Migraines - more Myths and Reality

Fiction - Migraines are caused by stress and tension.

Truth - Again stress and tension can be triggers for migraines, but unlike tension headaches, migraines are not actually caused by any rise in your tension or stress levels.

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Fiction - Only hypersensitive, uptight, perfectionist, compulsive types get migraines.

Truth - Research has been concluded that there is no such thing as a particular personality type who develops migraines. Therefore, put to rest all misconceptions you may have about a so-called “migraine personality."

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Fiction - You can make the pain go away and feel better if you take more medication.

Truth - Far from providing relief, exceeding the recommended dosage of migraine medication may do far more harm than good. In fact, taking more medicine than recommended could result in even more serious health problems.

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Fiction - People who complain about migraine headaches are just lazy slackers trying to get out of work.

Truth - Migraines are one of the most disabling diseases known. It disrupts lifestyles, affects relationships and is the cause of over 10,000 annual visits to physicians every year. Most people who take days off from work due to migraines would be more than willing to trade their pain for work.

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Fiction - People bring migraines on themselves. It’s psychosomatic.

Truth - Only to the extent that heart disease or diabetes is brought on by sufferers. Migraines have a physiological cause that takes place inside one’s head. That does not mean that it is all in your head!

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