This TikToker Refuses To Let Her Migraines Control Her

Jazmin Griffith isn’t shy about bringing an audience along for the ride that is her life. In fact, she welcomes it. The digital creator, trends analyst, and entrepreneur has over 250k followers on TikTok, where she shares advice, snippets from media appearances, and personal travel videos that accumulate tens of thousands of views. Her videos portray a confident, Black creator who is passionate about her career and constantly on-the-go.

So, when Griffith started experiencing crushing headaches that lasted for one to two weeks at a time, her symptoms sabotaged her career — and sense of control over her own happiness. She didn’t feel like herself, and it was affecting her mood, relationships, and productivity.

A neurologist eventually diagnosed her frustrating symptoms as migraine. While helpful to have a diagnosis, it would take some time before she figured out how to effectively manage her life-altering migraine attacks.

“When a migraine hits, everything stops,” Griffith explains. “I turn from a productive, fun-loving digital nomad into someone who has to sit in the closet [until symptoms subside].”

Migraine affects more than 10% of people worldwide, and the neurologic disease is about three times more common in women than men. While symptoms can be different for individuals who experience migraine, Griffith shares that her pain is, “so much more than a headache.”

“It feels like pressure in one area of my head — like a wave is crashing in and pushing on my brain, or like a group of people crowding at a concert,” Griffith explains. “It changes me, and I don’t feel like myself at all.”

Griffith admits that during a migraine attack, she locks herself in a closet, where it’s pitch black and quiet. She calls out of work, refuses to answer phone calls, and avoids screens at all costs. Basically, she stops living her life and waits for the storm to pass. This strategy has ultimately caused her to miss out on multiple social and professional opportunities, especially because much of her career involves screens.

Realizing this was no way to live, she began searching for a solution. While some medications promised results, Griffith wasn’t always able to take or administer them during their “window of opportunity”, when they are most effective.

While hacks like an eye mask, eye pillow, and ice are temporarily soothing, Griffith is in talks with her doctor about finding long-lasting relief with Trudhesa® (dihydroergotamine mesylate) nasal spray (0.725 mg per spray), a prescription nasal spray that packs a unique combination of medicine with a one-of-a-kind delivery designed to stop a migraine in its tracks even if it’s taken late into an attack. The medication itself has been used by migraine specialists for years, but Trudhesa’s Precision Olfactory Delivery (POD®) delivers the treatment to your upper nasal space, allowing for quicker absorption and faster relief.

Trudhesa can be taken at any point during a migraine attack, even several hours after an attack has started. It can even provide relief in as quick as 15 minutes for some people. Griffith knows she shouldn’t have to put her life on pause or hide in a closet when she feels a migraine attack coming on. Instead, she’s talking to her doctor about Trudhesa as a treatment option and for advice about all possible side effects. The most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥2%) to Trudhesa were nasal congestion, nasal discomfort, nausea, product taste abnormal, and product package associate injury. See more Important Safety Information about Trudhesa, including BOXED WARNING, below or visit www.TRUDHESA.com.

Everybody’s migraine experience is different, so Griffith encourages those who experience symptoms to talk to their doctors to find a treatment plan they can count on. “You really need to be your own advocate and research your options to find a medication like Trudhesa that works best for you.”

Learn more about how Trudhesa works to ease migraine symptoms here.

Important Safety Information

Indication

Trudhesa is used to treat an active migraine headache with or without aura in adults. Do not use Trudhesa to prevent migraine when you have no symptoms. It is not known if Trudhesa is safe and effective in children.

Do not use Trudhesa if you:

Have any disease affecting your heart, arteries, or blood circulationAre taking certain anti-HIV medications known as protease inhibitors (such as ritonavir or nelfinavir)Are taking a macrolide antibiotic such as clarithromycin or erythromycinAre taking certain antifungals such as ketoconazole or itraconazoleHave taken certain medications such as triptans or ergot-type medications for the treatment or prevention of migraine within the last 24 hoursHave taken any medications that constrict your blood vessels or raise your blood pressureHave severe liver or kidney diseaseAre allergic to ergotamine or dihydroergotamineBefore taking Trudhesa, tell your doctor if:

You have high blood pressure, chest pain, shortness of breath, heart disease; or risk factors for heart disease (such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, smoking, strong family history of heart disease or you are postmenopausal, or male over 40); or problems with blood circulation in your arms, legs, fingers, or toes.You have or had any disease of the liver or kidney.You are taking any prescription or over-the-counter medications, including vitamins or herbal supplements.You are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are nursing, or have ever stopped medication due to an allergy or bad reaction.This headache is different from your usual migraine attacks.The use of Trudhesa should not exceed dosing guidelines and should not be used on a daily basis.

Serious cardiac (heart) events, including some that have been fatal, have occurred following the use of dihydroergotamine mesylate, particularly with dihydroergotamine for injection, but are extremely rare.

You may experience some nasal congestion or irritation, altered sense of taste, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and fatigue after using Trudhesa.

Contact your doctor immediately if you experience:

Numbness or tingling in your fingers and toesSevere tightness, pain, pressure, heaviness, or discomfort in your chestMuscle pain or cramps in your arms or legsCold feeling or color changes in 1 or both legs or feetSudden weaknessSlurred speechSwelling or itchingThe risk information provided here is not comprehensive. To learn more, talk about Trudhesa with your healthcare provider or pharmacist. The FDA-approved product labeling can be found at www.trudhesa.com or 1-800-555-DRUG. You can also call 1-833-TRUDHESA (1-833-878-3437) for additional information.

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