14 DAY TRIAL // People who regularly get migraines are about twice more likely to suffer from depressions than individuals who seldom go through such experiences, researchers argue in a paper published in the journal Depression Research and Treatment earlier this week.
Thus, researchers at the University of Toronto say that, according to their investigations, depression risk among male migraine sufferers is one of 8.4%. By comparison, healthy men have a depression risk of 3.4%.
Female migraine sufferers have 12.4% chances to be diagnosed with depression. Healthy ones, on the other hand, only face a 5.7% risk to develop this condition.
In their paper, the researchers detail that, as far as they could tell, the link between migraines and depression is stronger in younger individuals, especially if they are women.
“We are not sure why younger migraineurs have such a high likelihood of depression and suicidal ideation,” study co-author Meghan Schrumm commented on these findings, as cited by EurekAlert.
“It may be that younger people with migraines have not yet managed to find adequate treatment or develop coping mechanisms to minimize pain and the impact of this chronic illness on the rest of their lives,” the specialist went on to argue.