Migraine Awareness Week 2026
If you live with migraine, you’ll know the feeling: telling someone you have migraine, and watching them think you mean a bad headache.
You know it’s not that. It’s not an excuse. It’s not a character flaw. It’s not a choice.
Migraine Awareness Week 2026
It’s Migraine Awareness Week, and we’re using it to launch something we think is long overdue: Say Migraine, Mean Migraine.
It’s a campaign asking everyone — the public, employers, the media — to use the word ‘migraine’ properly. To say migraine, and mean the real, complex, neurological condition it is.
We know language alone doesn’t undo stigma. But the words people use shape how you’re treated — at work, by friends, even by yourself. So this week, we’re asking the country to think about small changes that make a big difference. It can be as simple as:
We’re also asking people to get the basics right: migraine is the condition, a migraine attack is an individual episode. Small distinctions, but ones that change how seriously people take what you’re going through.
Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing these examples and real stories from people living with migraine — all part of our Say Migraine, Mean Migraine campaign.
Here’s how you can be part of it:
- Follow us on social media — for daily campaign content and stories all week long:
- Share our campaign content this week — every share helps put accurate language in front of someone new
- Tell your story, if you’re comfortable — real experiences are what change minds
You don’t need to justify migraine to us. We see you. This week, we want the rest of the country to start seeing it properly too.
Thank you for being part of this.