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Posted by Ellen - May 22nd, 2013 The second cycle of onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) injections was fast and relatively easy. Because I was scheduled to attend Headache on the Hill in Washington, DC we had to do my injections a… READ MORE
Tag Archives: Living with migraine
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Posted by The Migraine Girl - May 21st, 2013 Please allow me to take a moment to complain about my free time and my vacations. “Oh, please,” you might already be saying. “Poor baby has a few days off work, let’s… READ MORE
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Posted by Teri Robert - May 20th, 2013 Entries for the 2013 Putting Our Heads Together Migraine and Headache Poetry Contest are being accepted through Friday, May 24. Enter now!
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Posted by Kerrie Smyres - May 20th, 2013 During prodrome and the pain phase of a migraine, I avoid showering because it wears me out and ratchets up the pain. Combine a couple (or more) days of not showering with… READ MORE
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Posted by Teri Robert - May 18th, 2013 People living with Migraine disease are more likely to experience comorbid mental health conditions than people without Migraine. That make it appropriate for us to recognize that May is Mental Health Awareness… READ MORE
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Posted by Diana-Lee - May 16th, 2013 Actress Gwyneth Paltrow appears to be the latest celebrity Migraineur lambasted by a public and media that tend to completely misunderstand the nature of Migraine Disease. Paltrow recently released her second cookbook,… READ MORE
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Posted by Ellen - May 15th, 2013 When Migraine has gone on too long, or is too painful to bear and other medications and treatments have failed, patients often think “It’s time to bring out the big guns” and… READ MORE
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Posted by Teri Robert - May 13th, 2013 We all have many questions about preventive medications for Migraine. The whole subject of Migraine preventive medications can be confusing for many reasons, including: There are no medications on the market that… READ MORE
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Posted by The Migraine Girl - May 10th, 2013 Despite my nature (which dictates that I live messily and spontaneously and hope others can fly by the seats of their pants as well), I am trying to become someone who plans… READ MORE
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Posted by Kerrie Smyres - May 9th, 2013 The Star Wars Day posts that bombarded my Facebook feed Saturday included numerous variations on the oft-cited quotation from Yoda: “Do or do not. There is no try.” If the proliferation of… READ MORE
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Posted by Kerrie Smyres - May 8th, 2013 When I hear about successful women I am filled with envy: A business contact of my husband’s who recently sold the company she started. The friend who already has a PhD and… READ MORE
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Posted by Diana-Lee - May 7th, 2013 The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a 1996 federal law, gives patients certain rights with respect to their health records and information. This article is the first in a series… READ MORE
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Posted by Ellen - May 6th, 2013 A while back, someone did something nice for me when I had a Migraine, and I told them “Thank you.” It seemed so insufficient however, and as a result of my feelings… READ MORE
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Posted by The Migraine Girl - May 3rd, 2013 I turned 33 in February. I’d hoped to actually plan a significant celebration for my birthday (a dinner with friends? A big shindig at my house or at the bookshop?), but the… READ MORE
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Posted by Kerrie Smyres - May 1st, 2013 Although more than a week has passed since I was been overwhelmed by the isolation of chronic migraine, the memory of that intense emotional disconnection echoes. The lingering thoughts are less about… READ MORE
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Posted by Teri Robert - April 30th, 2013 Does it every feel as if some of us with Migraine and other headache disorders can’t win for losing? These disorders impact every part of our lives, and intimacy with our partners… READ MORE
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Posted by Diana-Lee - April 29th, 2013 As people living with a chronic health condition like Migraine Disease we find ourselves dealing with frustrating situations all the time. After 10 years living with Chronic Migraine and more than 25… READ MORE
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Posted by Diana-Lee - April 26th, 2013 Today I’m pleased to share with you the call for entries for the 11th annual Putting Our Heads Together Migraine & Headache Poetry Contest. But make no mistake: The 11th annual Poetry… READ MORE
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Posted by Diana-Lee - April 25th, 2013 Please read important information regarding the FDA warning for Depakote and other Valrpoate medications during pregnancy. Question:How is Depakote used to abort Migraines? Depakote (generic name Divalproex) is a medication used for… READ MORE
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Posted by Kerrie Smyres - April 23rd, 2013 April may be the sweetest month. The weather is lovely, flowers are abloom, and baseball season has begun. I learned to love baseball the summer a diagnostic lumbar puncture (a.k.a. spinal tap)… READ MORE