Why I Stopped Hiding And Started Talking About My Migraines“Mom, I’m good at keeping secrets because I always forget them,” my 6-year-old said. We giggled over the reason he was a super-secret keeper and I remembered there was a... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Tips for Managing an Increase in Migraine AttacksHow do you manage a sudden uptick in migraine attacks? I’ve been asking myself this as I’ve wrestled with stress-triggered attacks for the last few months. After hearing that many... By Kerrie Smyres3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
What If We Thought About Work Differently?Earlier this week, I woke up with undoubtedly the worst migraine I have had in a really long time. I couldn’t hold my eyes open, pain pounded throughout my teeth, my... By Kyky Knight3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
My Body Has Been Hijacked!Hi, I'm new here. This is my story. I had dizziness for a few nights last month (June 7th) when I turned over on my left side, waking me up... By hijacked1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
5 Things You Need to Know to Abort Cluster Headaches with OxygenHigh-flow oxygen may be the most effective treatment for cluster headache attacks, but it is not as simple as breathing through the nasal cannula you often see on movies and... By Ashley Hattle5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cluster Headaches During Pregnancy: What Do You Do?I've always known there was a possibility that I would experience cluster headaches during pregnancy. I've been pregnant twice before but sadly have no living children yet. Cluster headaches are... By Ashley Hattle4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Prodrome: Anyone Need A Nap?Sleeping Beauty is my favorite Disney princess. As a child, I was enthralled by the way she could dance so effortlessly with chapeaux-wearing forest owls. It was as an adult... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments21 comments
In America: What's That?The In America survey is now closed. Are you one of the millions of people living with migraine? Whether you have found symptom relief or are searching for better treatment... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Guest Post: OT's Routine for Relieving Tight Neck MusclesCan you relate to the following sensations? If you thought “oh yes, that’s me” to any of those statements then it's time to relieve the tension in your tight muscles... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Maintaining the Migraine MachineMy migraine (mygraine, gotta get in that portmantua) journey has been quite the complicated one, wherein I’ve never really been consistent. What started as a nagging feeling at the back... By Sawyer Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Managing Migraines NaturallyWhen I turned forty, I got my first migraine. Every year after that, they became progressively worse. I tried many different triptan drugs and none of them seemed to work... By sarahmchb2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Will I Ever Find My Trigger?I'm a 54-year-old woman living in Scotland. I've suffered a migraine since my mid-20s... my migraine frequency changes. They started off 5/6 a month then jumped up to 10 a... By ivanna1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Help! New to What the Doctors Think Are MigraineI’m 54 years old and have never had a migraine in my life. Rarely have I gotten headaches. 15 months ago I was at a birthday party and suddenly got... By tlanning3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
We Don't Suffer Alone!My dear friend's who suffer from migraines. I want you all to know, when we are hit with unbearable pain and feel helpless and alone, we're not! God, our heavenly... By love2bear1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Journey With Vestibular MigrainesBest tip I have learned along the way - Take a small medicine pack with you everywhere: Peppermint Oil, Lavender Oil, Nausea tablets, Nausea bands, Antihistamines, Valium, Aspirin/Nurofen, and Magnesium... By batts7 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How Working Out Can Help Balance Your HormonesHormones are chemical messengers that are secreted directly to our blood, which carries them to the organs and tissue of our body to exert their functions. They direct biochemical messages... By hodgeracter2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Aortic and Splenic Infarction SymptomsAfter successfully taking Ajovy for seven months, I had a severe reaction in April 2020. Two hours after taking the injection I had severe chest pain from my shoulders to... By cdeers1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
"I Never Knew My Migraines Had Muscles!"I am a physical therapist who works in a headache clinic and find that so many migraine sufferers do not release the effect that tight muscles have on migraines, and... By hlp4migha1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Job Loss Due to MigrainesI have had migraines for over 40 years now. I worked in a steel foundry for over 35 years, a job that requires both physical strength and the ability to... By pigen516 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Hemiplegic MigraineI suffer from hemiplegic migraines about 5 yrs ago I was rushed into hospital with symptoms of a stroke, I lost all feeling down my left-hand side of my body... By deb171 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments