I live in a smaller city in northern British Columbia. There aren't many doctors and it's hard to
see one. After my fourth child was born 17 years ago, I got my first significant migraine. I …

My migraines started in 2005. They cause intense pain on 1 side, and nausea, photophobia
and sound sensitivity. They last anywhere from 8 hours to 9 days in a row. Until recently, I …

Thank you for sharing this story. The picture you paint of some of the physicians that you
consulted is not all that flattering, but unfortunately too often true. Part of the problem may be …

Helping your patient cope with migraine - Document - Gale Academic OneFile Use this link
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Migraine—Patient Perspectives In this Double Take video for patients and families, patients
share their experiences of living with migraine and physicians discuss the history and …

she has been experiencing five or six moderately severe migraines monthly, including 1 day
before menstruation. They usually last 8 to 12 hours with treatment, but sometimes they …

Discussion Migraine is a chronic neuroinflammatory disorder that occurs across a patient's
lifespan. Patients can experience episodic exacerbations and age-dependent changes in …

When Anthony Stall got his first piercing headache at the age of 4, his mother, Karyn,
recognized his pain, nausea and aversion to light and sound--she's had migraines since she …

Migraine affects 18% of women and 6.5% of men in the United States. 1 Recent research
contradicts the historical conception of migraine as a trivial illness and has established it as …

Objective: To evaluate the disability profile and patterns of treatment and health care use for
chronic migraine (CM) in the general population, in contrast to episodic migraine. Methods …