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Long-term Migraine Effects

Is a cure for migraines on the horizon? Researchers are doing all they can to make it a reality.
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Migraine is a debilitating condition that costs billions of dollars a year in healthcare fees, sick days and poor performance. It can change throughout your life depending on your stress levels, your hormone levels, your age and your triggers, which can also change.
Doctors often diagnose migraines based on ruling out other problems, like heart and other brain issues. Migraine sufferers should know, though, that constant scientific research is being done to understand more about the disease. What has come to light, however, is that migraine may be a symptom of other neurobiological (brain) disease.
A recent study has also confirmed that women over 45 who suffer classic migraines are much more likely to have cardiovascular problems. It is very important if you have migraines to have regular checkups and report any changes in your symptoms to your doctor so that they can catch and fix problems quickly.
By now it should be obvious that migraine is much more than a normal headache, and the people that experience this intense pain face quite a bit of difficulty in their everyday lives. The next time a coworker or schoolmate is out because of one, take their word for it and resist the urge to say anything disparaging. If not, they might be inclined to show you exactly what they experience -- with the help of a sledgehammer.
If you've enjoyed reading about migraines and would like to investigate this topic more in depth, you may want to follow the links on the next page.

A migraine personality?

Famous migraine sufferers include Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Georges Seurat, Virginia Woolfe, Cervantes, Napoleon, Thomas Jefferson, Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche, Elvis Presley, and many more. In fact, so many famous people have suffered from migraines that some suspect there to be a "migraine personality." It seems that many people with migraine pain are intensely driven, creative and willing to get things done no matter what. Some say that they are more aggressive, while others say this is wrong. No matter what, migraine sufferers stand in good company [source: M.A.G.N.U.M. - The National Migraine Association].

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Migraines Overview By Jennifer Pocock


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