Migraine and work
Results from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey 2022 One of the most devastating impacts of migraine disease is how it can affect our ability to work. Many people, particularly those with chronic migraine, are unable to work or have to reduce the amount of work they do. ¹ In the 2022 Migraine in […]
Feeling judged or misunderstood by your partner
Results from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey 2022 It’s bad enough living with a chronic neurological condition that causes unpredictable attacks of pain, nausea, fatigue and brain dysfunction for no apparent reason. It’s even worse when the people you love and live with are not supportive when these attacks happen. Migraine is one […]
Migraine in Aotearoa NZ Survey Participants
Description of the respondents to the 2022 Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey Key points The 2022 MiANZ survey is the first online survey to collect information about the impact of migraine on people in Aotearoa New Zealand, including disability from migraine, treatments used, impact on work, access and experience of health services and experiences […]
Health professionals seen for migraine
Results from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey 2022 One of the many challenges faced by people with migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand is access to health professionals to help with the management of their migraine disease. We hear about two challenges in particular. The first is being able to see a neurologist or […]
Migraine stigma from health professionals
Results from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey 2022 The term “gaslighting” has come into common use over the past few years, as a way of describing a manipulative type of behaviour that can occur in abusive relationships. It covers a range of strategies used to make another person doubt their thoughts, emotions and […]
Access to health professionals for migraine
Results from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey 2022 Hardly a week goes by without another story about the cracks in our health system. Waiting for weeks for an appointment with a GP. Overflowing emergency departments with no room to unload new patients from the ambulance bay. Elective surgeries were cancelled and deferred. Tests […]
How New Zealanders rate health professionals seen for migraine
Results from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand survey 2022 There hasn’t been much research in Aotearoa New Zealand into how much health professionals know about the diagnosis and optimal treatment of migraine. One study of emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand found that evidence-based treatment recommendations were not routinely followed, with missed opportunities […]
The impact of chronic migraine
Results from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey 2022 One of the most annoying aspects of a migraine attack is that it can be unpredictable and random, coming on without any warning, and disrupting plans for the day, whether these were for work, socialising or getting through a list of chores. But what is […]
Risk of medication adaptation (overuse) headache
Results from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey 2022 Most people who have frequent migraine attacks have been warned of the risks of “overusing” acute medication. We’re told that taking too many painkillers or triptans can end up causing a headache, instead of relieving it, resulting in a daily or near-daily “medication overuse headache” […]
Medications used for migraine prevention
Results from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey 2022 In our Preventive Migraine Medications Use in Aotearoa New Zealand report, we reported on how many people from the Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand Survey 2022 were taking medication for prevention (around half) and how many people with severely disabling and/or frequent migraine attacks were […]
