Living with Migraine

Have you ever been prescribed a medicine or device and found that there are multiple uses for it? I have. Many medications were developed to treat one symptom or disease...

As I lay in bed, moaning through nausea, with an ice pack on my head and my hands under the covers to keep them warm, my mother came to check...

Recently, I shared that I'd transitioned from a migraine specialist to a headache clinic and have ultimately been so pleased with the improved and personalized treatment plan and attention I've...

Have you ever had a migraine that was so bad, so intense, so painful, that you thought it might literally kill you? I had one of those last night. While...

People like me who suffer from chronic migraine may have no real relief from their migraine attacks. Even with treatment, we still suffer from those symptoms. The term interictal phase...

I want to have a tough conversation today. Adverse childhood events (ACEs) affect 61% of Americans, and 16% of adults have experienced four or more. Adverse childhood events (there are...

There are certain clues I now know to look for that display changes in my symptoms to me and my neurologist in a helpful way. Recently, I've seen a lot...

"Help me," I called to my husband from the hallway. It was like a drummer felt the need to pound out his loud rhythm on my forehead — and then set...

My migraines increased in frequency with the pandemic, my pandemic divorce, and my pandemic stressors. They also changed and have become less debilitating overall. I can power through one now...

I have suffered from migraine disease for many years. As the disease has progressed, I have become familiar with many different symptoms accompanying it. Some more pervasive ones for me...

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"I'm sorry, I have to cancel; I have a migraine." "I'm sorry, I can't eat that; it triggers migraines for me." "I'm sorry, I can't sit here; the smell of...

When a migraine attack is in full swing, and the pain is overwhelming, finding relief can feel impossible. Here are some migraine hacks using inexpensive items you probably have around...

Did you know that June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month? That’s right. There is such a thing. Before there was an awareness month, there was National Headache Week...

The first migraine I remember suffering from was during elementary school. The walls felt like they were closing in on me, and I had to lay down in the nurse's...

I could make a laundry list of the side effects that show the ways that migraine is a debilitating condition: But none of these things compares to the very worst...

Often, as migraine disease manifests itself in a person's life, other conditions accompany it. Sometimes there may be a condition that is a catalyst for a migraine attack, and other...

When does it click for you that you need an immediate change? Whether it's an adjustment in a current medication or even starting from scratch with a whole new medication...

One of the most challenging things many of us with chronic illnesses have to face is trying to advocate for ourselves in the healthcare system. Somehow, it just seems wrong...

Imagine this: You enter a room where it's ok to need to wear an ice pack, tinted glasses, or earplugs, and even to cancel if you can't show up. You...