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Migraine Facts
Migraine is more than just a "bad headache"
- It is a complex neurological disease
- Typical symptoms include: moderate to severe head pain, light and/or sound sensitivity, nausea, vomiting, and more 1
- It can also affect mood, thinking, gastrointestinal function, balance, sleep, food cravings, work/school productivity, and more
Migraine is highly prevalent globally
- It affects 1 in 7 people, which is about 1 billion people worldwide 2,3
- Almost 8-9% of children have migraine 4
- People between 18-44 years old have the highest prevalence 5
- 1-2% of people have chronic migraine, meaning they have at least 15 headache days/month with at least 8 days that have migraine features 6,7
- 15% of Americans are affected by it 8
Migraine disproportionately impacts...
Migraine is a leading cause of disability
Migraine has an enormous economic cost
- American employers lose an estimated $19.3 billion per year because of missed workdays 15
- Healthcare costs for people with migraine are about $6,575 higher per year than for people without migraine 16
- The U.S. spends $4.1 trillion in health care expenditures annually; chronic diseases, like migraine, are the leading drivers of this cost 17
Migraine funding and education is insufficient, but improving
Patient Perspectives
“I lost my career. I lost my friends. I lost somebody who I thought was going to spend the rest of my life with.
It takes its toll and I don’t think that people really understand that.”
– Jessica
“I’ve suffered greatly over the past four years –a living hell with more weird, unexplained and scary symptoms than most could imagine.”
– Chrissy
“It affects all aspects of my body, not just the physical. I feel like my migraine takes over my thoughts and emotions too.
I can’t think of anything but the pain…”
– Lisa
“I wish people would stop thinking that I’m on a “holiday” from work. What I would do to have my normal life back.”
– Nancy