Migraines affect approximately 13% of the population. Young, otherwise healthy women, are three times more likely to suffer from migraines than men (18% female: 6% male) 1, 2
. The peak age incidence for migraineurs is between the third and sixth decades with an initial onset usually occurring in the patient’s teens and twenties 1
. One in three migraineurs miss work at least once every three months because of their symptoms and about $13 billion dollars per year are lost because of decreased productivity 1
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