2023-11-17 17:41:01
By Anne Prigent
Published 4 hours ago, Updated 4 hours ago
A third of migraine sufferers have never consulted for this reason and self-medicate. goodluz – stock.adobe.com
DECRYPTION – It remains too little supported even though solutions exist. After the triptan revolution, disease-modifying treatments now promise patients to regain a good quality of life.
“Living in the Chronic Pain, with the misunderstanding of friends and family, the judgments of the work environment. Cancel parties and invitations at the last minute. Not putting up with too much noise and light, but having to deal with it, because no environment is designed for us…” On the site “The Voice of Migraineurs”, Marjolaine talks about her daily life. Like 11 million French people, she suffers from migrainesthe most common neurological disease.
“It is also, in terms of capacity and invisible chronic disability, the most debilitating illness among those under 50”underlines Professor Anne Ducros, neurologist at Montpellier University Hospital. “It ruins the lives of 20% of migraine patients. Not only during crises, but also between them, they fear their occurrence so much and develop avoidance behaviors that alter their quality of life.adds Dr Michel Lantéri-Minet, neurologist at Nice University Hospital.
However, the…
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