Get to know more about your migraines!

Learn to tell the facts from the myths.

Myths:

• Migraine is just a bad headache

• Migraine is a psychological disorder caused by stress or depression

• Migraine is not life-threatening, just annoying

• Any doctor can recognise and treat migraine properly

• Migraine is just something you have to live with

• Everyone has a specific trigger for their migraines

• Only women have migraines

• A migraine attack only lasts for an hour

• Only adults get migraines

Facts:

• Migraine is a genetic neurological disorder that includes severe headache and other symptoms

• Migraine is not psychological but neurological in nature. Stress is a migraine trigger, not a cause

• Migraine can be very dangerous as it may induces fatal conditions such as strokes or aneurysm.

• Migraine is usually mis-diagnosed, mistreated. Not all physicians have adequate training to treat it properly

• There are as many effective treatments and strategies to reduce the occurrence and pain level of migraines

• Not everyone can identify their specific trigger. For some it’s a combination of things which may change over time

• Men and women can get migraines

• There is no set time for how long a migraine typically lasts but it is said to be anywhere between 4 and 72 hours

• Children and teenagers can get migraines as well. The symptoms they show may however be different from adults