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We come across lot many ailments in the human life. Certain ailments can be cured completely while some of them are everlasting and giving continuous trouble. Migraine is one among such ailment that makes the human being to suffer much.

Migraine is a splitting headache caused due to the changes in the level of serotonin in the human body. This is a neurotransmitter in the brain of every one of us. When the level changes, the blood vessels enlarge and they press the nearby nerves leading to the nagging pain.

Those who suffer due to the migraine are highly sensitive to any touching at the face, and the head. In fact, it is a point to be reckoned that, in the UK alone the economy is effected to the extent of GBP 1 billion to 5 billion a year due to migraine attack in the people. This is due to loss of working hours because of the migraine attack. It is estimated that about 1,90,000/ people suffer due to migraine in the UK alone per year. It is also arrived that the migraine attack occurs on an average of 13 times per year.

Migraine can be prevented by using medicines like amitiptyline, venlafacine or beta-blockers. This will reduce the risk of the attack. The pain killers can be taken to relieve the pain. But repeated use of the pain killers also is not advisable for the Doctors.

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