The Migraine Trust Helpline
Information and Support on all aspects of migraine
How we can help you
Every day we are contacted by people affected by migraine who need information and support. Our Helpline team offers free, confidential information and support for everyone affected by migraine.
Call 0808 802 0066. Our Helpline is open 10am–4pm, Monday to Friday.
We provide evidence-based information and support on all aspects of migraine, including:
- Types of migraine
- Triggers
- Access to appropriate healthcare
- Treatments
- Your rights in employment and education
- Research
- Managing migraine
- Living with migraine
- The emotional impact of migraine
About our services
Being diagnosed, or living with migraine can be overwhelming. Whether you’ve already been diagnosed with migraine or concerned about new or changing migraine issues, including treatment and management, or if you’re just looking for a supportive ear, we are here for you.
Our Freephone Helpline is open 10am–4pm, Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) on 0808 802 0066. Outside of these hours you can leave a message and we will call you back within 48 hours (excluding weekends and bank holidays).
If you would prefer to write to us with any questions or concerns you have you can also contact us 24/7 via our online contact form. We aim to respond to all online and email contacts within five working days.
Please note: Our email responses can sometimes end up in your junk/spam folder. If you haven’t received a response from us in five working days please check your junk/spam folder.
We are very sorry but we are only able to return phone calls to UK numbers.
Our information does relate to the latest information and support available in the UK. For people outside of the UK, we try to offer information and support, however, we may not be able to answer specific queries and may need to signpost you to another organisation.
Information to support you
We have a range of resources to help you understand your rights, and support you to make informed decisions.
- Migraine at work
- Migraine in education
- Migraine and welfare benefits
- Information on funding migraine treatments not routinely available on the NHS
Information events
We also run information events to help you learn about migraine and how it can be managed. They include online and offline Managing Your Migraine events. Upcoming events are listed here and there are a range of past online events that you can watch on our YouTube channel.
Migraine information resources
We have lots of free and easy to understand downloadable information to help you learn more about migraine, its impact, and how to help yourself and other people with their migraine.
Find out more here
"Finding The Migraine Trust has been wonderful. At last, I have found people who not only care but understand and can offer support and advice. The sense of relief at knowing I am not alone, that others appreciate the problems faced by migraine suffers is incredible."
"I know I can contact them and this is worth so much to me because migraine for me is still a scary place. The Migraine Trust and its services makes it less so."
Helpline enquiries are confidential between you and The Migraine Trust. We will not share information with third parties except in specific situations where we are required to by law, or if there is potential risk of harm to you or others. For more information please see our privacy policy or ask a member of staff.
We may use your data to review and improve our services. You don’t need to disclose any personal data if you don’t wish to.
Telephone calls may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes. Staff and volunteers may listen to calls for training and support purposes, you will be notified if this is happening.
The information provided by the Helpline team is not a substitute for advice from a trained professional. We are unable to provide medical, legal or welfare benefits advice. We will not give advice or opinions, either medical or personal.
We welcome all feedback about our Information and Support Services. Feedback helps us to continuously review and develop our services.
If you have feedback (good or bad) about our Information service please complete our contact form or email our Information & Support Services Manager.
If you wish to make a formal complaint about our Information service please follow our Complaints Procedure.
