Independent migraine claim checks

Migraine claims, checked against the research.

Influencers, coaches and clinics sell answers to people in pain. We put their own words next to the studies, the regulators and the public records, so you can decide before you pay.

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The claimTriptans contain caffeine.
The evidence

Triptans are serotonin 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonists. None of them contain caffeine. Caffeine shows up in some over-the-counter combination products, which are a different thing.

From TikTok's Migraine Doc Says It's Your Neck

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PeptidesVideo · 20:35
Trevor Bachmeyer

The chiropractor with a peptide store

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November 7, 2026 · 20:35

A Chiropractor With a Peptide Store Says Migraine Has a Cure. We Checked.

Two million Instagram followers, a reel called "Migraines have a solution," and a store selling injectable peptides labeled for research use only.
ChiropracticVideo · 24:16
Brandon Brown

TikTok's Migraine Doc

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A Texas chiropractor with 621K TikTok followers says most migraine comes from one small bone in your neck, and that his test can find it.
Lab testsVideo · 10:36
Kelli Yates, RDN

The Migraine Dietitian

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A lot of what she says is right. She also sells migraine patients a $577 stool test, a $550 urine hormone panel and a food test with zero published studies.
Coaching programsVideo · 17:08
Kevin Wissman

The program that works every time

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"Works every time" is how he describes his migraine coaching program. We watched the whole 52-minute sales video and checked every claim.

Articles

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Product safety

What Two New Studies Found About Acrylamide in Migraine Ice Caps

Two 2026 studies found acrylamide, a nerve toxin, at thousands of ppm in the gel of some migraine ice caps. What that means if you wear one, and what the brands disclose.
Surgery

Plastic Surgeons Are Pushing Hard for Migraine Surgery. Read This Before Anyone Operates on You.

Four pro-surgery pieces in one plastic surgery journal in seven weeks, one calling the evidence settled and one urging nose surgery for migraine. Here is what they leave out.
Supplements

Potassium Isn't a Migraine Treatment

A cross-sectional study went viral as proof that potassium treats migraine. It can't show that, and extra potassium carries real risks for some people.
Mind-body claims

Why Pain Reprocessing Therapy Doesn't Fit Migraine

PRT says chronic pain is the brain misreading safe signals. Migraine pain has known nociceptive and neuropathic mechanisms, and fear isn't one of them.
Medications

The Truth About Safety-Coated NSAIDs

Enteric coatings and buffers are sold as easier on the stomach. They don't prevent the ulcers and bleeding that make NSAIDs risky.
Surgery

Migraine Surgery. Does It Make Sense?

The biology behind trigger site surgery, the 2009 trial its supporters always cite, and the problems with that trial.

How every check works

1

Their words first

We quote or show the claim exactly as it was made, with the date and where it was published. No paraphrasing someone into a position they never took.

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Then the evidence

Each claim goes up against peer-reviewed research, clinical guidelines, regulator pages and public records. Every source is listed.

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Credit where it's due

When someone gets something right, we say so. The goal is to help people with migraine, not to dunk on anyone.

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