Over 20 million Americans know first-hand how migraine attacks can disrupt their normal routines. People of all ages and all walks of life find themselves overcome with the disease. But you don't have to cope on your own - there are treatments available. The affliction tends to run in families. If your parents, brothers or sisters have migraine, there is a greatest chance that you will too.
Headaches typically last a few hours or less and are relieved by ordinary pain medication.
Migraine is different. The pain usually begins as a dull ache on one side of the head, often at the temple. The dull ache then becomes a pounding throb, lasting hours - or even days. Sometimes the pain will get worse with movement. If you suspect that you have migraine, talk with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.