At MigraClarity, we envision a world where no one faces migraine without the knowledge, tools, and confidence to better understand their condition. Our mission is to become the world's most trusted migraine resource by delivering evidence-based information, powerful tracking technology, and meaningful insights that help patients and healthcare providers make more informed decisions and improve lives.
In the Global Burden of Disease 2019 analysis, migraine ranked second among all causes of years lived with disability worldwide, and first among women aged 15 to 49. It affects one in seven people and costs the United States an estimated 36 billion dollars a year in medical expenses and lost productivity. Yet many people with migraine are never formally diagnosed, and most who are diagnosed are not receiving the treatments most likely to help them.
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Lipton RB, Bigal ME, Diamond M, et al. Migraine prevalence, disease burden, and the need for preventive therapy. Neurology. 2007.
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The gap is not a lack of medication. It is a lack of data. Most people with migraine arrive at their neurologist appointment with a rough sense of how often they get headaches and a list of things they think might trigger them. That is not enough. A neurologist making treatment decisions needs attack frequency, duration, severity, trigger patterns, and treatment response — documented over time, not reconstructed from memory.
MigraClarity was built to close that gap.
MigraClarity adapts to how migraine differs between people, with a female mode that tracks cycle phase and a male mode that focuses on sleep, exertion and stress.
From the first screen, users choose a gender mode that shapes the entire experience. Female mode tracks hormonal cycle correlation, maps attacks against cycle phase, surfaces luteal phase pattern insights, and includes menstrual cycle data in the doctor report. Male mode focuses on sleep hours, physical exertion, and stress as the primary trigger categories most relevant to how migraine presents in men.
This is not a cosmetic difference. Migraine affects women about two to three times more often than men, and the hormonal mechanisms that drive it in women are distinct from the sleep and stress patterns that dominate in men. A tracker that ignores that distinction is leaving the most clinically relevant data on the table.
Lipton RB, Stewart WF, Diamond S, et al. Prevalence and burden of migraine in the United States. Headache. 2001.
Vetvik KG, MacGregor EA. Sex differences in the epidemiology, clinical features, and pathophysiology of migraine. Lancet Neurology. 2017.
MigraClarity lets you log an attack quickly, with a full log or a quick log. It logs pain severity, location, symptoms, triggers, medications, and sleep hours in a format designed for real daily use, not clinical research.
It pulls real-time barometric pressure data automatically, using your location when you allow it, and shows a 7-day migraine risk calendar based on your logged attacks, cycle phase, daily check-ins and barometric pressure forecast. Available with Pro. It tracks treatment efficacy over time, showing which medications work, at what dose, and how quickly. It monitors medication inventory and sends low-stock alerts, available with Pro. It tracks co-occurring conditions and surfaces correlations with migraine frequency.
And with one tap, it generates a PDF report summarized against ICHD-3 diagnostic criteria for migraine without aura, covering an ICHD-3 headache diary summary, medication use pattern, attack overview, top triggers, treatment efficacy and an attack log, plus the hormonal pattern for female users. Available with Pro.
MigraClarity is for anyone who has been told their migraines are just headaches. For anyone who has sat in a neurologist's office and been asked how often they get them and could only say often. For anyone whose attacks have disrupted work, relationships, and plans enough times that they are ready to stop managing by instinct and start managing with data.
It is free to start. Use it directly in your browser at migraclarity.com, or download the app on Google Play. The app is available in English and Spanish. Resource library articles are in English, with a Google Translate option for other languages.
Every article in the MigraClarity blog is written to the same standard as the app itself. Factual claims are supported by citations from peer-reviewed journals and recognized medical organizations including the American Migraine Foundation, the American Headache Society, the National Headache Foundation, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Medical disclaimers appear on every article. No causal claims are made without citation.
MigraClarity is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. It is a tool that helps people understand their own condition well enough to have better conversations with the clinicians who care for them.
MigraClarity's content is developed by a small editorial team, drawing on collaborative input alongside over 30 years of firsthand experience living with migraine. Alexander "Lex" Darrow, Lead Editor at MigraClarity, focuses on translating complex migraine research into clear, practical information for patients and caregivers. MigraClarity articles are developed using evidence from peer-reviewed medical literature and respected health organizations and are reviewed regularly to reflect current research and clinical guidance. Read Lex's full bio.
We don't have medical degrees, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. What we do have is over 30 years of living with migraines firsthand — decades of appointments, differing opinions from doctors and specialists, medications that worked and ones that didn't, and the day-to-day reality of managing a condition that's often dismissed as "just a headache."
That experience shapes what we choose to write about and how we write it — but it isn't a substitute for clinical expertise. Every piece of medical or scientific information on this site is researched from peer-reviewed studies, clinical guidelines (including the International Classification of Headache Disorders, ICHD-3), and established headache and neurology organizations, with sources cited directly in each article. Nothing here is written or reviewed by a licensed physician, and nothing here should replace advice from your own doctor.
The information on this page is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional or licensed physician before making any decisions about your health, medications, or treatment. MigraClarity is not a medical provider and nothing on this site should be used as a substitute for professional medical care.