Migraine sufferers are constantly under the sword of Damocles of being struck by a migraine attack.
Long-term planning is only possible to a limited extent for those affected, as they must always expect to be out of work and leisure life for one to three days. The majority of migraine patients also have no information or concepts about the disease. Due to a lack of knowledge and lack of education, migraine attacks represent great individual stress. The individual unpredictability of migraine attacks means that with frequent and treatment-resistant attacks, daily life is particularly impaired not only during the attacks, but also between the attacks, as there is constant fear, that a sudden attack thwarts your personal plans. Confidence, self-esteem, quality of life and activities can therefore be affected not only during the attack, but also between attacks. In addition, it is not just those affected who are restricted for themselves. The world of work, family life and social life are affected by migraines. It is difficult to set firm plans because a new attack can occur at any time. Reliability in social behavior is low; Joint planning is often not possible. In addition, recognition of migraine as a disease and disability in society is generally low. Accordingly, the patients are referred to as malingerers or shirkers. The result is that all areas of life are affected by migraine attacks, not only during the attack itself, but also especially between individual migraine attacks. The tip of the iceberg is certainly the migraine attack, which is a particular disability for those affected. The actual problem, which is much more pronounced over time, lies between the attacks.