Prognosis of migraine and prevention

What is the prognosis for migraines?

Most patients who have migraines find that their headaches may be controlled with the preventive medications and lifestyle changes. Patients with a diagnosis of migraine need to be aware of how their lifestyle may directly impact the frequency and severity of their headache.

 Controlling migraine triggers may provide substantial benefit. It has been identified that as patients get older, there may be a decrease in the frequency of headaches and migraines may disappear after a number of years.

Can migraines be prevented?

Those individuals who are susceptible to developing migraines will always have some component of risk, but daily use of medications and avoidance of headache triggers are often effective in prevention.