{"id":4457,"date":"2019-06-10T13:50:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T17:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=4457"},"modified":"2020-10-17T18:17:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T22:17:22","slug":"postdrome-phase-migraine-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/postdrome-phase-migraine-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"How to survive a migraine hangover"},"content":{"rendered":"

You wake up tired, achy, and irritable, with a dull pain in your head and an overall feeling that you\u2019ve been hit by a truck. (Ouch!) Sounds like a hangover, right? Except you didn\u2019t have anything to drink last night\u2014because you had a raging migraine instead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome to the migraine postdrome phase, sometimes called a migraine hangover. It\u2019s the part where the worst of the episode is over but you\u2019re not exactly back to 100% yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is a migraine postdrome, and what does it feel like?<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are four stages of a migraine experience, according to the <\/span>American Migraine Foundation<\/span><\/a>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Prodrome phase<\/b>:<\/strong> A few hours to a couple of days before a migraine. Prodromal symptoms include mood changes, food cravings, neck stiffness, and fogginess among others.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Aura<\/b>:<\/strong> 25% to 30% of people with migraine experience a migraine with aura five to 60 minutes before a migraine headache begins. Aura symptoms include visual disturbances and numbness or tingling.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Headache<\/b>:<\/strong> This pain phase can last up to 72 hours. Headache symptoms range from a throbbing to a drilling sensation, accompanied by nausea, insomnia, congestion, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Postdrome phase<\/b>:<\/strong> It\u2019s the phase of migraine that occurs after the head pain ends. Common symptoms are similar to a hangover, and can include:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n