People on this planet live with migraine.
Right now. Today. Including people you know.
Most people think migraine is "just a bad headache." Here's what the pain scale actually looks like — and where migraine sits on it.
Most people think migraines begin when the pain starts. They're already hours — sometimes days — into the attack. Click each phase.
"Thirty years of migraine means thirty years of cancelled plans, rescheduled deadlines, apologizing for something that isn't your fault — and waking up the next day and doing it all again."
These estimates are based on a conservative average of 2 migraines per month across 30 years. Many sufferers experience far more. Chronic migraine is defined as 15+ migraine days per month.
Women are 3× more likely to suffer from migraine — largely due to hormonal triggers. Yet men who suffer are statistically more likely to be underdiagnosed and undertreated.
Migraine strikes hardest during peak productive years. It doesn't just take days — it takes careers, relationships, and opportunities.
Despite being the 6th most disabling disease in the world, migraine is dramatically undertreated — in Canada and the US alike. In Canada, only half of sufferers have ever received a formal diagnosis. Here's where the system fails.
1 in 8 Canadians. 1 in 6 Americans. Your colleague who "works from home sometimes." Your friend who cancels plans. The person who always sits away from windows. This is why awareness matters.