, or can't focus
21% (260)
extreme pain behind right eye, always behind right eye-never varies
23% (145)
single pupil dialation
18% (427)
Vertigo within 10 minutes of lying down.
19% (302)
scotoma
18% (366)
deadness and numbness on side of face near templebefore and/or after migraine
19% (251)
metallic taste prior to or at start of migraine
22% (94)
Sensation that legs are not part of body when walking
17% (324)
certain noises "repeat" over and over in ears
18% (200)
One complete side of body goes numb and tingles
16% (324)
Thyroid
16% (288)
Face droops on migraine side
16% (279)
crackling inside my head and when I press around my forehead and temples it crackles even more and it feels good to press my head there
19% (104)
feel like face is deformed
16% (229)
Ascending numbness..from hands to arm to head face lips and tongue.
15% (300)
Pain starts in right should blade typically with knots in that area, runs up the right side of neck and to right side of head
23% (35)
Double Vision in the eye on the same side as the migraine.
14% (266)
Severe inner ear pain like a very bad ear infection
15% (168)
R facial tightness up to 24 hours before pain begins
13% (334)
Constant burning sensation inside one area of my head.
13% (292)
temporary paralysis
12% (414)
Left eye feels extremely dry, like it needs eye drops
14% (107)
Vertigo, weakness during driving
18% (33)
trouble breathing
12% (175)
Headache has been in right templ for 20 years but in the last 6 months I now also get pain above my right eye and on the top of the right side of my skull.
14% (79)
seems to be triggered sometimes by eating carbohydrates (cookies, donuts) right before bedtime
13% (85)
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
11% (174)
PCOS (Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome)
10% (287)
Shards of broken glass pushing from the insde of your head out on the left side
12% (107)
headache comes own when in the "lawnchair" position while reading or watching TV
12% (104)
synesthesia gets more noticeable before headache
16% (31)
"echo" head feeling upon onset
10% (176)
essential tremor
10% (133)
Lack of taste to food for about 24 hours preceding onset of migraine
10% (83)
Like smooth round stones from a Great Lake clacking together inside your head
9% (104)
basal temperature drops - has dropped to 93. Severity of headache coincides with how fast and low temp goes.
8% (136)
vIVID DREAMS AND WAKING UP SCREAMING
8% (63)
Burning coal sensation under left eye
7% (107)
Immediately prior to migraine (24 hrs) nasal mucus changes consistency and forms into half inch across almost clear spheres
6% (220)
Prior to a migraine I often have excessive ear wax.
6% (154)
my arm doesn't look like it's mine
5% (266)
Begins with dull ache at top of head
10% (10)
starts out feeling like an earache
6% (18)
seizures
3% (182)
can not eat chicken
2% (170)

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