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I always get really bad headaches. How can I tell if they’re migraines?

“A migraine is a headache that comes in episodes that are moderate to severe in pain. They cause disability, nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity and a throbbing pressure,” says headache specialist Dr. Merle Diamond. According to the National Headache Foundation, 20 percent of kids ages 5 to 17 have recurring headaches and one-fourth of those suffer disabling migraines. Stress, lack of sleep, eye strain or even hunger can trigger a nasty tension headache. These are more common than migraines but won’t ruin your day. If your headache is so unbearable you can’t function, see your doc. She can provide preventive treatments for your migraines. You can also log on to www.headaches.org for lots of great info.

BY ANDREA T. ON 10/1/2008 6:35:00 PM 57 COMMENTS

57 READER COMMENTS

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LYC13 on 10/1/2008 6:40:13 PM

hey evryone i'm soo happy this year has been the best and i havn't had like any trouble with my friends! my teacher is cool and i am like hanging out with so many diferrent kids inn class.

basketballchic on 10/1/2008 6:40:55 PM

I get migraines a lot too. Sometimes they are so bad that I have to put my head between pillows to block out the sound. Not fun!

cookiemonsterxox on 10/1/2008 6:42:58 PM

i also get migraines. every single light HAS to be off. it kinda feels like a brain freeze but it lasts forever

coca08 on 10/1/2008 7:07:10 PM

i get migraines! ive had them really bad since 2rd grade (im in 7th now) so my mom took me to the doctor and im on meds now and i barely get them anymore!

novemberbaby164 on 10/1/2008 7:08:32 PM

MOD PLEASE HELP!
Okay so there is a super cute and super smart guy in one of my classes that I really like. I am also really smart and I have a 95 in the class we share. Anyways, my teacher always asks me the hardest questions and I am forced to say "I don't know the answer" every single time... This has happened about 15 times this year so far(btw, I don't know this guy well and I'm at a new school) and I'm sure everyone in the class thinks I'm really stupid. Including my crush. What am I supposed to do?? I can't stand looking so dumb infront of him!

Hey babes, try raising your hand for questions you DO know the answer to, that way it doesnt always seem like youre as a loss for words. xo JANA

LYC13 on 10/1/2008 7:08:39 PM

LYC13,

i bet he doesn't even care how smart u are so what does it matter?!?!?!

coca08 on 10/1/2008 7:20:44 PM

Thank you Jana! I can't believe I didn't think of that myself!! =]

LYC13 on 10/1/2008 7:21:39 PM

MOD!!!
ok so during the summer i lost one of my bffs(Linds) she was mean and made me feel bad but she was somebody i could count on and she was sometimes a rlly great friend...well my other bff(Kas) hated her lik rlly hated her she would always tlk bad about her so she was rlly happy when i told her i wasnt friends w/ linds anymore..well 2day kass just told me that her and linds are going shoping and the movies and shes spending the night at linds house...i was crushed that was me and linds thing we did that every saturday..i feel replaced and i almost cried and one of the worst parts is kass is excited about it...linds and i hav tried 2 become friends again but it didnt work and she gave up trying....should i try 2 b friends w/ her again or not i sometimes miss her but then again i dont...what should i do

Hey babes, you shouldnt be friends with people that are "sometimes" really good friends. The point to a friend is that they are someone who loves you and is there for you at all times and would never be mean to you. Kass doesnt sound too great either, especially if she never had anything nice to say about Linds. I would let Linds go but I would speak up to Kass and let her know that it hurts your feelings that she spent so much energy talking bad about Linds but now shes going to go ahead and be friends with her. xo JANA

moosesrockj on 10/1/2008 7:24:37 PM

i don't really get migraines/headaches alot...today i got a few little headaches but they're never so bad that they make me cry...thank god!

