Acute migraine: treating early.

Many individuals with migraine who experience an acute migraine headache delay treating that headache because they “wait to see if it’s going to be a migraine.” Unfortunately, by the time the headache builds and blossoms to become full-blown, the treatment they administer is much less likely to be effective. Keep in mind these 2 points: (1) although their specific features may vary, most headaches experienced by an individual with migraine are migraine headaches and will respond to medication intended for the treatment of migraine; and (2) attacks of migraine often possess several distinct phases, and to know the characteristics of these phases may assist in enabling you to recognize an acute attack of migraine for what it is and so initiate treatment earlier than you otherwise would.