It does not mean that patients with migraine are malingerers looking for excuses to get out of work or other responsibilities. It does not mean that patients with migraines just like to take drugs. It does mean that if you have severe headaches, particularly on one side of the head, with or without other symptoms, you should see a physician for the appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Do this sooner rather than later. Because migraine symptoms vary for each individual patient' making the diagnosis may be complicated.
Some patients have no warning symptoms at all.
Once a migraine begins, it may last for several hours or even 2-3 days. Typically' pain is on one side of the head, but it may spread to both sides before decreasing. Many patients say that once a migraine begins, they must lie quietly in a darkened room until it resolves. My face feels like it's splitting in two. I feel like barbed wire is going in and around my head with sharp points sticking in it.