Appointments are short, and "I get a lot of headaches" is hard for a doctor to act on. Numbers are what change treatment decisions. Before the visit, try to have these ready:
- Headache days per month, ideally for the last three months. Fifteen or more days a month is the threshold for chronic migraine.
- Days you took acute medication, by drug. Frequent use can cause medication-overuse headache, and your doctor will ask.
- What you've tried and how well each treatment worked, including preventives and why you stopped them.
- How much it limits your life. Two short questionnaires measure this in a standard way.
MIDAS and HIT-6, briefly
MIDAS counts the days in the last three months that migraine stopped or halved your work, housework or social life. HIT-6 is six questions about how headaches affect you day to day, scored from 36 to 78. Both are widely used in clinics and in treatment guidelines, and bringing your scores saves time in the room.
One page beats a notebook
A doctor can't read months of notes during an appointment. A one-page summary with frequency, severity, medication days and scores gets read. MigraSync builds that summary as a PDF from what you've logged, including MIDAS and HIT-6, which you can take in your hand or email ahead.
General information, not medical advice.
MigraSync logs an attack in seconds and lines it up against pressure, sleep, medication and cycle. Logging and your history are free, forever.