Viva!: Migraine Misery; There Are Six Million UK Sufferers, Yet Many Still See It as Just a Headache. Rachel Armstrong Reveals the Painful Truth

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Byline: Rachel Armstrong

DEBILITATING, frightening and much misunderstood, migraine is the most common neurological condition in the developed world -- but few non-sufferers appreciate how serious it really is.

It affects 10% of the population and there are more than six million migraine sufferers in the UK -- more than the number of diabetics, epileptics and asthmatics combined. But migraines are still dismissed by many people as just a headache.

Migraine Awareness Week, running until September 11, aims to change this by informing the public about a condition which disrupts millions lives.

Anita Few, executive officer of The Migraine Action …