Migraine is the leading cause of disability for women under 50, yet most people just power through with pills. Nearly 200 genes are linked to it, and migraine sufferers have unusually high rates of eating disorders. The real goal isn't masking pain but reaching a state where triggers stop overwhelming you.
I don't think the diagnosis matters as much as we used to think it does. There are millions and millions of people powering through. They've just got 5 pairs of sunglasses in their car. There are nearly 200 different genes linked to migraine. Migraine is actually the leading cause of disability in women under 50. What bothers me about that is the very high incidence of eating disorders in migraine. I think the biggest mistake people make is with this pop a pill and power through mentality. Just because the pain Just because migraine isn't there right now does not mean everything's fine. Let's say we're in a car accident with somebody else. The other person might be like, okay, well, everything's cleaned up. Let's go to lunch. You know, this person with migraine's like, are you kidding? I'm never getting in a car again. I really envision triggers as, like, things that fill up your migraine bucket. The tipping over is kind of like the migraine. The filling up is kind of like the triggers. I mean, to me, that's migraine freedom.
