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Migraine misdiagnosis: the most common mistakes

Many people live for years with the wrong diagnosis. Why migraine is so often missed, the official criteria, and what you can do.

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Migraine myths: what people get wrong about migraine

The most common migraine myth is that it is your own fault. It is not: migraine is an inherited brain condition, and it can be treated.

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Migraine after exercise: why it happens and how exercise can help

Some people get a migraine after exercise, yet many find regular, moderate exercise helps reduce their attacks. Here is why, and how to exercise safely.

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Migraine at work: practical tips for employees

Migraine at work is a challenge for millions of people in the UK. Practical tips, reasonable adjustments you can ask for, and what to do when an attack starts.

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Migraine in young women: how to recognise it and what to do

Migraine affects women three times as often as men and is most active in early adulthood. How to recognise it, and what you can do.

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Migraine and chronic pain: what is chronic migraine?

Chronic migraine is one of the most common forms of chronic pain. What it is, how it develops from episodic migraine, and how treatment can help.

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Migraine and blurred vision: what happens to your sight

Blurred vision during a migraine is common and usually temporary. It is most often part of an aura, a short disturbance in the brain rather than the eyes.

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Migraine triggers: what the evidence really says

Migraine triggers can set off an attack, but they are not the cause of migraine. Here is what the research shows, and why avoiding triggers obsessively rarely helps.

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What causes migraines, and why do I get them?

Migraine is an inherited brain condition, not something you brought on yourself. What causes migraines, what happens in the brain, and what makes attacks more likely.

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Chronic migraine and chronic daily headache: causes and treatment

Chronic migraine means headache on 15 or more days a month, with migraine features on at least 8. Learn how it differs from other chronic daily headaches and how it is treated.

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Sumatriptan in pregnancy: what the latest research shows

A large study of more than 26,000 pregnancies found no higher risk of developmental conditions in children whose mothers took triptans such as sumatriptan.

Women and migraine

Menopause headaches: why migraine changes and what helps

Many women find their migraine gets worse around the menopause. Why falling oestrogen triggers attacks, which phase is hardest, and which treatments can help.

Women and migraine

Migraine in pregnancy: what changes and what you can take

Many women find their migraine improves during pregnancy, but not everyone does. Here is what to expect and which treatments are generally considered during pregnancy.

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Ocular migraine treatment: what to do during and between attacks

No medicine stops a visual aura once it has started, but there is plenty you can do during an ocular migraine, and treatment can prevent future attacks.

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The stages of migraine: from warning signs to recovery

A migraine attack usually has four stages: prodrome, aura, headache and postdrome. Knowing them helps you act earlier and plan for recovery.

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Medication overuse headache: how to recognise and prevent it

Taking painkillers or triptans too often can make headaches more frequent. Learn how medication overuse headache, also called rebound headache, is recognised, treated and prevented.

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Menstrual migraine: why you get more attacks around your period

If your migraine attacks cluster around your period, you are probably right that they are linked. Why it happens, and what you can do about it.

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CGRP inhibitors: how they work and what to expect

CGRP inhibitors are the first medicines developed specifically to prevent migraine. How they work, which ones exist, how well they work and what side effects to expect.

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Migraine prevention medication: what are your options?

Migraine prevention medication is taken regularly to reduce how often you have migraine attacks. Here is how the main options compare, from gepants and CGRP antibodies to older medicines.

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Migraine vs headache: what is the difference?

A headache is a symptom; migraine is a specific brain condition. How to tell the difference between headache and migraine, and why it matters for treatment.

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Silent migraine: symptoms you might overlook

A silent migraine is a migraine attack without the headache. Learn the symptoms, how to recognise one, whether it is harmful and how it is treated.

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Headache diary: a simple migraine diary in 4 steps

A headache diary is the most useful thing you can bring to a consultation about migraine. Four simple steps are all you need.

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Headache and nausea: why migraine is more than pain

A bad headache with nausea is a common sign of migraine. Here is why it happens, what else can cause it, and what helps.

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Migraine with aura: all the symptoms explained

Zigzag lines, blind spots, tingling or trouble finding words: the symptoms of migraine with aura, how to tell them apart from a stroke, and when to get help.

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Waking up with a headache: causes and what to do

Waking up with a headache is usually caused by migraine, medication overuse or tension-type headache. How to find the cause, and when to worry.

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Migraine medication: what helps during an attack

Which migraine medication works best during an attack? How painkillers, triptans and the gepants atogepant and rimegepant compare, and how to take them.

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New migraine medication: atogepant, rimegepant and CGRP injections

The newest migraine medicines target CGRP, a protein central to migraine attacks. Learn how atogepant, rimegepant and the CGRP antibody injections work, how well they work and how safe they are.

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Vestibular migraine: the link between migraine and dizziness

Vestibular migraine is a form of migraine in which dizziness is the main symptom, sometimes without any headache. Symptoms, triggers and treatment.

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Tension headache: what it is, and when it is actually migraine

A tension headache is a pressing, band-like pain on both sides of the head. Many people who think they have tension headaches actually have migraine.

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Migraine symptoms: what does a migraine feel like?

The main migraine symptoms are a throbbing headache, nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. What an attack feels like, its phases, and when to get help.

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Ocular migraine: symptoms, causes and when to get help

Ocular migraine causes temporary visual disturbances such as zigzag lines, flickering lights or blind spots. Learn how to recognise it, how it differs from retinal migraine and when to seek help.