New research from the University of Toronto, published online last month in the journal Headache, found that people with migraines are three times more likely to develop generalized anxiety disorder than those who do not suffer from migraines. For the study, the researchers analyzed mental health surveys from more than 2,200 Canadian adults with migraines and nearly 20,000 adults without migraines. The analysis revealed that 2 percent of people without migraines suffer from generalized anxiety disorder, compared to 6 percent of people with migraines. And despite the fact that anxiety is much more common in women, the study showed that men with migraines were two times more likely to develop anxiety than women with migraines. People with migraines are also twice as likely to suffer from depression, and previous research suggests that migraines are more common in patients with bipolar disorder.

Source: Huffington Post April 10, 2017 09:45 UTC