It does not matter what type of migraines you suffer from you may find relief as you get older.
Aging is something you cannot stop, no matter how much you would like to.
Like death and taxes it is an absolute certainty.
However if you suffer from migraines you may find they decrease as you get older.
Of the elderly population only between 2 and 10% experience migraines as opposed to nearly 30% of people under 65.
Even then migraines are still more prevalent amongst women.
Although you can experience a migraine at any age they generally peak at around 40 years of age.
After 40, for most people, the frequency of attacks tends to decrease.
Most of those who have suffered from migraines for a considerable length of time find the frequency of attacks is reduced after age 55.
Additionally, by the age of 65 almost 70% of those who suffer from migraines stop having attacks altogether.
Those who are older than 65 and still have migraines have said the intensity, duration and frequency is much less than previous.
The gastrointestinal upset that is part and parcel of migraines in younger people is less likely to occur as well.
There is a downside to all of this however.
Patients over 65 years of age are more likely than younger people to experience disability as a result of the headaches.
Therapeutic methods of treating younger people for migraines are not often tested for safety before using them on older patients and this has meant many doctors are reluctant to treat the elderly for migraine headaches.
The problem is further complicated by the additional conditions and ailments suffered by the elderly along with their medications.
Any new medication to treat the migraines increases the risk of bad drug reactions.
This causes reluctance on the part of doctors to prescribe medications for elderly migraine sufferers.
If you have not suffered from migraines by the age of 50 it is unlikely you will ever experience them.
So if you suddenly do have one you need to see your doctor and have it thoroughly investigated in case there are secondary causes.
Aging is something you cannot stop, no matter how much you would like to.
Like death and taxes it is an absolute certainty.
However if you suffer from migraines you may find they decrease as you get older.
Of the elderly population only between 2 and 10% experience migraines as opposed to nearly 30% of people under 65.
Even then migraines are still more prevalent amongst women.
Although you can experience a migraine at any age they generally peak at around 40 years of age.
After 40, for most people, the frequency of attacks tends to decrease.
Most of those who have suffered from migraines for a considerable length of time find the frequency of attacks is reduced after age 55.
Additionally, by the age of 65 almost 70% of those who suffer from migraines stop having attacks altogether.
Those who are older than 65 and still have migraines have said the intensity, duration and frequency is much less than previous.
The gastrointestinal upset that is part and parcel of migraines in younger people is less likely to occur as well.
There is a downside to all of this however.
Patients over 65 years of age are more likely than younger people to experience disability as a result of the headaches.
Therapeutic methods of treating younger people for migraines are not often tested for safety before using them on older patients and this has meant many doctors are reluctant to treat the elderly for migraine headaches.
The problem is further complicated by the additional conditions and ailments suffered by the elderly along with their medications.
Any new medication to treat the migraines increases the risk of bad drug reactions.
This causes reluctance on the part of doctors to prescribe medications for elderly migraine sufferers.
If you have not suffered from migraines by the age of 50 it is unlikely you will ever experience them.
So if you suddenly do have one you need to see your doctor and have it thoroughly investigated in case there are secondary causes.
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