nirvanaluver on 10/1/2008 7:35:09 PM

MODDD!!! Help Please!!
Ok so i need help i think i need help i feel like i want to hurt myself but i only feel like this sometimes but when i do i feel like i want to talk to someone but i don't want them to feel bad for me and i don't want to go to a person that u talk to for help cause i have been there before and i hate it. It is soo embrassing. But i don't ever tell anyone anyhting and it is starting to make me even madder. I feel like i don't fit in. HELP PLEASE!!

hey babes, there is nothing to be embarassed about. Wanting to hurt yourself and a BIG sign of a MAJOR problem that needs to be dealt with by a professional. You need to get into a guidance counselor right away. Bring a friend so its not as awkward for you. xo JANA

Beachy Bum<3 on 10/1/2008 7:40:27 PM

MOD
today i found out that the guy i really like likes me back.and im pretty sure he's going to ask me to be his girlfriend sometime this week.but im just kind of scared because he'll be my first boyfriend

Hey babes, there is nothing to be afraid of. If you both like eachother then that is great and you should enjoy that feeling. xo JANA

Kimm23 on 10/1/2008 7:49:48 PM

Hey Mod(s)!
I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your awesome and helpful advice!!!! I'm sure it's hard to read through so many comments and answer them. SO THANKS!!!!!! =]

Hey girlie, Thanks so much! we love getting feedback from you girls! xo JANA

LYC13 on 10/1/2008 8:16:25 PM

hey, i always get headaches!

fredfan101 on 10/1/2008 8:19:19 PM

I get headaches when I'm too bored or if I watch too much TV or computer.

MunkQoo on 10/1/2008 9:15:33 PM

i got a headache from the cold i had last week and it hurt so bad i could focus and had to miss v-ball practice!

em9508 on 10/1/2008 9:29:34 PM

MOD Today at lunch I was sitting with my group of friends and I was just joiking around with this one friend, we always do. So I put a piece of paper in her pop and I didn't realize she wasn't finished drinking it. I looked really bad because everyone just turned to look at me. My friend got mad, but she got over it. But the problem was this girl, I'm not really close with her gave me a look. Then she said across the table to the friend "Pour it on her". I thought in my head "It was a joke..." Then she gave me a look. A few minutes later she whispered (well not really because I heard) to my friend that I had "mental issues". I felt really bad. I don't know if she was joking or not, but I'm starting not to like her. It wasn't even her business...

Hey girl, I really wouldn't worry about it. This girl doesn't seem like the greatest person, so the best thing you can do in this sitch is ignore it and don't let her get to you. People will forget about it soon enough. -lauren

MunkQoo on 10/1/2008 9:44:13 PM

Hey thanks for answering my question Lauren!

MunkQoo on 10/1/2008 9:56:58 PM

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My friend had this boyfriend online. She broke up with him a few weeks ago, and he got another girlfriend but they still have feelings for each other, and now he said that he's coming to where we live to see my friend!!! Ah! She told him where we live! Now I'm freaking out, we don't even know him and he wants to meet us. My friend is blindly being pulled into this, even though I've tried to remind her various times about guys online and what can happen. What should I do?! I'm so scared!

Hey girl, try talking some sense into her. This guys could be lying about who he is and he isn't safe. If she doesn't listen I would consider talking your parents. You SHOULD NOT go to see this guy. -lauren

Sakura on 10/1/2008 9:57:27 PM

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i go to a really small school, only 29 students in my grade. so 2 of my friends got in a fight bcuz 1 of them (Livvy) hacked the other girl's(Dey) myspace and changed a bunch of stuff making her bf mad at her. she also changed stuff so it looked like Dey was saying really bad stuff about this 1 girl jess. Jess was really offended by it all and her mom told the teachers. then the teachers went and got all the girls involved by talking 2 us about loving r sisters. now livvy is trying 2 get me 2 side with her, but i think what she did was wrong so im totally on sides with dey. I dont want to pick sides, bcuz as this is r last year 2gether b4 high school, it wuld really mess up r friendship. how do i make every 1 happy without getting involved?

