Migraine is a neurological disease that involves painful incidents of head pain, called attacks or – casually – migraine headaches. Migraine attacks are not actually headaches. Unlike true headaches, they include additional symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, sound sensitivity, and light sensitivity. Also, physiologically, a migraine involves vascular dilation following vascular constriction; headaches simply constrict the blood vessels (1).
Panic disorder is similar in many ways to migraine. It's a mental disorder that also involves repeated "attacks." However, rather than excruciating physical pain and the other symptoms associated with migraine, panic attacks cause an irrational – and often debilitating – sense of panic in the suffering individual (2).
Migraines and panic attacks are interrelated, one can safely assume. A number of different studies related to these two ailments suggest that is the case. Here below is a basic overview of the relevant science.
Medical studies have shown a strong correlation between panic disorder and migraine. Not only do the two health issues tend to exist in tandem within individuals, but the attacks also tend to coincide. Generally speaking, the migraine attack precedes the panic attack.
It could reasonably be presumed that migraine headaches trigger panic attacks, though that has not yet been proven. Sometimes a migraine attack strikes when a panic attack has reached its zenith, so an inverse relationship is also possible.
Other studies have determined that individuals suffering from both disorders typically have more extreme forms of panic disorder than individuals who are only suffering from panic disorder (without the migraine component). Similarly, people who have both depression and panic disorder have been found to be more likely to experience migraine than those panic disorder patients who are (clinically speaking) non-depressive.
If you think you might be having panic attacks, be aware that there are additional symptoms beyond the raw emotion of panic. These symptoms show the extent to which this is a full-body condition:
Clearly, a basic explanation for panic disorder is that extreme and often prolonged instances of head pain can be extraordinarily stressful. MiRx Protocol targets the migraines directly with one sophisticated approach combining groundbreaking, non-pill pharmaceutical treatment with physical therapy and lifestyle changes. Contact one of our nationwide providers now.
Sources:
(1) http://migraine.com/migraine-basics/
(2) http://migraine.com/migraine-and-mental-health/panic-disorder-overview