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Experiencing These Symptoms?

It’s Time to Think Migraine

(StatePoint) “I’m fine,” is a phrase Kelsey Voskamp, Colorado entific Meeting of the American Headache Society revealed
resident, used many times in her life while pushing through that among those who experienced these migraine symptoms,
what she thought were just headaches. Like many others who approximately half hesitated to seek care, and even fewer re-
are misdiagnosed or undertreated, Voskamp didn’t realize she ceived a diagnosis and received the treatment they needed.
experienced a neurological disease called migraine and didn’t
know how to explain to her family, and even her doctor, how “I didn’t realize there was a name for what I was experiencing
debilitating her migraine attacks were. until I spoke with my doctor,” said Voskamp, “Having the right
diagnosis can make all the difference.”
Migraine can have a large impact on a person’s life. But putting
on a brave face to push through the symptoms isn’t a solution. Think Talk Treat Migraine

Why do so many people hesitate to seek care for their migraine Eli Lilly and Company launched Think Talk Treat Migraine to
symptoms? empower people with migraine and their doctors to have better
conversations that can lead to proper diagnosis and care. The
There are a variety of reasons why people with migraine are next time you have a headache, remember to THINK, TALK
underdiagnosed and undertreated. Often times, people experi- and TREAT migraine, a simple algorithm to help guide conver-
encing symptoms such as light and sound sensitivity, and nau- sations about the impact of migraine with your doctor:
sea with a significant disabling headache don’t recognize it as
migraine. 1. THINK MIGRAINE

The recent OVERCOME study, presented at the Annual Sci- Migraine is more than a bad headache. According to the Na-

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