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3 major myths about migraines — and the fastest ways to get over them

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 970 words · By Dr Mia T Minen
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What to know about 3 major myths about migraines — and the fastest ways to get over them

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3 major myths about migraines — and the fastest ways to get over them See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Of more than 100 types of headaches, migraine is the most likely to send people to the doctor.

Common ground

Far more than just a bad headache, migraine is a complex neurologic disease that causes intense, throbbing pain along with severe nausea, vomiting and extreme sensitivity to light and sound.

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Claim 1: “Rates are similar in boys and girls until puberty, when migraine prevalence jumps to 18% in women compared to 6% in men.”
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One source explicitly cites the 18% in women and 6% in men prevalence, and another confirms that prevalence is similar in childhood but increases significantly in females starting at puberty.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delayed puberty is when a person lacks or has incomplete development of specific sexual characteristics past the usual age of onset of puberty. The person may have no physical or hormonal signs that p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_puberty
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction. It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yobai (Japanese: 夜這い; "night crawling") was a Japanese custom of premarital sex usually practiced by young unmarried people. It was once common all over Japan and was practiced in some rural areas unt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobai
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Claim 2: “Prescription options include triptans... and gepants, a newer class of migraine medications”
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Claim 3: “Aura typically develops gradually over five minutes to an hour”
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Three independent sources (The Migraine Trust, MedlinePlus Genetics, and Dr. B) confirm that aura typically develops gradually over five minutes and can last up to an hour.
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web search NEUTRAL — Auras usually start happening gradually over about five minutes. Aura symptoms usually last from five minutes up to an hour. The symptoms are temporary, so will wear off after this time.
https://migrainetrust.org/understand-migraine/types-of-migra…
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web search NEUTRAL — An aura typically develops gradually over a few minutes and lasts between 5 and 60 minutes.An aura usually starts within one hour of the start of a migraine. In some cases, an aura can occur without a…
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/migraine/
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web search NEUTRAL — Auras typically develop over five minutes (before the headache) and can last for up to an hour. In severe cases, “complex migraine symptoms” can also affect speech and cause stroke-like numbness and d…
https://drb.ai/care/everyday/migraine
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Claim 4: “About 12% to 15% of Americans experience migraine”
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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant, consisting of search results for the game 'Among Us' and unrelated Wikipedia entries about films and TV shows.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Between Us may refer to: Between Us (2003 film), a short film by Laurits Munch-Petersen Between Us (2004 film), a short film by Charlotte Bruus Christensen Between Us (2011 film), a Mexican comedy fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_Us
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maxton Hall—The World Between Us (German: Maxton Hall — Die Welt zwischen uns) is a German television series on Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the 2018 novel Save Me by Mona Kasten. It stars Damia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 American survival drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad and written by Chris Weitz and J. Mills Goodloe, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Charles Martin. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountain_Between_Us_(film)
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Claim 5: “Hormone fluctuations — particularly changes in estrogen — can also play a major role, especially for women.”
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Claim 6: “women are three times more likely than men to get them.”
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Multiple independent sources (Axia Women's Health and Fertility Friday) explicitly state that women are three times more likely than men to experience migraines.
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web search NEUTRAL — In fact, women are three times more likely than men to experience migraine. In this edition of Candid Consult, we spoke with Dr. Sarah Borders (Axia Women’s Health – Lexington Women’s Health) to explo…
https://axiawh.com/resources/why-do-women-experience-migrain…
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web search NEUTRAL — The results show that the amount of time women suffer migraines is nearly double compared to men. Coupled with the fact that women get migraines more often, the Lancet study concludes “females have mo…
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/women-migr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Why Are Women More Likely to Experience Migraines Than Men? ( 02:37 – 05:21 ). Lisa opens by reviewing a study on migraines in women, noting that women experience migraines at a rate of at least three…
https://www.fertilityfriday.com/episode-456/
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Claim 7: “Studies have shown that both increases and decreases in the stress hormone cortisol can trigger migraine.”
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Claim 8: “Certain supplements, including magnesium and riboflavin (vitamin B2), have evidence supporting their use for migraine prevention.”
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Claim 9: “Of more than 100 types of headaches, migraine is the most likely to send people to the doctor.”
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While sources confirm migraine is a common recurring cause of headaches, none of the provided evidence specifically states that it is the 'most likely' of 'more than 100 types' to send people to the doctor.
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web search NEUTRAL — The most common symptom of migraine is the intense throbbing head pain.Medication overuse headaches can lead to a painful cycle. If medicines stop relieving pain and begin to cause headaches, you migh…
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-head…
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web search NEUTRAL — Headaches can also be related to medical conditions. Migraine is one of the most common recurring causes. Sinus infections, upper respiratory infections, high blood pressure, dental or jaw problems, s…
https://www.acibademhealthpoint.com/blog/pressure-points-for…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Migraine Trust: types of migraine.medicines called triptans and gepants. medicines that stop you feeling sick or being sick. If you're taking painkillers, take them as soon as your headache starts…
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/migraine/
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Claim 10: “FDA-approved neuromodulation devices are another option and use electrical stimulation to help interrupt migraine pain.”
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Claim 11: “Migraine attacks are also associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disorders and psychiatric conditions, including depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for pest control and exterminator services.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2026 · Find and hire the best local pest control specialists near you with real customer reviews on Angi. Compare pros for free and get trusted service today!
https://www.angi.com/nearme/pest-control/
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web search NEUTRAL — Looking for the best pest control services near you? Check out the top 10 exterminators that specialize in pest removal and management in your area.
https://homeguide.com/pest-control
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · Find and hire the best local exterminators near you with real customer reviews on Angi. Compare pros for free and get trusted service today!
https://www.angi.com/nearme/exterminators/
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Claim 12: “migraine affects nerves around the face and can cause congestion, a runny nose, watery tearing and facial pain.”
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A TikTok source mentions these symptoms, but other medical sources provided suggest these symptoms are more typical of cluster headaches or other autonomic cephalalgias and are 'rarely considered' or used to differentiate from sinus headaches.
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web search NEUTRAL — Migraine can cause facial pressure, nasal congestion, runny nose, and pain around the eyes. The key difference is true sinus headaches are rare usually come with fever, thick, nasal discharge, and sig…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/migraine-brain-fog-and-eyes-…
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web search NEUTRAL — ...rhinorrhea, miosis, ptosis, facial sweating, facial flushing, eyelid edema, aural fullness, all of which are typically observed in cluster headache (CH) and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias …
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9955923/
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web search NEUTRAL — In the event that headache or facial pain occurs in the absence of either nasal congestion or nasal congestion along with discolored nasal discharge, diagnoses other than acute rhinosinusitis should b…
https://www.consultant360.com/articles/migraine-or-sinus-hea…
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Claim 13: “about two-thirds of people experiencing migraine never have an aura at all.”
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One source explicitly states that 'less than a third' of migraine sufferers experience aura, which corroborates the claim that approximately two-thirds do not.
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web search NEUTRAL — An aura is a perceptual disturbance experienced by some with epilepsy or migraine. An epileptic aura is a form of minor seizure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aura_(symptom)
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web search NEUTRAL — A migraine aura is usually visual, but can also be a sensory, motor or verbal disturbance. This animation shows what happens when you have a migraine aura.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-with…
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web search NEUTRAL — A migraine aura is a warning sign that a migraine headache is about to begin.Less than a third of migraine sufferers experience aura. Here's what you need to know about migraines with and without aura…
https://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/migraine-aura/
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