Living with migraine

Taking some time to understand this complex neurological condition may help you to live with migraine and to work in partnership with your healthcare professionals

Seeking medical advice

From diagnosis, to follow-up GP appointments and being referred to a specialist

Diagnosis
Visiting your GP
Migraine clinics
Community pharmacy
Interview with a GP headache specialist
Interview with a headache nurse
Accessing treatment

Treatments

There are numerous migraine treatment options available from conventional medicines to supplements, herbs and other options

Medication
Acute medicines
Preventive medicines
Evidence-based guidance
Botox
External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation
Acupuncture
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Supplements and herbs
Feverfew
Methysergide
Do anticoagulants improve migraine?

Coping and managing

Information on coping and managing with migraine

Keeping a migraine diary
Exercise
Young sufferers
Migraine in later life
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Migraine and the contraceptive pill
Sleep and migraine
Managing migraine at work
Can I drive with migraine?

Asking for support

We offer both an Information Service and an Advocacy Service to help you understand, manage and live with migraine

Information Service
Advocacy Service
Help accessing healthcare
Help at work
Help in school
Help in further and higher education
Accessing welfare benefits