7 Myths And Facts About Migraines
Get to know more about your migraines!
Learn to tell the facts from the myths.

Myths:
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Migraine is just a bad headache
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Migraine is a psychological disorder caused by stress or depression
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Migraine is not life-threatening, just annoying
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Any doctor can recognise and treat migraine properly
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Migraine is just something you have to live with
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Everyone has a specific trigger for their migraines
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Only women have migraines
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A migraine attack only lasts for an hour
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Only adults get migraines

Facts:
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Migraine is a genetic neurological disorder that includes severe headache and other symptoms
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Migraine is not psychological but neurological in nature. Stress is a migraine trigger, not a cause
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Migraine can be very dangerous as it may induces fatal conditions such as strokes or aneurysm.
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Migraine is usually mis-diagnosed, mistreated. Not all physicians have adequate training to treat it properly
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There are as many effective treatments and strategies to reduce the occurrence and pain level of migraines
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Not everyone can identify their specific trigger. For some it’s a combination of things which may change over time
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Men and women can get migraines
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There is no set time for how long a migraine typically lasts but it is said to be anywhere between 4 and 72 hours
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Children and teenagers can get migraines as well. The symptoms they show may however be different from adults