Your Migraine is ShowingA stranger told me he could tell I had a migraine the other day. Something about my eyelids, he said. I was conflicted about how to take it. Of course...Reactions0reactionsComments88 comments
What's Your Secret: Should I Stay or Should I Go?Is my pain too severe to proceed with my plans? If I go ahead will I risk increasing my pain to the point of no return? What if I end...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
What’s Your Secret: How To Express You’re In Pain Without Sounding Like You’re A Complainer?One of our community members posed this important question to our What’s Your Secret Video Series page and we thought it worth posing to the rest of the community. How...Reactions0reactionsComments27 comments
The Emotional Roller Coaster Ride From Chronic To Episodic and Back AgainIf given the option to have pain every day or just a few times a week, most people would probably choose the latter, right? Of course. When it comes to...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Alone In a Sea of MillionsI can almost count the people I know in real life who have migraine on one hand. A cousin, an aunt, a neighbor, my father-in-law, a mom of my son's...Reactions0reactionsComments27 comments
Migraine Detective: On the Trigger CaseIf you are new to migraine, having been recently diagnosed, or have had migraine for years and are ready to change your relationship with the condition, you might think of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What’s Your Secret: Cold or Hot Therapy?Many migraineurs are drawn to extreme temperature remedies for relief of pain. A heating pad or a cold compress can make all the difference when we are seeking comfort. In...Reactions0reactionsComments49 comments
What’s Your Secret: How Do You Handle Nausea?Nausea is a well-known symptom of migraine as well as a side effect of many migraine medications. Many anti-nausea medications cause severe drowsiness and are therefore not a great option...Reactions0reactionsComments82 comments
What’s Your Secret: Submit Your Questions!Migraine.com is a rich and thriving community and every member is a vast resource on the topic. Although migraine is very prevalent, few of us know many, if any, people...Reactions0reactionsComments19 comments
Waiting to LiveI’ve been doing it for years: canceling get-togethers with friends and family, missing important events, putting off work projects, avoiding going outside. Putting plans on hold and waiting for the...Reactions0reactionsComments63 comments
Unexpected Gifts of a Regimented Migraine LifeAre you: For the chronic migraineur, perhaps the best chance for fewer flare-ups is a regimented life that includes a strict sleep schedule, eating regularly, careful avoidance of triggers, and...Reactions0reactionsComments38 comments
What Must We Do to Get Attention?Given that migraine statistics are so staggering, how can it be that the corresponding funding, research and public awareness are so utterly lacking? Despite these troubling statistics, there is little...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What’s in My Purse?Each day more than 36 million migraineurs suit up for battle. We head out into the world, or ready ourselves in our home for another day that might bring a...Reactions0reactionsComments71 comments
Navigating Let-Down MigraineWhen flying on a plane, have you ever come in for a rough landing? Like hard enough that the plane bounced on the runway? Perhaps even bad enough that the...Reactions0reactionsComments92 comments
Laboring Through MigraineI binge-watch TV, because it is one of the most effective ways I’ve found to distract myself from the pain associated with migraine. It provides a way to pass the...Reactions0reactionsComments28 comments
You Are Not AloneLife with migraine can feel like traveling alone to an unfamiliar country on the other side of the world. The journey can be long, lonely and stressful. People with migraines...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Whack-a-mole: Chasing Freedom from PainAs we seek freedom from pain and related symptoms of migraine, it can end up feeling like we are playing a crazy and awful game of whack-a-mole. With a medicated...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
When Migraines Age UsChronic migraine has a way of aging us early such that young people are living like senior citizens. How do we handle feeling as if we are decades older than we actually...Reactions0reactionsComments61 comments
Who Would You Have Been Without Migraines?Who would you have been without migraines? What would you have accomplished in this lifetime if you hadn’t been hampered by severe pain and related symptoms? It’s heartbreaking to consider...Reactions0reactionsComments35 comments
What If Migraines Were Visible?This invisible condition that is migraine can make it appear as if we are totally fine when we are absolutely not. On the outside, we seem completely normal. We can...Reactions0reactionsComments81 comments
