Supporting people with migraine disease in Aotearoa New Zealand

Migraine Foundation is the only registered migraine charity in New Zealand
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Do you want more migraine treatment options?

We're doing a survey to find out more about what people use to treat migraine attacks, particularly use of the migraine-specific triptan medications. We'd like to see more of these available in New Zealand. If you have migraine, we want to hear from you, even if you've never used a triptan before!

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What’s up with the ‘McMigraine’ hack?

A migraine remedy recently went viral on social media, generating millions of views, comments and ...
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Searching for relief: What the Migraine in Aotearoa NZ Survey reveals about treatment gaps in New Zealand

The Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey collected a range of information about people’s experiences ...
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Concussion, migraine and post-traumatic headache

What is concussion? A concussion, also called a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), is a ...
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Migraine in New Zealand

Globally, treatment and knowledge about migraine have improved in recent years. In New Zealand, we still face many challenges.

The number and variety of treatments for migraine have expanded greatly in past years. People with migraine no longer have to take medications that were developed for other diseases; there are now treatments specifically targeted at migraine. But what are some of the challenges facing people in Aotearoa New Zealand living with migraine? And what data have we captured from our Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand 2022 survey?

Migraine Stories

Living with migraine disease can be challenging. Those of us with migraine know that it’s more than just a headache. Migraine is a whole body disease that affects everyone differently. Members of the Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand community share their stories about living with migraine and how there’s hope, even when some days it can feel like a struggle.

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Suzanne, Auckland

How long have you had migraine and what type of migraine do you have? I’ve had migraine since 2009 but was diagnosed in 2011. My GP took me seriously in the interim, but just couldn’t work out what was wrong until a pattern in my unwellness emerged. When she suspected

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Sarah, Auckland

One of our co-founders Sarah, started a conversation about migraine in New Zealand through launching her blog, Migraine Down Under. Visit Migraine Down Under and learn more about Sarah’s life living with chronic migraine.

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Fiona, Wellington

How long have you had migraine and what type of migraine do you have? I’ve had episodic migraine for most of my life but it changed from a once-every-few-months-or-so to an average of three (sometimes more) times a week in my mid-20s. This has continued pretty much unabated – I’m

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Ella, Wellington

How long have you had migraine and what type of migraine do you have? I started getting episodic migraine when I was 9 years old but managed them quite well throughout school and university. I would have a handful a month and be able to manage them with sleep and

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