As the star of Netflix’s hit show
Queer Eye, Karamo Brown (pictured above) knows a thing or two about self-love. The Emmy-nominated reality host is known for his colorful bomber jackets, kind demeanor, and innate gift for helping people work through their insecurities and learn to love themselves.
Here’s something you might not know about Brown: He has been living with migraines since he was in high school. Growing up, he dealt with stigma from friends and family who didn’t understand the severity of his condition. “When it comes to migraine, it’s more than a headache,” he says. “It’s debilitating in so many ways.”
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Managing migraines
If you get migraines, you ve likely looked for all kinds of treatments to ease your headache pain. Along with pain medication, migraine home remedies, and lifestyle changes, you might have considered CBD for migraines.
If you don t experience migraines, you likely know someone who does. Nearly one in four U.S. households includes someone who gets them, according to the Migraine Research Foundation. They are more than just headaches, and can cause debilitating head pain, along with nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and nose.
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Migraine attacks are best known for causing painful headaches. Strokes are best known for causing numbness and weakness on one side of the body, as well as slurred speech, confusion, decreased or double vision, dizziness, and loss of balance and coordination.
But some migraine attacks also cause numbness, weakness, trouble speaking, confusion, visual changes, and vertigo.
And some strokes cause a sudden, severe headache.
Given the sometimes overlapping symptoms of migraine and stroke, it can be difficult to tell which you’re having and whether you should go lie down in a dark, quiet room or go immediately to the emergency room.