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Migraine, Mental Health, and Sleep

May 11th, 2012 - Posted by Diana Lee
Both migraine disease and commonly associated mental health conditions like depression and anxiety can cause major issues with our ability to get to sleep and reduce the quality of our sleep. See... READ MORE
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Migraine Triggers and Comorbidities: Dystonia

May 10th, 2012 - Posted by Ellen
What is Dystonia? Dystonia is a neuromuscular disorder of the brain. It is a disorder of the brain that affects the muscles, but is not a disease of the muscles or nerves. ... READ MORE
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Running from loud toilets, dryers, and more!

May 9th, 2012 - Posted by The Migraine Girl
In a previous post I mentioned how the sheer pain I felt when a little girl was drying her hands using an XLERATOR ™ was confirmation for me that I had a... READ MORE
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Memorable Migraine 5: The Movie Theatre Episode

May 4th, 2012 - Posted by The Migraine Girl
Last weekend I had a much-anticipated date to the movies in Atlanta with one of my very best high school friends, K.  First off let me tell you how wonderful and fuzzy... READ MORE
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Springing Forward

April 3rd, 2012 - Posted by The Migraine Girl
Rather than making big resolutions at the first of the year like most people, spring tends to be my season of change and rebirth. Once the days get longer and the weather... READ MORE
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Ever increasing screen time and migraine

March 28th, 2012 - Posted by The Migraine Girl
When I was at an American Booksellers Association conference in January, I attended a seminar on consumers’ book buying behavior. Note: this is of immense interest to me since I own a... READ MORE
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Sleep schedules, naps, & migraine – what works for you?

March 9th, 2012 - Posted by The Migraine Girl
In the last few months of opening and running this adorable little bookshop of mine, many people have joked with me about my schedule.  “Are you getting any sleep?” they say, or... READ MORE
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Warm winter weather and the migraine brain

February 23rd, 2012 - Posted by The Migraine Girl
The weather here has been unseasonably mild since late fall. Granted, things never get all that cold here in my part of Georgia, but we almost always have a handful of icy... READ MORE
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Migraine Comorbidities – Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

February 22nd, 2012 - Posted by Teri Robert
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is sometimes comorbid with Migraine, which means that they can occur at the same time, but neither causes the other. In the simplest of terms, IIH, sometimes called... READ MORE
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Realizing you’re anxious only when it’s too late

February 20th, 2012 - Posted by The Migraine Girl
In mid-January, I was invited to speak at a panel at the American Booksellers Association’s Winter Institute, a conference for independent booksellers. Because I ended up funding my business through various atypical... READ MORE