Fact Check
Overview
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How to identify a migraine trigger
Two steps to help you find out what is causing or worsening migraine symptoms.
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Can chronic migraine cause fatigue?
A look at the relationship between fatigue and migraines, including the difference between fatigue and feeling tired.
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Can weight loss help you manage chronic migraine?
Losing weight may help some people better manage migraine, and also improve other areas of overall health.
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Preparing for your migraine appointment
Migraines affect people differently. To get appropriate treatment, you need to be able to accurately describe your symptoms.
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Chronic migraine and sleep disorders
Why anyone who experiences frequent migraines should discuss sleep with a healthcare provider.
Mind Your Health
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How meditation may help you manage migraines
What the research says about meditation and migraines and how to get started incorporating meditation into your life.
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Mind your health: anxiety, depression, and migraines
People with migraines are five times more likely to develop depression.
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9-minute meditation for migraine
According to the American Migraine Foundation, people with migraines, who regularly pratice mediation, may experience fewer migraines per month than those that don't.
Treatment
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Therapies to improve quality of life with chronic migraine
Why quality of life is an essential consideration in the treatment of chronic migraine, with four therapies to consider.
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Prescribed a new migraine treatment? Use this checklist
What to ask your healthcare provider whenever you are prescribed a new therapy for chronic migraine.
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What to ask before changing chronic migraine treatment
Before changing your treatment for chronic migraine, consider discussing these questions with a healthcare provider.
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The risk of inadequate migraine treatment
Under-treating or over-treating migraines can lead to more frequent headache days.
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Migraines: dealing with shame, stigma, and other negative feelings
Identify and coping with negative perceptions toward people who experience migraines.
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What are acute and preventative migraine therapies?
There are two different therapies to manage migraines. Learn the differences and why you may need both.
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4 steps to take control over migraines
Severe and frequent migraines require diagnosis and treatment. Here are the steps to take control of your migraines.
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9 questions to ask yourself about migraines
Managing migraines is an ongoing process. It's important to evaluate your treatment from time to time.
Prevention
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Understanding and avoiding spring migraine triggers
How what’s going on with the weather can affect what’s going on with your migraines—and what you can do about it.
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Migraines: How many headache days do you experience?
How the number of headache days you experience helps determine diagnosis and treatment.
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What should you record in your headache diary?
Strategies on getting started, what to record, and how to stay consistent when keeping track of your migraines.
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What are "medication overuse" headaches?
Learn why overusing pain relievers can lead to more headache days and how to avoid headache rebound.
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How planning ahead can help prevent migraines
Why planning ahead is the first step to migraine prevention.