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From The Migraine Brain: Your Breakthrough Guide to Fewer Headaches, Better Health by Carolyn Bernstein and Elaine McArdle, Kindle edition
MIDAS scale (Migraine Disability Assessment)
Gives an idea of how debilitating a migraine is, beyond just "it really freakin' hurts"
1. On how many days in the last three months did you miss work or school because of your headache?___ days
2. How many days in the last three months was your productivity at work or school reduced by half or more because of your headaches? (Do not include days from question 1). _____ days
3. On how many days in the last three months did you not do household work because of your headaches?____ days
4. How many days in the last three months was your productivity in household work reduced by half or more because of your headaches? (Do not include the days from question 3). ____ days
5. On how many days in the last three months did you miss family, social, or leisure activities because of your headaches? ____ days
Total: ____ days
Score:
0-5 days - minimal or infrequent disability
6-10 days - mild or infrequent disability
11-20 days - moderate disability
>20 - severe disability
Headache Impact Test: www.headachetest.com
There are some links between migraine and mental illnesses/disorders such as depression, PTSD, anxiety disorders, etc.
Of people with migraine, 54% are also clinically depressed. The chances of having a major depressive episode are three times higher if you're a migraineur. And if you get migraines, it's pretty likely you'll suffer from depression at some point.
Depression symptoms such as sleep problems, appetite problems, trouble concentrating, etc... you can see the similarities between that and migraine, or how it might prime a migraineur for an attack. Which doesn't help with the depression, and round and round it goes. Treating depression may help with migraines, and having less migraines might also help with the depression.
I was amused/interested by the fact that some of the things that are recommended for depression are also at least partially helpful for migraines - currently I take magnesium, potassium, B vitamins, fish oil, and Sam-E. I don't think it's made me all better, but it has helped with some things. And I've had headaches, but nothing near like I used to since I've started these things.
MIDAS scale (Migraine Disability Assessment)
Gives an idea of how debilitating a migraine is, beyond just "it really freakin' hurts"
1. On how many days in the last three months did you miss work or school because of your headache?___ days
2. How many days in the last three months was your productivity at work or school reduced by half or more because of your headaches? (Do not include days from question 1). _____ days
3. On how many days in the last three months did you not do household work because of your headaches?____ days
4. How many days in the last three months was your productivity in household work reduced by half or more because of your headaches? (Do not include the days from question 3). ____ days
5. On how many days in the last three months did you miss family, social, or leisure activities because of your headaches? ____ days
Total: ____ days
Score:
0-5 days - minimal or infrequent disability
6-10 days - mild or infrequent disability
11-20 days - moderate disability
>20 - severe disability
Headache Impact Test: www.headachetest.com
There are some links between migraine and mental illnesses/disorders such as depression, PTSD, anxiety disorders, etc.
Of people with migraine, 54% are also clinically depressed. The chances of having a major depressive episode are three times higher if you're a migraineur. And if you get migraines, it's pretty likely you'll suffer from depression at some point.
Depression symptoms such as sleep problems, appetite problems, trouble concentrating, etc... you can see the similarities between that and migraine, or how it might prime a migraineur for an attack. Which doesn't help with the depression, and round and round it goes. Treating depression may help with migraines, and having less migraines might also help with the depression.
I was amused/interested by the fact that some of the things that are recommended for depression are also at least partially helpful for migraines - currently I take magnesium, potassium, B vitamins, fish oil, and Sam-E. I don't think it's made me all better, but it has helped with some things. And I've had headaches, but nothing near like I used to since I've started these things.
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Still have the log!lj from that era.
Lifelong migraine-sufferer, and recently, the heatspell has made them return and with SUCH vengeance. A couple of treatment techniques I'd not heard of before (the ice thing actually sounds genius. I'm a little ashamed I never thought of it.) so I'll have to see how those work for me, so thanks!
This series of posts (not gonna comment on all of 'em, would be excessive) has a lot of useful info I'll probably be linking back to, if that's alright with you.
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