>How do I tell the difference between a headache and a migraine?
A migraine is a common and especially debilitating type of headache, usually characterized by neurological symptoms called an aura, one sided pain and/or nausea. More than half of migraine sufferers haven’t been diagnosed and may identify simply as having headaches.

In the Global Burden of Disease Study, updated in 2013, migraines were found to be the sixth highest cause worldwide of years lost due to disability.

>>How do I know if my headaches are “chronic?”
There is a clinical definition of “chronic” (15 days per month or more) but it can simply mean headaches that are frequent, reoccurring or disruptive to your daily routine, family time and career goals. Not the once in a while headache you get from being dehydrated, but headaches that repeatedly make it hard to show up as your full, vibrant self for the things…