Living with Migraine

I have actively been seeking out new treatments, therapy regimens, and all the like in my journey to help manage my migraine disease. The most serious part of my journey...

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Lying in bed, I felt the pain in my head burning. If someone could just disconnect the feeling of the hot, portable grill attached to the side of my brain...

I recently struggled with a lengthy migraine and was dismissed without support from my migraine specialist. At the time, I thought I had some good options for aborting migraines once...

I was FaceTiming my girlfriend while finally grabbing the clippers to shave my scraggly beard. I think it looks cool. She thinks it looks scratchy. I'm more inclined to agree...

I've written quite a bit about how my previous migraine specialist told me there weren't really any good options for migraine prevention while I was trying to conceive, was pregnant...

I was eating lunch in the break room with a coworker when his face disappeared. One second he was telling me about his side gig as a waiter (we were...

I don’t like confrontation. Honestly, I’ve avoided having “crucial conversations” in all areas of my life. I want everyone to get along. I never want to offend, challenge, or hurt...

On February 15, I participated in my second year as an advocate with Headache on the Hill (HOH), a day of migraine advocacy with members of Congress organized by the...

In March 2020, when COVID-19 made a prevalent and widespread entrance into the United States, life as we knew it changed. As a chronic illness patient living with two autoimmune...

Do you take measures to try to prevent a migraine on days that you know will be more demanding than usual? We know that migraine thrives on change, and often...

One of the biggest advantages to having my migraines managed by a migraine specialist this past year, rather than a primary care physician or a general neurologist, was having access...

It’s supposed to snow next week in the Pacific Northwest. To be clear, I know it snows all over, and I know it’s already snowed all over, but when it...

Have you ever noticed that you're not as aware of your migraine pain when you're enjoying yourself? Maybe you watched a funny movie or chatted with a good friend, and...

As someone who has struggled with migraines since childhood, I know I have a few very identifiable triggers. Unfortunately, I've also learned that often, when a migraine is coming due...

A month or two ago, a purple-haired migraine advocate said, "I dye my hair purple to advocate for migraine. Are you willing to do this too?" My flip response: "for...

In part one of this article, I share a detailed account of what led me to my most recent migraine in the ER experience, and basically, how terrible it was...

Living with a long-term health condition requires us to stay on top of everything: doctor’s appointments, new symptoms, insurance, and, of course, managing treatment – all while taking care of...

Going to the emergency room is the last resort for established cluster headache patients. However, it's often the first step for someone experiencing their first few attacks. The sudden nature...

Let me set the scene for you. It's day 5 of an earth-shattering migraine, and you're lost in the sea of emergency medicine and other abortive techniques you've collected over...