Welcome to our video featuring Dr. Serena Orr, a child neurologist specializing in headache medicine, alongside Zach, a brave nine-year-old sharing his journey with migraine. Did you know that 1 in 10 children and adolescents experience migraine? In this insightful discussion, Dr. Orr explains the impact of migraine, including severe headaches and neurological symptoms like sensitivity to light and sound. Zach candidly shares his experiences, from missing school to finding relief through medication and lifestyle adjustments. Join us as we explore effective strategies and the valuable resources provided by Migraine Canada to support children and families managing migraine.
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0:02 hello my name is Dr Serena Orr. i’m a
0:05 child neurologist with a subspecialty in
0:08 headache medicine
0:09 hi i’m zach i’m nine years old and i
0:12 would like to tell you about how how i’m
0:15 dealing with migraines did you know that
0:17 1 in 10 children adolescents experience
0:20 migraine
0:21 migraine is a brain disorder and it’s
0:23 characterized by recurrent episodes of
0:26 severe headaches really really bad
0:28 headache it caused me to get sick
0:31 thousands and thousands of times but
0:34 also other neurological symptoms like
0:36 sensitivity to light sensitivity to
0:38 sound even nausea and vomiting
0:41 green if it’s like good and just
0:44 starting um yellow which is like kind of
0:47 hurts and that means that i’m really
0:49 sick and i’m gonna throw up i’ve been
0:51 dealing with migraines for four years
0:53 and having these migraines are very hard
0:56 on me i’ve been missing a lot of school
0:58 and even camp
1:00 there’s lots that we can do to help
1:01 children adolescence with migraine
1:04 usually we focus on using strategies to
1:07 stop the attacks when they start
1:09 also preventative strategies which might
1:11 involve medication devices injections my
1:15 parents have me on medication and now
1:19 my headaches aren’t as bad as they used
1:21 to be we advise to look at lifestyle
1:24 habits like sleep getting enough sleep
1:26 getting regular sleep regular meals and
1:29 regular exercise regimen um yes we’re on
1:32 a you know medication management program
1:34 um but getting those calls in the middle
1:36 of the school day or at camp or wherever
1:38 we are where he’s like violently ill and
1:40 this is the reality of having a child
1:42 with clinical migraine so anybody else
1:44 out there if you have a child with
1:46 clinical migraine i feel for you if you
1:48 or your child are experiencing migraine
1:50 know that there is help available and
1:52 there’s lots we can do i’m so glad that
1:53 we have
1:54 migraine canada to help us along the way
1:56 they have the most amazing resources so
1:58 thank you so much migraine canada
