Gauthier Delomez 4:59 p.m., December 30, 2021

Migraine is a disease characterized by painful headaches, and sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

In the program "Bienfait pour vous", Dominique Valade, neurologist, explains how we can avoid catching a migraine and, if necessary, gives the various treatments adapted to the virulence of the disease.

If you happen to touch your forehead because of a headache, it may be due to a migraine.

In France, around 20% of the population is affected by this known disease, which is also sometimes characterized by nausea and vomiting.

On Europe 1, the neurologist Dominique Valade delivers his tips for preventing migraine, and discusses the different treatments adapted to the intensity of the disease.

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Pay attention to your diet and your body clock

If there are "millions of triggers", the neurologist explains that the main factors are mainly food, such as the consumption of a simple glass of alcohol.

There is also the weather forecast with the differences in atmospheric pressure, "for example the passage from a depression to an anticyclone and vice versa", explains Dominique Valade in the program

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To avoid migraine, the neurologist also emphasizes respect for the biological clock.

"You have to get up, go to bed and eat at a fixed time. You have to respect this clock as much as possible. Patients who have seizures on weekends, during the holidays or after returning from vacation, it's the change of pace ".

Take triptans and anti-inflammatories for all migraine sufferers

Migraine is not a serious disease, reassures the neurologist, who offers suitable treatments.

For everyone, Dominique Valade recommends taking triptans straight away, which are vasoconstrictors, and anti-inflammatory drugs if the patient waits too long.

However, the neurologist scans paracetamol for "real migraine sufferers", which remains ineffective in treating the crisis.

"Basic" treatments for more serious patients

For patients affected more severely by migraine, Dominique Valade mentions the "basic treatments" which are aimed at people who have at least three attacks per month.

And among them, the taking of monoclonal antibodies (CGRP antagonists), authorized in France this year.

There are also preventive treatments by injection, for patients who suffer from at least ten attacks per month.

However, they are not reimbursed by Social Security.

"It can cost up to 600 euros per bite per month, but we have managed to lower the price to 245 euros," says the neurologist, who specifies that only his profession can prescribe this type of treatment.