Just tell them straight up that you don't want to get involved. They might get mad at you for a little bit, but they'll get over it and you won't get anyone really mad. -lauren

snowcat101 on 10/1/2008 10:45:59 PM

i get headaches if im reading in the car or if i have to much stress.

Cutiepie445 on 10/1/2008 10:48:03 PM

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Tomorrow my parents will be going out of town and so i will hav to stay with my aunt and cousins until sunday. i have my period but i had been having a lot of problems with tampons the last couple of times so i told my doctor who told me that i need to wait a few months before i try this again. well anyway, they have a pool and hot tub which they pretty much use every day. obviously i cant swim (and ppl say it stops in water but mines REALLY heavy so i dont wanna chance it at all). what do i say to my aunt to let her know what is really going on? my cousins are girls, but they are younger than me and havent started yet, and id rather them not know that i have it. HELLLLP!!

This is a tough sitch. You could always wear a panty liner on your suit with basketball shorts over it. -lauren

swim_chick_hottie on 10/1/2008 11:00:15 PM

OMG! U DONT KNO HOW MUCH DIS HELPED ME RIGHT NOW! MY HEAD HAS BEEN HURTING FOR DA PASS 3 DAYS AND NOW I KNO IT'S A MIGRANE! NOW I KNO WHY!

Mrs.Latina Cutie on 10/1/2008 11:08:28 PM

cutiepie445

omg me too.i get headaches whenever i try to read a magazine or soemthing when im in the car.

Kimm23 on 10/2/2008 12:06:34 AM

ohhh so sorrie! i had this really REALLY bad one last yr. just take some pain medicine and you'll be fine!

Endurancebabe18 on 10/2/2008 8:09:49 AM

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Hi! Okay, so I asked a question before about moving to a new state and how to keep my mind off of it. One of the MOD's said to just not think about it until the time came when we actually had to move. I'm doing that, but my problem is that right now has been the BEST time peroid of my life! I'm making new friends, getting tighter with old friends, we're planning sleepover's and tons of get together's with old friends before I move in a week. This has really been one of the best few months I've had in years! My problem is the whole "moving to a new state" thing. I'm going to be leaving all of this behind! Everytime I think about it, I feel like having a meltdown! I know I have to go in a week, but I don't want to! What do I do?!?! It seems like my parents are just out to get me with the moving thing. Like when my life is perfect, they rip it away from me and make me start over as the "new girl" again. Help! How do I just wrap my mind around this and get to terms with things?! Thanks MOD!

Hey Girl,

I feel for you. My suggestion is that you keep in touch and visit and invite your friends to you new house. I had a friend move to Spain and then to California. We are still really good friends, we talked alot through e-mail and AIM. We would talk on the phone occasionally. We would also visit each other sometimes. Enjoy the last days with your friends take this momentum into meeting new friends and keep in touch with your old ones! Good Luck!

-Kyle

Lexy5 on 10/2/2008 11:24:00 AM

I get migraines too, and I actually had to go to a Neurologist and I got prescribed two types of medicines. Your migraines may not actually need medicine though. One thing you should ask your doctor about is low-dose magnesium supplements. Since I am very tall, my body uses lots of magnesium and my brain gets the leftovers, so that was part of what was causing my migraines. Another thing to do is to get your vision checked at a vision place, such as the Vision Center at Walmart. I didn't think I needed glasses but I ended up actually needing low-prescription lenses. And if you have glasses right now, get them checked again because sometimes you're vision changes, causing migraines.

do.you.care.enough on 10/2/2008 12:34:33 PM

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i have a huge guy issue, please help.
so, i think i like this guy, but i've never really talked to him, how irrational is that?
he is in a class of mine that just started today, and the teacher was talking about how all her students become her friends, and they talk through facebook and stuff. and he was like "you have a facebook?" and the teacher said "yeah, but you can't be my friend until you aren't my student anymore." and then we did an activity where everyone has a sheet of paper and we all go around and write nice things about people. On mine he wrote, "Don't really know you but, it will be fun this year in class" and i was like 'aww' but then i thought, 'maybe that's just what he writes for everyone he doesn't know.' and i wrote on his, "you're funny, and maybe one day you'll be the teacher's friend on facebook." was that too lame? or too obvious? what if he thinks i'm weird? how can i get on his radar subtlely? now im thinking i don't even have a chance with him. sorry, lots of questions. THANK YOU for the help!!!

