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More than “just headache”
Migraine is a disabled disease that affects over 40 million people in the US women a year who have migraine diseases more often than men.
Even the simplest tasks can make it impossible.
Why are migraine attacks so overwhelming?
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Migraine attacks can affect daily life
You can cause many weakening symptoms, including:
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Pound headache, often on one side
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Trimming
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Vomit
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Sensitivity to light, sound and smell
This can be:
Find out how it can help to support someone with migraine disease.
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Look for warning signs and triggers
Sometimes a migraine attack can occur quickly and without warning. If you know the trigger of a person, you can catch them early before getting worse.
The migraine exterminations include:
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stress
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Irregular sleep
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Too much caffeine
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Menstrual periods
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Meals skipped
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Weather changes
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Be calm and recognize their pain
If you comfort someone during a migraine attack, this can help reduce his stress. One way to do this is to let them know that they are there for them.
By listening, thinking and being likeable to you, you will see that you have support.
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Take care of your needs
Someone who has a migraine attack can have intensive pain.
You can help you through:
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Bring them water
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Close curtains to block the light
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Give them a quiet place to rest
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Get your medication
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Make you a cold or hot compress
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Ask what you need
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Take the gap
Someone who has a migraine attack can probably not do household tasks. Offer to take care of everything you can so that you can rest faster and heal faster.
For example, you can:
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Change your actions
If someone has a migraine attack, noise, light and certain smells can make it worse.
Try not to cook food with strong smells and make sure that you do not wear perfume or Cologne.
Consider the lights and create a calm and quiet surroundings.
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Do you have an emergency plan to deal with sudden attacks
These questions can help:
1. What warning signs do you have before a migraine attack?
2. What is the best way to support you during an attack?
3. What are the immediate steps that we can take when a migraine attack arrives?
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How can you support someone with migraine disease?
Awareness, empathy, entering the needs and creating an emergency plan can help people with migraine diseases feel that they feel supported.
Nobody should be exposed to migraine disease alone.
This educational resource was created with the support of Pfizer.