Living with Migraine

Chronic migraine affects so much more than simply our pain levels. For many of us, it affects our social life, family life, our careers, and even our mental stability. Many...

Photophobia is a symptom many individuals deal with as part of their migraine. Personally, my own photophobia is pretty bad. There are a number of ways people with chronic migraine...

You may have seen the One-Minute Trigger Theory video we shared recently. I talk about how each trigger fills the glass more and when it overflows I get a migraine...

Botox day is generally not the most looked forward to or pleasant day in the life of a chronic migraine patient. Not only do those injections, 31 to be exact, hurt...

I binge-watch TV, because it is one of the most effective ways I’ve found to distract myself from the pain associated with migraine. It provides a way to pass the...

In relationships with two healthy partners and relationships with a sick partner, it is easy for one individual to seem to bear the brunt of everything. Sometimes it is as...

Red wine is a common migraine trigger for many individuals, with or without being chronic. Originally, it was not one for me and I would have a glass of wine...

It’s four o’clock in the morning. Your baby has woken up crying its lungs out for the fifth time. Soothing the poor teething creature with a common cold back to...

We need to talk. You might want to sit down. We've been together for about twenty years now. You've been a faithful companion for as long as I can remember...

The link between anxiety and migraine disease is well established. Those of us with migraine experience anxiety disorders at two to five times the rate of people without migraine, and...

We have an incredible team of contributors here at Migraine.com, and are introducing some of our newest members by highlighting their "Ask the Experts" questions from Migraine Awareness Month. Gretchen...

After a stressful, yet productive, three weeks of travel, I got an aura out of nowhere the day after I flew back home across the country. I was so proud...

If you don't know the Spoon Theory, you should read it. It was written by Christine Miserandino. She talks about explaining dealing with chronic illness, using "spoons" as an analogy...

This video is for those who know they have been delaying taking care of themselves and their migraine disease. So please watch: Lag is inevitable, but as I explained, the...

When I was first diagnosed with chronic migraine, I was obsessed with finding THE root problem, and thus the answer to make migraine go away forever. So were my parents...

Life with migraine can feel like traveling alone to an unfamiliar country on the other side of the world. The journey can be long, lonely and stressful. People with migraines...

Nearly every day on Migraine.com, members take the time to share their very personal migraine story and journey with us. Whether it be to share advice, tips, looking for support...

You know those times when you’re lying in bed, doused in peppermint oil, aching all over, nauseous, maybe with your ice pack positioned just so and a mounting pile of...

For years now, I have worked with people who have chronic migraine, and most of these individuals have people in their lives who are not very understanding of what they...

As we seek freedom from pain and related symptoms of migraine, it can end up feeling like we are playing a crazy and awful game of whack-a-mole. With a medicated...