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Migraine sufferers often say their pain is the worst in the world. They spend anything from 24 hours to three days suffering an unbearable headache, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Their vision is disturbed, they can't eat, they can't stand light and they feel frightened and tired.
This level of suffering happens to nearly six million people in Britain - over a tenth of the population - as regularly as once a month in many cases, yet migraine is often dismissed by non-sufferers as a trivial complaint.
In a study, called the UK Migraine Patient Survey, it was shown that over a third of migraine patients believe their condition controls their lives. More than half said their migraine prevented them from maintaining their relationship with their partner and two-thirds said they felt they could not control their attacks.
Sue, a 52-year-old author, is a life-long migraine victim.
"It feels as if somebody is hammering six-inch nails through your eye," she says. "You have to lie in a dark room for three days, while vomiting at three-hourly intervals."Teacher: Michael
Many articles taken from 'A word with the doctor', by Dr. John Windsor.
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