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What is it like to have Migraine?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Nausea	182 (10%) patients experienced severe severity 368 (20%) patients experienced moderate severity 529 (28%) patients experienced mild severity 808 (43%) patients experienced no severity	Promethazine, Ondansetron, Prochlorperazine
Fatigue	1067 (35%) patients experienced severe severity 1174 (39%) patients experienced moderate severity 576 (19%) patients experienced mild severity 213 (7%) patients experienced no severity	Modafinil, Rest, Multivitamins
Migraine headaches	518 (26%) patients experienced severe severity 506 (26%) patients experienced moderate severity 359 (18%) patients experienced mild severity 592 (30%) patients experienced no severity	Sumatriptan, Propranolol, Topiramate
Light sensitivity (photophobia)	283 (16%) patients experienced severe severity 488 (27%) patients experienced moderate severity 542 (30%) patients experienced mild severity 509 (28%) patients experienced no severity	Sunglasses, Tinted Lenses, Doxepin
Depressed mood	436 (14%) patients experienced severe severity 885 (29%) patients experienced moderate severity 976 (32%) patients experienced mild severity 711 (24%) patients experienced no severity	Duloxetine, Sertraline, Fluoxetine
Insomnia	685 (23%) patients experienced severe severity 804 (27%) patients experienced moderate severity 720 (24%) patients experienced mild severity 786 (26%) patients experienced no severity	Zolpidem, Amitriptyline, Trazodone
Pain	1009 (33%) patients experienced severe severity 1118 (37%) patients experienced moderate severity 515 (17%) patients experienced mild severity 389 (13%) patients experienced no severity	Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol, Ibuprofen
Anxious mood	349 (12%) patients experienced severe severity 966 (32%) patients experienced moderate severity 977 (33%) patients experienced mild severity 704 (23%) patients experienced no severity	Clonazepam, Alprazolam, Lorazepam

What do patients take to treat Migraine and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Sumatriptan (Sumax, Imitrex Nasal, Imigran, Imitrex)	17 (27%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 22 (35%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 8 (13%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 12 (19%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 3 (5%) could not tell	19 (31%) experienced severe side effects 11 (18%) experienced moderate side effects 11 (18%) experienced mild side effects 21 (34%) experienced no side effects	62
Ibuprofen (Brufen Retard, Ibuprofen suppositories, Buscofem, Tomaflex)	4 (9%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 16 (36%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 15 (33%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 9 (20%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 1 (2%) could not tell	4 (9%) experienced severe side effects 3 (7%) experienced moderate side effects 8 (18%) experienced mild side effects 30 (67%) experienced no side effects	45
rizatriptan (Maxalt, Maxalt MLT)	12 (32%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 9 (24%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 7 (19%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 9 (24%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	4 (11%) experienced severe side effects 6 (16%) experienced moderate side effects 11 (30%) experienced mild side effects 16 (43%) experienced no side effects	37
Eletriptan (Relpax)	7 (28%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 7 (28%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 4 (16%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 6 (24%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 1 (4%) could not tell	2 (8%) experienced severe side effects 4 (16%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (12%) experienced mild side effects 16 (64%) experienced no side effects	25
Naproxen OTC (Aleve Liquid Gels, Aleve Easy Open Arthritis, Good Sense Naproxen Sodium, Aleve Caplet)	3 (13%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 7 (29%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 7 (29%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 6 (25%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 1 (4%) could not tell	1 (4%) experienced severe side effects 3 (13%) experienced moderate side effects 5 (21%) experienced mild side effects 15 (63%) experienced no side effects	24
Zolmitriptan (Zomig-ZMT, Zomig)	10 (48%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 3 (14%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 3 (14%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 5 (24%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	4 (19%) experienced severe side effects 3 (14%) experienced moderate side effects 4 (19%) experienced mild side effects 10 (48%) experienced no side effects	21
Aspirin (CVS aspirin, Thrombo Ass, Casprin, Bayer Childrens Aspirin)	5 (24%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 3 (14%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 4 (19%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 8 (38%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 1 (5%) could not tell	2 (10%) experienced severe side effects 5 (24%) experienced moderate side effects 7 (33%) experienced mild side effects 7 (33%) experienced no side effects	21
Diclofenac (Naklofen, Diclofenac ER, Cataflam, Diclofenac DR)	2 (11%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 2 (11%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 5 (28%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 8 (44%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 1 (6%) could not tell	3 (17%) experienced severe side effects 1 (6%) experienced moderate side effects 4 (22%) experienced mild side effects 10 (56%) experienced no side effects	18
Topiramate (Topamax, Topictal, Topamax Sprinkle, Toprel)	4 (31%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 4 (31%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 2 (15%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 1 (8%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 2 (15%) could not tell	4 (31%) experienced severe side effects 5 (38%) experienced moderate side effects 1 (8%) experienced mild side effects 3 (23%) experienced no side effects	13
Almotriptan (Axert, Almogram)	1 (11%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 3 (33%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 5 (56%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 2 (22%) experienced mild side effects 7 (78%) experienced no side effects	9
Amitriptyline (Apo-amitriptyline, Anapsique, Amitriptyline Troche, Laroxyl)	4 (44%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 1 (11%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 3 (33%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 1 (11%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	3 (33%) experienced severe side effects 1 (11%) experienced moderate side effects 2 (22%) experienced mild side effects 3 (33%) experienced no side effects	9
Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox to bladder, Botox to Salivary Glands, Botox, Botox Cosmetic)	1 (17%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 2 (33%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 1 (17%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 2 (33%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (17%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (50%) experienced mild side effects 2 (33%) experienced no side effects	6
Excedrin Migraine	2 (40%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 2 (40%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 1 (20%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	1 (20%) experienced severe side effects 1 (20%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 3 (60%) experienced no side effects	5
Butalbital-acetaminophen-caffeine (Esgic, Esgic-Plus, Fioricet, Dolgic Plus)	1 (25%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 1 (25%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 2 (50%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (25%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 3 (75%) experienced no side effects	4

These charts show data from Migraine patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Migraine at PatientsLikeMe?

4,989 patients have this condition
175 New patients joined this month
1,130 say Migraine is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
63 patients	677 patients	1372 patients	1532 patients	860 patients	191 patients	14 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
88%	Females
12%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	1,547	1547
20-29 years	622	622
30-39 years	331	331
40-49 years	129	129
50-59 years	32	32
60-69 years	4	4
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Not Diagnosed	230	230
Diagnosed	3,021	3021

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

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