The Migraine Girl

I recently found out that a young woman I tutor is a migraineur--her headaches keep her out of school for days at a time, and when she finally got some...

Turns out I was using an old version of blogger, or else the template I used to have didn't support extra page elements (like lists of links). So now I'm...

Today Migraine Blog informed readers of a Washington, D.C.-area newscast about one of the topics that really pushes my migraine button. Here's the link to the article and video. I...

On days like today, I'm not sure what to do. My Zonegran seems to have worked in many ways, one of which is this: It slows the overall migraine attack...

Or, "triggers creeping out of the woodwork." I love beer. I don't tend to over-indulge, but boy, oh boy, do I enjoy sitting on my screened-in porch on a warm...

After a stressful little while there, I was finally able to log into my blog again. I'm not sure what the problem was, but I was getting rejected repeatedly, and...

Does anyone else feel a slight increase in body temperature when a migraine has set in (or while it's beginning to set in)? I don't know if this is something...

So maybe having someone hug me, hold me, talk to me, or stroke my hair is particularly soothing during a migraine attack mainly because I am an extraordinarily affectionate person...