Migraine is the 3rd most common illness and it affects 1 billion people in the world It is more prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined
Migraine is the 2nd most disabling disease in the world
YLD ranks among all disorders
DALY ranks among neurological disorders
1
Low back pain
Stroke
2
Migraine
Migraine
3
Age-dependent Hearing loss
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
One DALY = one lost year of Healthy life.
DALY – Disability Adjusted Life Year YLD – Years Lived with Disability
MIGRAINE NEGATIVELY AFFECTS QUALITY OF LIFE
Migraine affects all kinds of relationships
Migraine has an effect on career
It can majorly influence personality traits
People with migraine often choose not to have children
PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS ARE COMMON IN MIGRAINE
SLEEP DISORDERS
more than half of people with migraine suffer from sleep disorders
DEPRESSION
about 50% of migraineurs have depression
ANXIETY
in migraine, generalized anxiety disorder occurred 5 times more often
MIGRAINE STIGMA
“STIGMA” COMES FROM AN ANCIENT GREEK
IT USED TO BE A HUMAN SKIN TATTOO FOR PENAL OR PROPERTY NEEDS
MIGRAINE HAS LEGITIMACY DEFICIT
MIGRAINE IS UNDERDIAGNOSED
MIGRAINE IS UNDERTREATED
MIGRAINE RESEARCH IS UNDERFUNDED
PEOPLE WITH MIGRAINE ARE DISCRIMINATED
Migraine has a stigma feminine characteristics disease like hysteria
People with migraine feel that others underestimate their condition
People with migraine are believed to be less trustworthy
People have to hide that they have migraine
MIGRAINE IS A LONELY DISEASE
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