| When a Migraine Strikes
For years, Jenny suffered in silence. She was constantly off sick from work with a throbbing, pulsating headache that kept her inactive for days at a time. She would take the usual over-the-counter medications but they seldom worked. Then one day, she was watching TV when a commercial was aired, featuring people who suffered from migraine headaches. As she watched, she realised that the sufferers were experiencing symptoms similar to hers. "Up to that moment, I had no idea that I could be suffering from migraines. I just thought that I needed glasses or needed to sleep," said Jenny. A migraine is a throbbing headache that is often one-sided. Usually, it is accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Migraine sufferers also complain of sensitivity to light, sound, and smells, sleep disruption and depression.
4 Signs You May Be Pregnant
1. Tender breasts: Many women report increased sensitivity, fullness, or heaviness within a few days. By two weeks after conception, your areolas (the pinkish or brown skin surrounding the nipples) may start to enlarge.
2. Spotting: Scantier than a period and sometimes mixed with a yellowish discharge, a small amount of bleeding may occur when the developing egg implants itself in your uterine wall.
3. Fatigue: Can't keep awake at work? If you feel tired even after a good night's sleep, your body may be going through the changes of early pregnancy.
4. Nausea: Don't think of it as "morning sickness," since it can strike at any time of the day or night. It might feel like a slight case of seasickness or a full-fledged stomach virus -- or you may not experience it at all.
Early Signs Of Pregnancy - Sign 3
If you're like most women, morning sickness won't hit until about a month after conception. (A lucky few escape it altogether.) But some women do start to feel queasy a bit earlier. And not just in the morning, either — pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting can be a problem morning, noon, or night.
About half of women with nausea feel complete relief by the beginning of the second trimester. For most others it takes another month or so for the queasiness to ease up.
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