Getting Married with MigraineOh my goodness, migraine community, I am getting married! This feels like a big deal. Not only because it is a huge life development and I get to build a... By Kyky Knight4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments26 comments
Thank You for Taking Our Survey!We appreciate you taking the time to answer all of our questions. Your responses will help us better understand life with migraine. New here? We invite you to explore what... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Interview with Lisa Benson on Chronic Migraine and New TreatmentsLisa Benson is an artist, writer, and community volunteer. She sculpts using clay and plaster and also works doing sculpture restoration. She had undiagnosed migraines since she was a child... By Lisa Robin Benson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Do Our Doctors Influence Our Treatment Decisions?Migraine isn’t a disease whose burden can be carried alone. At times, that burden can be managed by medications, alternative therapies, self-care, and trigger avoidance. Our treatment decisions carry a... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Take the Allergies In America Survey!The Allergies In America survey is now closed! More than 50 million Americans are living with allergies. Allergens can take shape in many forms, with widespread and serious effects on... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living Through Chronic Migraine – My Real LifeI have had episodic migraines since I was a young teenager. My migraines became chronic when I was in college in 2009. The challenges I faced were unreal at that... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments81 comments
How CGRPs for Cluster Headache Differ from Migraine DiseaseThe first CGRP preventive injection medication (Aimovig®) was FDA-approved in 2018, with 2 other similar drugs following suit in the next year and a half: Emgality® and Ajovy®. I was... By Ashley Hattle3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
New Year - New Determination!One of the most surprising ways I heard myself described this year was as a “glass-half-full kind of person.” “Definitely NOT me,” was my immediate reaction! In fact, I think... By Shoshana Lipson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
How A Trick To Trick My Migraine Turned Into A Fun Family RitualWhen my migraines became daily, my son was three years old. My days were filled with caring for him, wondering if he’d nap (so I could too), and hoping everyone... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Migraineurs: The Most Rigid, Flexible, Spontaneous People You’ll Ever MeetLife with chronic migraine can mean existing in an odd intersection between rigidity, flexibility, and spontaneity. Learning to navigate these various and sometimes conflicting dynamics can be a key part... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Why Migraine is More Than Just a HeadachePut simply, a migraine is more than just a headache. In my experience, it goes by many names. I call it a life disruptor, a destroyer of work and family... By Tom Picerno2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Fatigue Is...“I’m tired, too” is the usual response when I tell someone I’m fatigued. That would make my blood boil, but anger takes too much energy when you’re fatigued, so I’ve... By Kerrie Smyres3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments26 comments
Living with the Migraine MonsterLooking at ways that people with migraine depict this disease, one of the terms I see often is the “migraine monster.” It’s a term that particularly resonates with me for... By Shoshana Lipson4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Working Through My Three Awkward Stages Of Migraine PostdromeBack in the day when I’d host a party, there was always that one guest that stayed after everyone had left. I’d politely chat with them as I threw away... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Migraine vs Cluster Headaches: What’s the Difference?I experience two primary headache disorders: migraine and trigeminal autonomic cephalgia (TAC). My migraine started developing when I was 10. I developed cluster headaches, a member of the TAC disorders, in... By Anna Williams3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments49 comments
Turning Embarrassment Into Strength2020 has truly been something. I have admittedly been too tired, too stressed out, too sick, and too sad to write very often. Living with migraine and comorbidities prior to... By Kyky Knight5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Migraine GunslingerHere I am, sitting super high up in the air. Though I wish I had some wonderful flying powers, I’m rather sitting with my family on a flight to New... By Sawyer Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Sure Alternative to Nut ButterI’ve known for years that nuts are a migraine trigger for me. I eliminated them and really haven’t looked back… until I see a recipe that calls for nut butter... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Migraine AgingI am a 68 told women and have had migraines since I was 16. Back then there was nothing to take but excedrin. My mom had them and called them... By pal11 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
I’ve Tried It AllIt took having seizures to let my circle of friends understand better what a migraine can do. Mine get so bad they trigger blackouts (seizures). I didn’t understand this for... By lynettefrisan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments