Puffy Eyes And The Changing Face Of MigraineAfter a relatively good week, I woke up with a migraine today. My head felt totally stuffed up and snotty, and I...reactions26comments
Food Allergy Testing for Migraine TriggersIs food allergy testing a good way to test for migraine triggers? This is a common question when people are overwhelmed by...reactions5comments
A Closer Look at “The Salt Cure”There is a tip making the rounds on Facebook that you can stop a migraine by drinking salt water. Some even suggest...reactions93comments
Why It’s So Hard to Identify Food TriggersIf you’ve tried to track migraine triggers, you’ve probably gotten frustrated by how difficult it can be. Here are some of the...reactions2comments
Why I Quit Faking ItWith friends, at work, at the doctor’s office, in casual interactions in public… every situation Katie mentioned in Faking It is a...reactions16comments
How a local, independent pharmacy helps me with migraine careHaving trouble affording your meds or getting advice? Try your local pharmacy! For many years, I was like a lot of people...reactions4comments
Migraine is StressfulIn all the ways we talk about the relationship between stress and migraine, very little attention gets paid to a critical element:...reactions7comments
Who's driving your bus?Imagine that your life with Migraine is a bus. Sometimes it’s going somewhere and other times it is stalled or parked alongside...reactions3comments
Too much Facebook for the Migraine Girl(Written on February 21, 2015.) Today I turned thirty-five. I wasn’t upset to turn thirty five years ago despite having been warned...reactions14comments
Weird migraine symptom: a deep sense of forebodingWe all seem to have an eclectic assortment of prodrome symptoms, signs that a migraine attack is moving in. I have migraine...reactions22comments
My Weirdest Migraine Home Remedy ToolPressure on my head or pulling my hair gives me some relief during a migraine attack. One night I started to drift...reactions111comments
A Balancing Act – Opioid Use Throughout HistoryNothing creates controversy in the migraine community quite like the topic of using opioid medications. It doesn’t matter what the position or facts...reactions17comments
Tips for Staying Sane on an Elimination DietAvoid prepared foods (this actually simplifies the diet!). Pretty much every prepared food contains something on the list of foods to avoid...reactions1comment
The Ins and Outs of Intractable MigraineWhat It Is: Intractable migraine, also called refractory migraine and/or status migrainosus, is the medical term used to describe a persistent migraine...reactions28comments
Not knowing how much you can take 'til you've made it throughAs I have mentioned a handful of times on here, I tend to run cold and very often have cold fingers and...reactions3comments
Migraine Elimination Diet: Foods to Eat, Foods to AvoidThe easiest way to follow this diet is to keep meals very simple. You’ll trade a few months of dietary boredom for...reactions45comments
Post-migraine triageI was about to say that the transition from summer to fall 2014 hadn’t been easy on my migraine brain this year...reactions7comments
Who Works With Migraine? The Healthcare Providers You Can Turn to for HelpWhen you’re first experiencing migraine, it can be difficult to know where to get help. This is particularly true if you’re not...reactions6comments
Migraineur as patient, migraineur as caregiverToday I am writing not from the perspective of Janet as patient, but from the perspective of Janet as caregiver. You see...reactions2comments
The satisfaction of an obvious injuryThis past November, I took a huge, embarrassing spill in front of a local restaurant. I’d gone to a local BBQ spot...reactions14comments
