It's understandable that people who don't get migraines might have some misconceptions, but if they begin to judge a person for getting the headaches at all, then this can be unpleasant.
If even the doctor believes some of the myths, then the migraine sufferers might be misdiagnosed and not get the migraine relief they need.
Probably the most unnerving myth connected to migraine headaches, though, is the idea that they are always benign and won't cause any long-term damage. This has been shown to be untrue.
For one thing, in many cases there is a clear link between epilepsy and migraines. For other people, migraines have led to strokes, blindness or aneurysms. In still other cases, migraines have been misdiagnosed as "really" being clinical depression.
So rather than receiving the migraine drugs they need, some patients have been given anti-depressants, which don't help the headaches at all.
Some myths that are attached to migraine headaches, like the one claiming that everyone gets the visual auras when they get the headaches, are pretty harmless. That sort of myth won't affect whatever treatment the sufferer will get.
It's when the myths actually affect treatments or prescribed drugs that there could be damage. It will be hard for people to get the proper treatments, let alone discover migraine cures, as long as these myths continue to circulate.
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