Migraines spark support group growth in California
Leslie Davis helped found the nation's longest running migraine support group with Dr. Michael Stein in Walnut Creek California in January 1996. The group now exceeds 300 members and has hosted over 1 100 attendees, with meetings emphasizing shared understanding and coping strategies. Researchers note migraines affect 28 million Americans and link to mood disorders, while triggers vary from stress to certain foods.
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Walnut Creek
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Michael Stein
John Muir Medical Center
Stein
Migraine Overview and Symptoms
Migraine features throbbing one sided head pain often with nausea and sensitivity to light or sound. Many patients lack aura while fewer than a third experience flashes blind spots zigzag lines or vision loss before pain. Seek medical advice if headaches occur.
Headache Prevalence and Self-Care Guidance Highlighted
The text notes that nearly 90 percent of men and 95 percent of women have had a headache in the past year and stresses responsible self care. It explains two main headache types, with primary headaches like tension, migraine, and cluster comprising over 90 percent of cases.
Headache Triggers Include Stress Diet and Weather Changes
Headache may be sparked by stress and many factors including certain foods odors menstrual periods and weather shifts. Emotional states such as low mood anxiety frustration and even excitement can be linked to headache onset. A headache diary helps determine relationships between factors like food weather and mood and headache patterns.
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Stein
Migraine Prevalence Across U S Population
About 28 million Americans suffer migraines with onset in adolescence and often decrease with age. More than half remain undiagnosed, while many are misdiagnosed as tension or sinus headaches. Migraine affects 13 percent of people and one in four households has a sufferer.
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