Migraines ‘Double Depression Risk In Women' Women who suffer
from migraines, or have had them in the past, are at higher risk
of developing depression, new research has found. The Women’s
Health Study of 36,154 women discovered that 6, 456 had suffered
from migraines either in the past or in the present. After a
14-year follow up, researchers discovered 3,971 of the female
migraine sufferers had developed depression. Researchers from
the study, which was supported by the National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute and the National Cancer Institute, spoke to over
36,000 women without depression and questioned them about their
experiences with migraines. Women were asked whether they ever
had a migraine with aura, where the vision is temporarily
impaired, and without aura, as well as their history of
migraines. The study, by the University of California, found
that women with any history of migraines were 40% more likely to
develop a form of depression later in life compared to those
without who had never suffered