If you experience disabling headache attacks, you are not alone. Millions of people just like you suffer from migraine. Fortunately, you CAN take control.
This site aims to help you better understand migraine. Even if you're already being treated for migraine, there may be things you can do to help you stay in better control of your pain.
One of the harsh realities of migraine is that you don’t have to suffer from them to be affected by them. When mom can’t come to the soccer game, a colleague misses an important meeting, or family vacation plans have to change, migraine takes as great a toll on relationships as it does on the sufferer. This information about migraine may be shared with family, friends, employers, and coworkers. With this increased knowledge, we can work together to ease the frustration so many sufferers feel.
Pain is a part of every headache, but migraine pain is usually much more severe —— much worse than a common headache. Most people describe it as an intense throbbing pain on one side of the head.
The information on these pages is provided to help you determine whether you may be at risk for, or currently suffering from, migraine headaches. It is not intended to replace a medical diagnosis.
MIGRAINE is a complex neurophysiologic headache disorder. It is not advisable to attempt to diagnose or treat your symptoms without professional advice.
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