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"Yesterday I had my first migraine headache as an adult (my very first migraine hit in the 8th grade--and I remember it visibly): tunnel vision and flashing bright lights, followed by the worst headache of my life. Did you know that more women get migraines than men? Do you suffer from them? Let&amp;#39;s gripe together ...\nPinterestFacebookMigraines are said to affect 18 percent of women, but just 6 percent of men. No fair, huh? My dad gets them, though--frequently--and as I mentioned, I had a severe migraine early in life as a teenager. I thought I was out of the woods. I mean, I&amp;#39;m 32 and hadn&amp;#39;t had a single migraine since junior high. But no, yesterday I was hit with a horrid headache that was so debilitating I had to go lie down in a dark room for hours. What a total pain in the you-know-what.\nThe baffling thing about migraines is that health experts know so little about them. While there is some medicine that can bring relief to frequent sufferers, docs are puzzled about the mechanisms of migraines--why they happen, exactly (though period-related hormone fluctuations are said to be a leading cause of migraines for some women), and how to prevent them. There&amp;#39;s even been some scary research hinting that migraines may actually damage the brain in some way. Great.\nFor now, I&amp;#39;m glad to have the 5-hour headache behind me. Fingers crossed that my next migraine is 15 years away, just like the gap between my last.\n__\nHow about you? Do you get migraines? Share your headache stories!__\nMore reading:\nStop a headache fast with these easy tips ...\nThe surprising reason for your pounding headache ...\nStrangely, warm weather is linked to more migraine headaches ...\nMore Ways to Get Glamour\nVisit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! \nEnter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! \nFollow us on Twitter \nAdd us to your iGoogle homepage \n FREE Beauty Stuff! Enter for your Chance to Win a New Prize Every Day!\nPhoto: istock; photo for illustrative purposes only"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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