""I often hear people say, 'It's just a headache,' but that belief reflects a common stigma around migraines," says Dr. Zarmina Mufti, a neurologist and headache specialist. "A migraine is a chronic neurologic disease, not an occasional headache. Unlike tension or sinus headaches, a migraine involves changes in brain function and sensory processing and often comes with disabling symptoms beyond pain, such as light sensitivity, nausea, and cognitive impairment.""
"But when it comes to migraines, knowing is not exactly a flex. It's more like an unfortunate rite of passage you'd happily skip. And yet, for more than one billion people worldwide, a migraine is a regular part of life. It's one of the most common neurological disorders, marked by intense pain and deeply disruptive symptoms, and it disproportionately affects young adults and women."
Migraines affect more than one billion people worldwide and rank among the most common neurological disorders. Migraines produce intense pain plus disabling sensory and cognitive symptoms such as light sensitivity, nausea, and difficulty thinking, reflecting changes in brain function and sensory processing. The condition disproportionately affects young adults and women. People with migraines often face stigma and minimization, with invisible symptoms leading to exhaustion from repeated explanations, canceled plans being misread as flakiness, and emotional isolation. Communication strategies include starting from familiar experiences and making descriptions personal to convey the real impact.
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