I get migraines on average about once every two years. They start with flashing lights in my eyes. It gradually gets larger diminishing my vision and then obliterating all ability to see. I must find a dark room to hide out in. I do not have a headache per se, but a sense of nausea slowly overwhelms me. Two to three hours after the beginning of the migraine, I will vomit. But during that two to three hours, I will have body aches, chills and a mild headache. But the nausea is intense. The vomiting is actually the best part. Once I vomit, all the other symptoms go away. I feel 90% better. I am left with a feeling of a hangover for the next 24 hours. I am glad I don't get this type of migraine twice a month. My son gets them twice a month, but for him it is just a bad headache and lasts about six hours.