Migraine: It's not just a headache
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[A red background with a white Lilly logo centered enters frame, then flashes to a white background with a red Lilly logo centered. Eric Pearlman, MD, Associate Vice President of Medical Neuroscience at Lilly, enters the frame. He is seated in a studio with a blue backdrop. He is wearing a grey suit, blue shirt, and purple tie.]
Caption: Eric Pearlman, MD, Associate Vice President Medical Neuroscience
Eric: Migraine is one of those diseases that has an incredible amount of stigma associated with it.
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[Kim Johnson, PharmD, Senior Director of Neuroscience Medical Liaisons at Lilly, enters the frame. She is seated in the same studio as Eric wearing a black blouse with white threaded patterns running vertically down the middle.]
Caption: Kim Johnson, PharmD, Senior Director, Neuroscience Medical Liaisons
Kim: Being a migraine sufferer myself, I hid it from the majority and my coworkers for many years and it was really just the stigma associated with it. I didn't want to be labeled as an individual with migraine.
Kim: I didn't want others to judge me and think that, “Oh, well, you know, Kim can't handle that tough project because, you know, maybe she'll have a migraine that day.”
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[Scene cuts back to Eric in-studio.]
Eric: It's amazing to me, A: How common it is for people with migraine to feel stigma, to feel like others believe that they are over-exaggerating their symptoms. That others believe they're doing it to seek some secondary gain.
Eric: And in people who feel that, they have a much greater level of disability than people who don't feel that stigma.
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[A red background with a white Lilly logo centered enters frame, then flashes to a white background with a red Lilly logo centered, concluding the video.]
What does migraine feel like?
You might experience throbbing pain that usually starts on one side of your head and often spreads to other parts of your head or neck.
You might experience throbbing pain that usually starts on one side of your head and often spreads to other parts of your head or neck.
What are common triggers for migraine?
Many people living with migraine disease have triggers that can cause the onset of a migraine attack. Not everyone has triggers, and not everyone’s migraine triggers are the same. But common ones include:
- Changes in weather
- Hunger
- Stress
- Smoking
Many people living with migraine disease have triggers that can cause the onset of a migraine attack. Not everyone has triggers, and not everyone’s migraine triggers are the same. But common ones include:
- Changes in weather
- Hunger
- Stress
- Smoking
How often do migraine attacks occur?
How long do migraine attacks last?
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