Hey, Girl! Sorry for the “stock” message. We're psyched you're here but since this is a super busy time, mods aren't able to answer personal advice or contest questions. We're approving your comments now so the girls can start offering feedback right away! If you still have questions, please come back, we're happy to help…or just let the other chicas answer now! (They give awesome advice, trust us!) Love and thanks! ♥, Your Blog Patrol Babes

sweetdreams33 on 10/2/2008 2:45:38 PM

sweetdreams, Date Ball question!!!!

does sweetdreams33 have a chance with this guy??

Date Ball says: Absolutely!

I say: well, wat u wrote about him wasn't that great...
and wat he wrote about u wasn't very peronal or sweet

coca08 on 10/2/2008 6:25:48 PM

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh. i hate migranes, they ruin like your whole day!

TurtleGirl101 on 10/2/2008 7:52:52 PM

ok i feel like kind of a nerd saying this but does anyone else like the cheetah girls song dance me if you can?

megabegabyte on 10/2/2008 9:58:57 PM

Mod-

Hey! Well here's my prob. Last year in the seventh grade I had a huge crush on this guy, let's call him jb. He was the smartest guy in the class and was kind of talkitive. He wasn't popular tho. I'm shy and not talkitive and I rarely spoke to him. Maybe like once every 3 days in short blurbs like- what's the Spanish hw or how do u say I'm going to the park? And now I STILL like him a year later but he's in none of my classes!! I never see him, and he's always in the hallway with his friends. It would freak him out if I randomly said hey do u wanna go out with me?" I'm just too quiet for that, he barely knows me and I want to get to know him better!! How should I approach this situation? Remember, I'm pretty shy.
Thx a lot!!!!!! Byeeeeeeeeeee!

Hey babes, i definately dont think you should ask him out if you dont have any sort of friendship with him. Start with hello and see if anything goes from there. it sounds like you dont see him all that time to actually date him. xo JANA

frankfurt8 on 10/3/2008 4:15:04 PM

im sad but im ok cuz i liked a guy and asked my friend to ask him if he liked me and on thursday he said maybe 2day he said he likes someone else...but my friend who asked him is in the same sort of situation so i have someone to talk to it about

abercrombieluvr on 10/3/2008 6:10:56 PM

hey mod i have a suggestion for your magazine:
when gl puts in the stuff about how to ask a guy out, im wondering if u guys know that not everyone really hangs out with their crush or talks to him all the time. there are girls who only see their crushes during school and dont get a chance to talk to them or they arent really connected or have friends who are connected with him. im sure alot of other girls would be pretty happy if u put more tips for these kinds of girls in the magazine

aerogirl1987* on 10/3/2008 6:25:55 PM

MOD MOD MOD
okay so i like my bgf and he likes me back! we went to homecoming and it was really fun. now he is gonna ask me out i guess and im really happy, but im also really scared. all my friends are saying im so lucky that he likes me back and i should be happy and i am im just scared too! well idk not scared but like nervous ive never had a boyfriend before. any suggestions?? thankss <3

Hey babes, dont worry, friendship is the greatest basis for a wonderful relationship, if you both like eachother then go for it! xo JANA

ixheartxnickxj on 10/3/2008 7:35:11 PM

I hear you my mom has a history of migraines and I get some really painfull headaches sometimes. Good Luck getting rid of it. Peace

<3ilove<3joejonas<3 on 10/3/2008 9:16:09 PM

Oh god, I get headaches ALL THE TIME! Once I got a migraine and it was NOT FUN AT ALL!

