Migraine Patient Toolkit: A Guide for Your Care

The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) recently released the Migraine Patient Toolkit: A Guide to Your Care, an informative resource for both people with migraine and health care providers.

Vetted by both medical experts and people with migraine, the toolkit includes:

• An infographic on what migraine is and who it affects
• A guide for talking with your health care provider about migraine
• A monthly diary template for tracking migraine attacks
• Lists of lifestyle and medical interventions for preventing and treating attacks
• A guide for talking with your health insurance company
• Steps on what to do if a health insurer denies your claim
• A glossary of migraine terms

The toolkit is designed to facilitate productive conversations between patients and health care providers so people with migraine can get the best possible outcomes in their care. Health care providers can provide the toolkit to their patients to promote open dialogue about migraine.

A migraine attack is not just a headache.

Migraine is a neurological disease that requires patients and health care providers to work together to manage symptoms such as severe head pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound that can cause significant disruption to patients’ lives.

SWHR’s toolkit is designed to help people with migraine navigate their care.

This patient-centered resource provides easy-to-understand information about migraine diagnosis and treatment, as well as tips on interacting with health care providers and health insurance companies to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Health care providers can use the toolkit to promote dialogue with patients.

Clear communication between patients and health care providers is critical for migraine diagnosis and treatment. The toolkit is designed to facilitate these conversations so people with migraine can get the most out of their health care visit.

Download the Migraine Patient Toolkit