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Only People With Actual Migraines Can Pass This Quiz

Migraines are the [third most prevalent illness](https://migraineresearchfoundation.org/about-migraine/migraine-facts/) in the world. And in the US, nearly 1 in 4 households include someone with a migraine. So if you have them and think you're alone, you're not!

Third most prevalent illness

How prevalent are migraines in the world?

According to research presented at the [2018 Experimental Biology Meeting](https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-04/eb2-rdp041318.php), of the more than 38 million Americans who experience migraine headaches, 28 million are women.

Women

Who statistically suffers the most from migraines?

Migraines often [run in families](https://migraineresearchfoundation.org/about-migraine/migraine-facts/), and if both parents get them, there is a very strong chance their child will, too! If only one parent gets them, the chance decreases to 50%.

If both parents get migraines, what is the chance their child will?

[Only about about 25% of migraine sufferers](https://americanmigrainefoundation.org/resource-library/understanding-migrainetop-10-migraine-myths/) also have a visual disturbance called an "aura," which also includes flashes of light, blind spots, or tingling on one side.

False

If pain occurs without an aura, it's not a migraine.

In fact, people with migraines are [twice as likely](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160223171421.htm) to also have IBS.

Migraines may be linked to the health of your \_\_\_.

Researchers have found a [lot of links](https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/headaches) between migraines and mental health disorders, including general anxiety disorder, panic attacks, and substance abuse, but 40% of patients with migraines do indeed have depression.

Depression

Forty percent of people with migraines also have \_\_\_.

Even if you don't get migraines yourself, it might be worth learning a bit more about them so you can understand the reality of what sufferers are going through!

Not much at all

You've got some starter knowledge, but there is certainly room for more!

A little bit

You seem to have pretty good grasp on migraines. If you suffer from them, learning more about them puts increased knowledge into your hands to control them!

A decent amount

It seems you know the symptoms of a full-blown migraine all too well. Good luck, wise sufferer.

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