First off, if you are a migraineur, you know that there is no cure. This being said, I'd like to see a cure! A real one - not some shoddy attempt to sell vitamins masked in a bottle that says "miracle cure for migraines". I hate when companies act like their product can just wash all of your pain away by popping a pill. Such bull.
If there is no miraculous migraine cure, then I would at the very least like to hear more about migraine drugs specifically geared towards treating all phases of migraine and the distinct variants that exist. More information regarding the possible link between aura and stroke in women with migraines, and a definite confirmation that white matter hyperintensities in the brain caused by migraine do NOT cause long term cognitive decline in the brain. I always hear "this research suggests" and hypothesis tested on only a small amount of people. Maybe something longitudinal with thousands of participants.
But who am I kidding? All of this costs money, and many more people need to sign petitions to the government indicating how desperate we are for more information. We, as sufferers, need to do anything we can to make our condition more visible, in order to reduce the stigma of migraine. Many people think migraine is a headache, and it clearly is not. If we start from there, with us, by simply sharing this information, we are already heading in the right direction.
Do all you can to educate those you interact with regarding all forms of migraine. We can do it if we do it together.
Gueneviere
June 2013, Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, is dedicated to Unmasking the Mystery of Chronic Headache Disorders. The 2013 Migraine and Headache Awareness Month Blog Challenge is a project of FightingHeadacheDisorders.com.
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