Migraine Research Foundation, about 12% of people in the United States experience migraine.The condition involves moderate-to-severe headaches, which often accompany debilitating symptoms, such as visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and extreme sensitivity to sound and light.Affected individuals frequently report having a lower quality of life and needing to take time off work as a result of their condition.
Research suggests that they are more likely to use and overuse pain relief medications, including opioids.Some people do not get adequate pain control from drugs or experience unpleasant side effects when they take them.