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What is it like to have Basilar Migraine?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Difficulty speaking (dysarthria)	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (17%) patients experienced moderate severity 3 (25%) patients experienced mild severity 7 (58%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Vertigo	1 (8%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (17%) patients experienced moderate severity 8 (67%) patients experienced mild severity 1 (8%) patients experienced no severity	Valproic Acid, Cyproheptadine
Ringing in ears (tinnitus)	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 4 (36%) patients experienced moderate severity 5 (45%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (18%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Insomnia	4 (20%) patients experienced severe severity 6 (30%) patients experienced moderate severity 6 (30%) patients experienced mild severity 4 (20%) patients experienced no severity	Amitriptyline, Zolpidem, Trazodone
Fatigue	8 (40%) patients experienced severe severity 7 (35%) patients experienced moderate severity 4 (20%) patients experienced mild severity 1 (5%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Depressed mood	3 (15%) patients experienced severe severity 3 (15%) patients experienced moderate severity 5 (25%) patients experienced mild severity 9 (45%) patients experienced no severity	Citalopram, Journal Writing, Fluoxetine
Anxious mood	3 (16%) patients experienced severe severity 3 (16%) patients experienced moderate severity 10 (53%) patients experienced mild severity 3 (16%) patients experienced no severity	Buspirone, Cigarettes, Alprazolam
Pain	9 (43%) patients experienced severe severity 9 (43%) patients experienced moderate severity 2 (10%) patients experienced mild severity 1 (5%) patients experienced no severity	Amitriptyline, Codeine, Naproxen Prescription

What do patients take to treat Basilar Migraine and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Verapamil (Calan, Calan SR, Dilacoron, Verapamil ER)	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0

These charts show data from Basilar Migraine patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Basilar Migraine at PatientsLikeMe?

38 patients have this condition
1 New patient joined this month
7 say Basilar Migraine is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
2 patients	4 patients	11 patients	8 patients	6 patients	1 patients	0 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
84%	Females
16%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	13	13
20-29 years	8	8
30-39 years	3	3
40-49 years	1	1
50-59 years	0	0
60-69 years	0	0
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	28	28
Not Diagnosed	1	1

These charts show data from Basilar Migraine patients who have completed their condition history

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