The patient also plays an important role in the diagnosis and setting of appropriate migraine treatment. It is easier to diagnose the disease if the patient keeps records of the intensity, repetition or triggers of headaches. A neurologist from the Bratislava University Hospital, Anetta Kováčiková, drew attention to this.
“Knowing your disease is the first step to a better life. Long-term patients already know how to predict migraine attacks and adapt their actions accordingly, they know what causes or intensifies a migraine attack, when to take medicine and avoid migraines altogether or reduce their intensity.” she stated.
Experts have pointed out that it is possible to live a full life with treated migraine. Neurologist Peter Valkovič clarified that there are various treatment options. “Primarily, acute treatment is given with common analgesics or triptans,” zoomed in. If the treatment fails, or if the attacks are too frequent, the doctor can prescribe prophylactic treatment. It is administered preventively and the pill form is taken daily. “If this treatment does not reduce the number of seizures, for more than two years we have been able to offer patients a biologic treatment that is given by injection, usually once a month,” added the neurologist.
Migraine is a chronic paroxysmal disease characterized by moderate to severe pain, predominantly on one side of the head, which can last several hours to days. Nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light and sounds also appear.