ShopperSoccerGurl on 10/3/2008 11:23:35 PM

Hey everyone! For those of you who think you have migraines, for me I first get like this swirling gray circle that I can see. Then, I get pain on one side on my head. A little later, I usually throw up(gross), and then I feel better.

horseyluv on 10/4/2008 8:54:55 AM

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i really really think i have insomnia.like,i'm in middle school and i have to wake up at five thirty AM and by the time i get home i'm usually tired and try to go to sleep at eight thirty-nine o'clock but sometimes i don't even get to sleep until like 11.
one time,it was nine thirty and i was really tired so i took a sleeping pill and it STILL didn't make me fall asleep. i really need to know what i can do to help me go to sleep faster.

nirvanaluver on 10/4/2008 9:40:39 AM

i recently had frequent headaches during the school day but i found out that i needed a new glasses/contacts preschription and that i needed to keep myself hydrated. so try that... it worked for me!

aerogirl1987* on 10/4/2008 11:11:51 AM

Hey Mod, I know that ur probably really busy but i just need, like, two seconds. I just made a profile and it is getting moderated. I wanted to know if my comments will come up even if my profile isn't done being moderated. This sounds stupid because if the comments don't get posted until my profile is done, then you won't ever even see this message! Oh well, it's worth a try. <

greenhippos37 on 10/4/2008 4:39:50 PM

I get horrible migranes frequently...they're hormonal, which means I get them once a month Sometimes I get them more often, but it's been a lot better recently.

on the record on 10/4/2008 7:07:57 PM

I get really bad headaches every now and then, but I don't think they're migraines. One of them was definitely caused by the sun, though. I had to be sent home from band camp. The drum major was freaking out; he thought I might have heat stroke or something!

and we're all too small to talk to god on 10/5/2008 9:31:11 AM

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when i'm motivated,i'll exercise for about a week and a half and work really hard pushing myself to the limit,and i'll get down to the perfect little size,then i won't exercise for two days and i'll have a pot belly again.is there any way i can keep the cute figure without having to exercise EVERY DAY of the week?

nirvanaluver on 10/5/2008 11:17:32 AM

i get migraines a lot too and when i got them i get numb which is really scary. but other than those migraines i got really bad headaches every day so we went to the doctors and he told me not to have any simple sugars which is really helping!

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so there is this guy at my school that is really cute but he has a TON of friends. i have some friends but not a whole lot. i went to a dance the other day and he was definately flirting with me ( taking my fone and putting his # in, randomly hugging me and not letting go.) it seems like he likes me but last year he told me that i was weird a gazillion times. and we dont necessarily hang out in the same crowd. how do i know for sure he likes me or if he just feels sorry forme?

gymshorty2013 on 10/5/2008 3:51:15 PM

I get migraines all the time and I HATE them. Sometimes they are so bad I throw up. Sorry, I know its gross! They are horrible!

lcarter90 on 10/5/2008 6:49:17 PM

omg! yesterday i had such a bad migraine like ALL DAY and then i got sick last night(if ya know what i mean) but i feel so much better today!

novemberbaby164 on 10/5/2008 7:30:12 PM

MOD !
this morning my brothers friend commited suiside .
i dont know what what to say to my bro , hes crushed

rich and famoose on 10/5/2008 7:38:09 PM

I have headaches too. When I check if my head's throbbing, I put my two fingers over my temples. If it's not, I'm not worried.

GuppyPuppy on 10/5/2008 7:48:47 PM

oh yeah, sometimes i get headaches when i dont
sleep well. im always yawning lol
school yawn home yawn sleep yawn lol
ok not that much im exaggerating. idk if i
spelled that right...

fuzzygirl123 on 10/6/2008 4:18:43 PM

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