management

Last edited 11/2020 and last reviewed 10/2023

Once a diagnosis of migraine has been made the patient should be offered explanation:

• migraine is an inherited tendency to headache which can be treated but not cured
• with the exception of women who smoke and take the oral contraceptive pill there is no significant association with serious disease
• treatment takes time

The management of migraine can be divided into:

• general measures
• management of the acute attack of migraine
• prevention of migraine