Patient Guide Library
AHS First Contact partnered with the American Migraine Foundation to make these downloadable, doctor-verified patient guides available to our community. Browse our selection of guides and download them with ease or send them directly to your patients via email.
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Outlines primary headache symptoms related to migraine and can help patients determine which type of headache they have.
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Describes headache “red flags” and provides information on when to seek medical attention.
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Describes lifestyle and medical factors which may contribute to migraine attacks, as well as recommendations to address them.
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Distinguishes between episodic and chronic migraine and offers advice for patients if they suspect their migraine is becoming chronic.
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Defines medication overuse headache and offers guidance on how to address it.
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Help people recently diagnosed with migraine cope by giving them tools for finding help and ways to communicate their needs.
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Helps patients with migraine know when to go to the Emergency Department and how to prepare for their visit.
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Answers frequently asked questions and provides a table describing benefits, drawbacks, delivery methods and more for common acute migraine treatments.
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Discusses how to prepare for, and manage, migraine during pregnancy, as well as headache “red flags” to be alert to while pregnant.
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Discusses the role hormones play in migraine, including information on menses, pregnancy, lactation, and more.
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Describes the role of sleep in migraine, and offers five tips for better sleep.
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Offers workplace accomodations and gives tips for talking to employers about migraine.
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Walks patients through filing for social security disability income (SSDI), dispels common myths, and includes tips on what to expect along the way.
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Offers tips and accommodations to help parents and schools work together to get children the help they need.
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Reviews the differences between a 504 plan and an Individualized Education Program (IEP), answers some FAQs, and describes some migraine-specific accomodations to consider.
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La migraña es más común entre los adultos en edad de trabajar. Esta guía ofrece a las personas con migraña maneras de hablar con sus empleadores sobre acomodaciones y otras opciones disponibles en el lugar de trabajo.
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Los Beneficios del Seguro Social por Incapacidad (SSDI) proveen apoyo financiero a las personas con migraña. Esta guía instruye a los pacientes sobre cómo presentar una solicitud para los beneficios SSDI con consejos para el éxito.
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Los nutracéuticos, tales como suplementos vitamínicos y minerales, son medicamentos alternativos que se usa para tratar la migraña. En esta guía se enumeran algunos nutracéuticos para la migraña, sus beneficios y riesgos y más.
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Hay muchos factores médicos y del estilo de vida que pueden afectar la salud de las personas con migraña. Aprende sobre cómo ajustar los factores para reducir el riesgo de ataques de migraña y crear un plan de tratamiento holístico.
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Cada año un pequeño porcentaje de personas con migraña episódica hará la transición a migraña crónica. Esta guía distingue entre migraña episódica y crónica y ofrece tres pasos a tomar si se sospecha que su migraña está progresando.