If you suffer from severe headaches every winter, even when you're not sick with a cold or flu virus, you may think you have a serious allergy problem. Your seasonal head pain may be due to migraines. Seasonal migraines can be severe enough to interfere with your job and family life. Without treatment, your headaches can continue to disrupt your life. You can find solutions for your migraines with the information below.

What Are Migraines Headaches?

Migraines are severe forms of head pain. The headaches usually affect one area of the head but can spread to the other side in some people. Unlike tension headaches and several other types of head pain, migraines can produce symptoms days before they actually strike

Because seasonal migraines occur during the cold season, you might confuse the condition with the flu. However, migraines can create a host of debilitating symptoms, including vomiting, short-term vision loss, sensitivity to sound, and temple pain. The flu virus doesn't typically cause problems with your vision or sensitive hearing.  

In addition, seasonal migraines often develop from dry air, windy conditions, extreme temperature drops, and other weather changes that can occur during the cold season. The flu is often caused by a virus, or "flu bug." 

Your seasonal migraines won't resolve on their own. You'll need help to get rid of your severe headaches.

How Do You Treat Seasonal Migraines?

You can try to reduce the severity of your migraines by staying warm during the winter. Wear the appropriate head coverings, footwear, and outerwear whenever you venture outdoors. You can also eat or drink something warm when you venture out to work or other places. 

Also, seek help from a neurologist, or doctor who treats nerve and brain conditions. A neurologist can examine you to see why you have migraines during the cold season and not during other times of the year. One of the possible reasons for your cold weather migraines is constrictive blood vessels. Cold weather can cause the body's blood vessels to narrow or constrict, which may make it hard for blood to travel through them.

The treatment for migraines may include pain medication and physical therapy. Some doctors prescribe nutritional supplements for migraine headaches. The supplements may include vitamins and minerals that keep the blood vessels healthy and open. 

You can keep your seasonal migraines from bringing you down. Contact a neurologist for an appointment at your earliest convenience.