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"I Was Finally Put on Something That Helped"

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"In the last nine months I’ve only had two headaches, and I’m just so happy" (:33)
Lisa, a migraine sufferer, took four months to find the right treatment.

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Lisa, 43, first experienced migraines as a teenager. After many headache-free years starting in college, she began suffering migraines every three weeks after she turned 40. In this video, Lisa explains how four months of experimenting with migraine treatment helped her find a medication that has reduced her headaches to three per year.