“Is nausea normal with migraines?”

Nausea, with and without vomiting, are pretty common in migraines. Other symptoms of migraine, other than the headache, include sensitivity to light (photophobia) and sensitivity to noise (phonophobia). Some migraines are preceded or accompanied by an aura (symptoms like change in vision, numbness or tingling in one side of the body for example), which resolve with the end of the migraine.

Nausea is a common symptom of migraine headaches. Indeed. Some suffer to the extent of actually vomiting. There are times when I prescribe a migraine med as well as a medicine for nausea. If you are a migraine sufferer I am not surprised that you have some nausea. This presumes you are already diagnosed with migraine headaches. So, if you suffer from migraines, nausea is not unexpected.If the migraines are different in location, frequency, or intensity, and if the nausea is a new symptom, I would recommend you see your regular physician. Also, I am not aware of your gender; are you male or female? Also, do you have any vision changes or any weakness or any tingling in your extremities during your headaches? All these questions are important and should be discussed with your regular physician. If a female and using birth control, I often discontinue this among certain migraine sufferers. I am not rendering any diagnosis with this answer. I am, however, agreeing with your mother in that migraine headaches are often accompanied by nausea. (https://migraineagain.com/migraine-nausea-vomiting/) Not having examined you I cannot be confident that your nausea is actually from a migraine headache, as other types of headaches can include nausea. I do recommend seeing your regular physician to address your headaches.
I hope this answer is helpful.

James R. Regan, MD, FACP