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Where Migraines are concerned, my personal goal is to control them rather than them controlling me. What I’ve learned along the way is that I must pay attention to Migraine management to accomplish that goal.
We now know that Migraine is a genetic neurological disease. Nobody wants to have a disease. However, once we acknowledge that Migraine is a disease and that we have this disease, it’s easier to address overall disease management.
In addressing Migraine disease management, I have found seven essential elements for effective Migraine management:
- Getting a diagnosis – not only for having Migraine, but also which type or types of Migraine – and finding the right doctor to work with.
- Educating ourselves about Migraine disease.
- Trigger identification and management.
- Preventive treatment for those of us with three or more Migraines a month or if Migraines are less frequent but particularly severe or debilitating.
- Abortive treatment.
- Rescue treatment to be used when abortive treatment fails.
- A solid support system.
By addressing these seven essentials, I’ve been able to reduce my Migraines from five or six a week to only 11 Migraines in 2010. There’s no cure for Migraine disease yet, but to me, this is the next best thing. I have my life back and am able to be productive.
Stay tuned! In my next blog entries, I’ll be discussing each of the seven essentials in more detail. I hope you’ll find these posts interesting and helpful to you as we start a new year with Migraines.
Live well,
© Teri Robert, 2011.
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"I had my first migraine when I was 12. I thought I was going blind, the spots in my vision all grouped together and everything went black. The pain was intense and felt like my head would crack open above my right eye." 
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Ellen, there are actually quite a few (some free and some that cost). One called MigraineMate (free) calculates the chance of a migraine according to current and recent weather data. Another called ecHeadache Diary ($4.99) has 18 statistical charts to help track everything frm pain to triggers to treatments. Still another called Headache Relief Diary (free) was created by a neurologist and features an interactive diary.
For apps, just go to the search feature and enter “migraine” and enjoy what you find. Good luck & God bless!
I always love how Teri is able to wrap things up in a neat little package – like this fabulous post. Can’t wait to see what else you write in future posts Teri!
Monica, I hadn’t seen this app yet. Thanks for mentioning it here!! I’m going to look it up though and hope maybe I can use it on my new iPad too. Have you seen any other apps that might help with Migraine issues???
I use a free app on my iPod touch that helps me track and manage migraine triggers. It’s called “iManage Migraine”. My doctor often asks me to refer to it when we’re discussing how management is going.