What is chronic migraine? Chronic migraine is defined as having migraine type headaches for more than 15 days total per month for at least 4 hours per day. The headache days do not have be in consecutive days.
What treatment is available for you? If you meet the above criteria have tried different types of medicines for the management of these headaches and have not achieved satisfactory results or cannot tolerate the effects of the medications prescribed, Botox may be an option.
BOTOX® is the first and only FDA-approved preventive treatment for Chronic Migraine. It's also the only treatment for people with Chronic Migraine that can help prevent headaches and migraines before they even start. When effective, Botox can reduce the number headaches by greater that 50%.