Living with Migraine

Migraine disease runs deep in our family. As a child, I remember my mother, sister, and grandmother having 'bad headaches' that caused them to seek shelter in a darkened room...

I see a functional medicine practitioner about once or twice a year. She doesn't direct all my healthcare decisions; I see a conventional headache specialist for proper testing, medications and...

Have you reported symptoms to a doctor, they run some labs or other tests, and the results are normal? This happened to me recently. I did something new. I consulted...

In 2017, I received my initial approval for disability. Unfortunately, I am currently under a regularly scheduled reevaluation. From my understanding, this happens every 3 to 5 years. My initial...

I got influenced. Social media has my number and got me good. I’d been feeling frustrated by my current healthcare team and plan. I asked for medical advice and was...

I am one of the lucky people to have found a combination therapy regimen that manages my chronic migraine well enough to live life on my terms. I currently use...

Migraine can be confusing and the treatment options can be as well. How did you get more familiar with the options and combinations available to you? When this journey started...

Migraine is one of the world’s most common health conditions and its most common neurological disease, yet it's still so misunderstood. Understanding and navigating life with this complex neurological disease...

“I found this one special pill and it completely stopped my migraine attacks!” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen these statements. I read them with a mixture...

It’s been a frustrating year in terms of trying to prevent my chronic migraines. Most frustratingly is that I often miss the signs of an impending migraine and have to...

I recently had to switch my migraine care providers because I was experiencing one of my worst migraine attacks. It felt like a bummer because I really liked the headache...

Fibromyalgia is an ongoing (chronic) and complicated condition. Those living with it experience “widespread pain, primarily affecting the muscles, bones, and joints” and a “hypersensitivity to both painful and non-painful...

Managing migraine disorder in a school setting can be challenging for both children and their families. Here is a detailed, step-by-step guide we’ve created in collaboration with Migraine at School...

I must admit that I do have multiple chronic health conditions. I believe there is hardly a time in which something is not flaring up, or, a procedure is not...

Transitioning to college can be challenging, especially for students managing migraine. Here’s a step-by-step guide we made in collaboration with Migraine at School to help college students advocate for themselves...

It might seem overly simplistic - but one of the most soothing things I do when I suffer from migraine head pain is to use ice or icy cold frozen...

I am the mom of two sons and I live with chronic migraine. I know I'm part of a much larger community of migraine moms who parent differently than most...

If your child’s migraine attacks are interfering with their ability to attend and succeed in school, you are entitled to request accommodations from your school. Trying to navigate this can...

The Beat the Heat Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Summer is here, which means temperatures are on the rise. For many living with migraine, the summertime...

I was lucky enough to get a break from migraines during my first pregnancy, in between kids, and most of the way through my second pregnancy. Then the migraines came...