What is hemicrania continua?
Hemicrania continua is a persistent one-sided headache that is usually unremitting. Hemicrania continua is considered a primary headache disorder, meaning that it's not caused by another condition.
How do members experience hemicrania continua?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hemicrania continua*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Headaches
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for hemicrania continua*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
58
Tried for
hemicrania continua
(2)
*Data from patients with hemicrania continua, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with hemicrania continua*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for hemicrania continua (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
hemicrania continua
(2)
*Data from patients with hemicrania continua, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has hemicrania continua on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 4 | |
| 30s | 14 | |
| 40s | 16 | |
| 50s | 25 | |
| 60s | 16 | |
| 70+ | 17 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 18 | |
| Female | 75 |