"Some words are far too mild for the violence of what they describe. Migraine is one of them. For many people, it evokes a simple headache-an inconvenience solved with an aspirin (or Tylenol) and a glass of water. For those who've never experienced it, migraine is almost a cliché: a lame excuse to stay in bed or avoid a meeting."
"Because not all migraines are the same. Some are annoying. Some are so ferocious you can't imagine enduring another minute of it. A Neurological Reality That Hijacks the Entire Body When a severe migraine hits, everything stops. I find myself in bed, motionless, in the dark. I shuttle back and forth to the bathroom to vomit. I can't read. I can't watch a show. I can't think clearly. My brain is overwhelmed by pain and sensory overload. The outside world simply disappears."
Many people perceive migraine as a simple headache treated with over-the-counter painkillers. For sufferers, migraine is a debilitating neurological disease that can halt life for days and acts as an invisible disability. Migraine severity varies: some attacks are manageable while others are ferocious and incapacitating. On mild days people may function while enduring a fog of pain that drains energy, contributing to misunderstanding when others cannot work during severe attacks. Severe attacks cause motionlessness, vomiting, loss of ability to read or think, and overwhelming sensory overload. More than one billion people worldwide experience migraines.
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