Migraine: The serious symptoms of an attack and five tips to reduce pain

It's a debilitating neurological condition, but the serious symptoms of an attack are often dismissed. Some well-known sufferers talk about their experiences

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Nausea, sensitivity to movement and light, brain fog, a throbbing headache: these are just some of the symptoms associated with migraine, a painful neurological disorder that is often likened to a power cut in the body.

Though up to 15% of Irish people suffer from the condition, it is often one that is brushed aside, with some who experience migraines feeling embarrassed when they can’t function because of a ‘headache’.