Sarah Hackley

The other day, I watched helplessly as my son writhed on the couch in pain. His hands clutched his small head in a pose I am all too familiar with...

Headache is a common symptom of many autoimmune conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Whether that’s from the disease activity itself, the medications used to treat the disease, or a combination...

Relationships are a constant part of life. We have relationships — whether good or bad, strong or frail — with spouses and partners, children, parents, siblings, coworkers, bosses, and friends...

As a patient, patient advocate, and health journalist, I’m often reading and researching about migraine. Some days, that means diving deep into peer-reviewed science journals or attending technical, research-oriented seminars...

Whether it’s due to reduced access to narcotics, a desire to limit side effects of current prescriptions, or the search for an alternate pain reliever that doesn’t adversely interact with other...

“That’s a lot of blood,” I said to the lab tech as she filled up vial number 10. She laughed but nodded. It was a lot of blood. When I...

There isn’t a lot of information available about migraine and pregnancy. What information there is tends to boil down to individual differences. Most doctors say that during pregnancy women with...

Sometimes, I forget I’m an advocate. More precisely, there are times I forget I need to advocate. For others, for my family, for myself. Sometimes, when surrounded as I am...

What is an advocate if we don’t advocate for ourselves in addition to others? I’ve been a patient advocate for many years, and I’ve lived with chronic migraine for many...

What would you do if you were told that one of your go-to medicines for mild to moderate days was something you shouldn’t take because of your specific genetics? None...

When it comes to allergies, most of us think they’re no big deal. A major inconvenience, yes — especially when we live in pollen-coated areas like central Texas — but...

One of the most frustrating – and complicated – parts of treating migraine is the sheer number of differences in how the disease presents in each of us and how...

Finding an abortive and/or preventative treatment that works is often akin to finding the holy grail for those of us with migraine disease. It can be even more difficult for...

In 2014, I wrote my first article on migraine and the MTHFR variant. Since then, I’ve received dozens of emails from readers asking for additional information. In this piece, I’ll...

There are many things those of us with migraine disease wish people without it understood. It isn’t just a headache. It is severely disabling. Symptoms can come and go. We...

The link between anxiety and migraine disease is well established. Those of us with migraine experience anxiety disorders at two to five times the rate of people without migraine, and...

Living with migraine disease means dealing with many things that act as double swords. Exercise is definitely one of those things, acting as both preventative and trigger for a vast...

June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, and those of us at Migraine.com wanted to give our community members a peek into the unique ways migraine manifests for each of...

Working while experiencing a migraine attack is something none of us wants to do. Unfortunately, sometimes we have to keep pushing through for one reason or another, even on days...

Living with a chronic illness tends to make us believe that every physical symptom we experience is related to that illness. This is especially true for something as symptomatically varied...