Migraine – Anni's way out of headache hell

Anni suffers from chronic migraines. Since the age of six, she has experienced migraine symptoms – such as nausea, sensitivity to light, noise, and smells, aura, and excruciating headaches. Her migraine attacks pose a significant challenge to her daily life with two children and a job. How does she manage to juggle family and career despite her migraines? With over 20 migraine days a month, Anni had to give up her job as a marketing manager. Now she's making a fresh start and launching her own Instagram channel about migraines. She's organized a photoshoot and video shoot with six other women affected by migraines. Suddenly, her husband has to go to the hospital. Her stress level rises. Anni has to decide – stop or continue? Will she make it through the day without a headache? Anni has already tried many medications intended to reduce the frequency of her migraine attacks. Despite this, the attacks have become increasingly frequent in recent years. Now she's hoping for a treatment more commonly known as an anti-wrinkle method – Botox. In this episode of Quarks Doku, we explore how the neurotoxin Botox can help with migraines and which other migraine medications can provide relief. How does this neurological disorder develop? And what role does the pain messenger CGRP play in the inflammatory processes in the brain? Anni's story and her hope for a new remedy for migraines – here on Quarks Doku. The story of Anni and her hope for a new treatment for migraines – here on Quarks Doku. // Chapters: 0:00 – Family life and an illness with excruciating pain 3:54 – Migraine – a neurological disorder 5:00 – Anni's new challenge 8:03 – How migraines develop 9:28 – Photoshoot, video shoot, and a nasty surprise 14:21 – Which medications can help with migraines 15:41 – Alternative methods for migraines 16:26 – Anni tries a new treatment method 17:12 – Can a neurotoxin help? 18:20 – The pressure is mounting 20:09 – A quick visit to the Christmas market 21:20 – Did Botox help? // Our Team: Written and Directed by: Sonja Kolonko Camera: Sonja Kolonko Sound: Mirco Schlichting Editing: Marc Schubert Graphics: Fabienne Ketelhut Sound Design & Mixing: Mathis Hohmann, Simon Schmitz Narrator: Rabea Wyrwich Production: Sarah Zierul, Katja Sträter Editorial Team: Claudia Heiss, Meike Mandel Thanks to: Prof. Dagny Holle-Lee, West German Headache and Dizziness Center, University Hospital Essen Dr. Christopher Berwanger, Hardtwald Clinic, Bad Zwesten // Here's the link to the source document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vpA_... --- Thanks for watching! Find more Quarks on YouTube at @DimensionRalph and @quarkssciencecops Also visit: https://www.quarks.de Don't want to miss anything? Sign up for the Quarks newsletter: https://www.quarks.de/allgemein/quark... Quarks Daily in the ARD Audiothek: https://1.ard.de/quarksdaily_yt Quarks on Instagram:   / quarks.de   Quarks on TikTok:   / quarks   Quarks on Facebook:   / quarks.de   #Quarks #Migraine #Headaches #Botox