I had the worst migraine ever yesterday

[hussar]

Had college test and couldn't concentrate which wasn't helpful, went to bed at 8pm with a wet towel over my forehead,I thought my left eye was coming out of my head it hurt so bad, woke up feeling like a zombie.

[RoonShark]

1. Are You Sure It Was A Migraine?

A migraine headache isn't just a bad headache, it's something else.

[hussar]

2. I hope it was

your'e making me scared, what do think it was ?

[RoonShark]

3. You Had a Headache, Not a Migraine

If you suffered from Migraine headaches, you would know it. For information, see http://www.migraines.org/myth/mythreal.htm

Migraine is disease, a headache is only a symptom. Migraine pain is caused by vasodilation in the cranial blood vessels (expansion of the blood vessels), while headache pain is caused by vasoconstriction (narrowing of the blood vessels). During a migraine, inflammation of the tissue surrounding the brain, i.e., neurogenic inflammation, exacerbates the pain. Therefore, medicine often prescribed to treat a headache, such as beta-blockers, dilate the blood vessels and therefore can make a Migraine worse.

Unlike a headache, the Migraine disease has many symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, auras (light spots), sensitivity to light and sound, numbness, difficulty in speech, and severe semihemispherical head pain. One Migraine attack alone can last for eight hours, several days, or even weeks.

[hussar]

4. Well it lasted all day

I hope it was a headache too, I didn't get much sleep the last couple of days so I guess that could have brought it on. I feel ok now.
Thannks for the link.