I took a migraine self test (MIST) after my first (and hopefully last) migraine attack. The results were quite surprising. I did well on the MIST, but I had a lot of trouble getting a good result from my migraine symptoms. I had more trouble with the MIST than you would think. I was constantly distracted by the headache and would become increasingly worried about the results. I was amazed that I did not have the same symptoms that other migraine sufferers had.
A migraine is a condition in which a person experiences a migraine attack each and every day. Migraines can be acute (that’s when the symptoms first appear) or chronic (that’s what lasts for weeks or months). The goal of the MIST is to test your general performance over those two types of headaches. This is especially helpful for those of you who have had migraines before and have had to deal with them as they get worse.
The MIST is a self-report that takes only about 15 seconds, and you can tell how close you are to meeting your target by checking how many “X”s appear on the screen and where they are on the scale of 0 to 10. This is because the more times you check “X” this is telling you that your headache is getting worse.
The answer to the question “did you take the migraine self test?” is yes. The answer to the question “how did you feel about the migraine self test?” is, “I wasn’t feeling much of anything from it.” If you want to know how you are personally feeling about your migraine, or how you feel about yourself, then you have to take it all in as a whole. You can’t focus on one thing. You can’t have it as an isolated experience.
Migraines are a common problem for people (and especially teenagers), so it’s important to have a headache test. The migraine self test is actually a diagnostic test that has been proven to give an accurate answer. It’s a simple, quick test that costs less than $1, and is easy to do. Most people find the test to be a reliable way to gauge the severity of their symptoms.
I know its not perfect but it’s definitely a good tool to have. I can’t imagine that a headache test was going to give me an accurate result if I only had one migraine.
The point is, the self-test is not a good substitute for a physical exam, but it can be useful as a research tool. I think that there is a chance that the headaches people have are actually migraine headaches that people have gotten because of the self-test.
I get headaches every day. I have migraines from time to time. I’ve seen people who’ve had migraines and had no idea that they had them. I have had a headache for a day or two when I was just in the right state. I’ve seen someone’s headache get worse and worse and have no idea why.
Migraines are a common symptom in people who have a genetic predisposition for migraine. For some, the primary reason for having migraines is the same as what causes them to get headaches in the first place—for them, it’s because of stress. Stress can also trigger the migraines.
