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What is it like to have Migraine?

Common Symptoms	Patients' Latest Severity	My Current Severity
	Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Light sensitivity (photophobia)	190 (15%) patients experienced severe severity 343 (27%) patients experienced moderate severity 347 (28%) patients experienced mild severity 369 (30%) patients experienced no severity	None Mild Moderate Severe
Migraine headaches	365 (26%) patients experienced severe severity 368 (26%) patients experienced moderate severity 236 (17%) patients experienced mild severity 423 (30%) patients experienced no severity	None Mild Moderate Severe
Nausea	127 (10%) patients experienced severe severity 252 (19%) patients experienced moderate severity 370 (28%) patients experienced mild severity 561 (43%) patients experienced no severity	None Mild Moderate Severe

What do patients take to treat Migraine and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name	Efficacy	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Sumatriptan (Sumax, Imigran, Imitrex Nasal, Imitrex)	14 (35%) experienced major efficacy 11 (28%) experienced moderate efficacy 5 (13%) experienced slight efficacy 9 (23%) experienced no efficacy 1 (3%) could not tell	12 (30%) experienced severe side effects 8 (20%) experienced moderate side effects 9 (23%) experienced mild side effects 11 (28%) experienced no side effects	40
Ibuprofen (CVS Ibuprofen, Ibuprofen 5% gel, Advil Extra Strength, Ibubeta 400 Akut)	1 (4%) experienced major efficacy 10 (36%) experienced moderate efficacy 9 (32%) experienced slight efficacy 8 (29%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	2 (7%) experienced severe side effects 2 (7%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (11%) experienced mild side effects 21 (75%) experienced no side effects	28
rizatriptan (Maxalt, Maxalt MLT)	6 (23%) experienced major efficacy 6 (23%) experienced moderate efficacy 5 (19%) experienced slight efficacy 9 (35%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	3 (12%) experienced severe side effects 2 (8%) experienced moderate side effects 8 (31%) experienced mild side effects 13 (50%) experienced no side effects	26
Eletriptan (Relpax)	4 (22%) experienced major efficacy 6 (33%) experienced moderate efficacy 2 (11%) experienced slight efficacy 5 (28%) experienced no efficacy 1 (6%) could not tell	1 (6%) experienced severe side effects 3 (17%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (17%) experienced mild side effects 11 (61%) experienced no side effects	18
Zolmitriptan (Zomig-ZMT, Zomig)	7 (41%) experienced major efficacy 2 (12%) experienced moderate efficacy 3 (18%) experienced slight efficacy 5 (29%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	4 (24%) experienced severe side effects 1 (6%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (18%) experienced mild side effects 9 (53%) experienced no side effects	17
Naproxen OTC (Equate Naproxen, Good Sense Naproxen Sodium, Kroger Naproxen Sodium, Members Mark Naproxen Sodium)	1 (7%) experienced major efficacy 4 (29%) experienced moderate efficacy 4 (29%) experienced slight efficacy 4 (29%) experienced no efficacy 1 (7%) could not tell	1 (7%) experienced severe side effects 2 (14%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (21%) experienced mild side effects 8 (57%) experienced no side effects	14
Aspirin (Trombyl, Coated Baby Aspirin, Cardio Aspirin, Kroger aspirin)	3 (25%) experienced major efficacy 1 (8%) experienced moderate efficacy 2 (17%) experienced slight efficacy 6 (50%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	2 (17%) experienced severe side effects 3 (25%) experienced moderate side effects 4 (33%) experienced mild side effects 3 (25%) experienced no side effects	12
Diclofenac (Naklofen, Dicloflex, Cambia, Zipsor)	0 (0%) experienced major efficacy 1 (9%) experienced moderate efficacy 3 (27%) experienced slight efficacy 6 (55%) experienced no efficacy 1 (9%) could not tell	2 (18%) experienced severe side effects 1 (9%) experienced moderate side effects 2 (18%) experienced mild side effects 6 (55%) experienced no side effects	11
Topiramate (Topamax Sprinkle, Topamax, Topictal, Toprel)	4 (40%) experienced major efficacy 4 (40%) experienced moderate efficacy 1 (10%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 1 (10%) could not tell	3 (30%) experienced severe side effects 4 (40%) experienced moderate side effects 1 (10%) experienced mild side effects 2 (20%) experienced no side effects	10
Almotriptan malate (Axert)	1 (11%) experienced major efficacy 3 (33%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 5 (56%) experienced no efficacy 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 (Laroxyl, Tryptanol, Tryptizol, Anapsique)	4 (57%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 2 (29%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (14%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	2 (29%) experienced severe side effects 1 (14%) experienced moderate side effects 2 (29%) experienced mild side effects 2 (29%) experienced no side effects	7

These charts show data from Migraine patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Migraine at PatientsLikeMe?

3,584 patients have this condition
117 New patients joined this month
621 say Migraine is their primary condition

<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Current Age
53 patients	541 patients	1080 patients	1056 patients	537 patients	126 patients	6 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
89%	Females
11%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 yrs	1061	1061
20-29 yrs	434	434
30-39 yrs	216	216
40-49 yrs	77	77
50-59 yrs	21	21
60-69 yrs	4	4
70+ yrs	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	2041	2041
Not Officially Diagnosed	144	144

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

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