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How Inadequate Treatment Leads to Chronic Migraine- HMPF

How Inadequate Treatment Leads to Chronic Migraine- HMPF

How Inadequate Treatment Leads to Chronic Migraine- Headache and Migraine Policy Forum

 

SOME PEOPLE START WITH EPISODIC MIGRAINE, having 14 attacks or fewer each month.

THEY SEEK HELP BUT:

  • Can’t get in to see a headache specialist
  • Struggle to find the right treatment, including opioid use
  • Are misdiagnosed with anxiety, sinus infections or other common conditions
  • May frequent the ER for pain relief

Without proper treatment, patients may see their episodic attacks become chronic.

Now facing CHRONIC MIGRAINE, patients:

  • Experience 15 or more headache attacks per month
  • Face immense pain and debilitating symptoms
  • May become disabled

If patients’ migraine treatment doesn’t progress, their disease will.

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