Before a migraine attack, patients may experience aura symptoms such as:

1. Visual disturbances (e.g., blind spots, seeing flashes of light, seeing colored spots or lines, seeing zig-zag patterns, temporary loss of vision), numbness or tingling sensations like pins and needles in certain parts of the body, muscle weakness, dizziness or loss of balance³
2. Aura symptoms often appear gradually and can last from 5 minutes to an hour³

1. Migraine without aura is the most common type of migraine, affecting every 3 in 4 migraine patients^4,5
2. A major difference to a migraine with aura is that patients will not experience aura symptoms before or during a migraine attack^5,6

1. A type of headache that occurs less than 15 days per month¹
2. Patients with frequent headaches (such as 8 to 14 days per month) may more likely develop chronic migraine²

1. A type of migraine that is linked to menstruation⁷
2. Usually occurs 2 days before menstruation starts and lasts through 3 days after²
3. Patients may experience other types of migraine, but the migraine around menstruation is usually without aura²

1. Aura or other migraine symptoms without headache⁶
2. Symptoms usually last for 20 to 30 minutes²