Yes, and recognising the first symptoms can help prevent the attack from becoming more severe. There are 5 stages that can be identified although note that this might vary from person to person: Premonitory phase, Aura (not always the case), the Headache, Resolution, Recovery. The first stage is characterised by symptoms such as fatigue, mood changes, food cravings, stiff neck. These symptoms can last from 1 to 24 hours. In the case of a migraine with aura, patients experience some neurological symptoms like seeing dark or coloured spots, sparkles or ‘stars’. They might also experience numbness or tingling, dizziness, vertigo, speech and hearing disturbances. Not every patient experiences this stage, but for those who do, aura can last from 5 to 60 minutes. The stage of the headache itself is often described as a pulsing or throbbing. The pain is often on one side of the head and other  bodily symptoms can include nausea, neck stiffness, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound. The Resolution stage marks the fading of the migraine which many patients report happens after good sleep. The final stage is a stage of recovering from a ‘hangover’ like feeling that often resembles the first stage.