People think of it as just a 'headache' telling the people suffering to 'drink water or sleep more'. This can leave those who are suffering feeling misunderstood and less confident, as their pain is brushed off by a 'it's not that serious' attitude.
Often, migraines affect young women at a time of life when they should be working, socializing, and living their best life. And it is tough to get migraines registered as a disability.
However, much of migraine pain can be avoided or quickly brought under control.
Here's how one young woman who had her life taken by migraines, got her life back. Olivia Smith is a 23-year-old Admin Assistant from Princeton. New Jersey.
She first experienced migraines when she was just 17 years old, and for the next 6 years, her life was total misery.
Olivia tells her story. "Well, as you might imagine, I was a young woman growing up, looking forward to finally growing up. But throughout my adult beginning I could barely do anything, the migraines would hit every week."