I'VE TRIED MIGRAINE TREATMENT, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE
If you're struggling with chronic migraine, you may have more treatment options than you realise. While there is no cure for chronic migraine, there are different approaches to managing headaches, including preventative and acute treatments, and lifestyle changes.
PREVENTATIVE THERAPY
Can help reduce the frequency, severity and duration of headaches
ACUTE THERAPY
Can help relieve your symptoms after a migraine or headache starts
LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES
May also help reduce the frequency and severity of migraine attacks, or help sufferers cope with migraines
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TREATMENT OPTIONS
If you’re taking migraine medication but you’re still struggling, it may be time to talk to your doctor about trying a different treatment approach. Check out tools that can help you get the conversation started with your doctor.
Taking acute headache medications – including over-the-counter pain relievers and prescription medications – too often can result in more frequent headaches. This is called medication overuse headache.
TREATMENT DISCUSSION GUIDE
The Treatment Discussion Guide can help you share your treatment experience with your doctor.
Your doctor can help you find a treatment that’s right for you, but first they need to better understand your experience with your current and past treatments, including over-the-counter and prescription medications, as well as natural health products.
If you’ve tried migraine medication but are still struggling, it’s important that your doctor knows about your symptoms and the type and amount of medication you’re taking. Find out more about tracking your headaches and medication use with the Headache Diary.
The Treatment Discussion Guide is a simple tool designed to help you record key information about migraine medications you have already tried, your response to them, and any side effects you may have experienced.
HEADACHE DIARY
The Headache Diary can help your doctor monitor your headaches and treatment.
A Headache Diary is another tool that provides your doctor with important information to help assess your condition and treatment, including:
- The number and severity of your heachaches
- The type and amount of over-the-counter and/or prescription medications you may be using
If you’re struggling with frequent headaches and migraines despite treatment, it may be time to ask your doctor if other treatment approaches may benefit you.
If you’re struggling with frequent headaches and migraines despite treatment, it may be time to ask your doctor if other treatment approaches may benefit you.
TALKING TO YOUR DOCTOR
Talking to your doctor is an important step toward finding a treatment that's right for you.
Your doctor or a specialist with experience in treating headache disorders can help you find ways to manage your headaches and migraine.
If you have tried migraine treatment but are still struggling, talk to your doctor about your symptoms and getting a treatment that’s right for you. If you’re currently not seeing a specialist and you think you could benefit from one, find a specialist and ask your family doctor for a referral.
To learn more about Chronic Migraine, explore Frequently Asked Questions.
If you have tried migraine treatment but are still struggling, talk to your doctor about your symptoms and getting a treatment that’s right for you. If you’re currently not seeing a specialist and you think you could benefit from one, find a specialist and ask your family doctor for a referral.
To learn more about chronic migraine, explore Frequently Asked Questions.