Living with Migraine

The dreaded letter came in early July. I was being summoned to jury duty. Ughhhhh. My first reaction was to begin looking for the letter my former neurologist wrote to...

“Migraine is treatable.” That statement is small comfort to many who have lived with migraine for decades with minimal or substandard treatment. It fails to encourage those who have been...

Pretty recently, one of my friends started getting what she believes to be migraine attacks. It sounds like this is most likely connected to perimenopause and the dizzying hormonal changes...

After a migraine, do you ever have that “beat up” feeling as if you’ve been hit by a truck? That’s your body telling you to take it easy. Do you...

In 2015, I asked my neurologist about non-oral migraine meds I could try. Most of the time when I get a migraine, I don’t end up vomiting, but it had...

Has this ever happened to you? You emerge from a multi-day migraine, finally able to leave your bedroom, finally able to even consider returning to work — if not today...

You chronic migraineurs know how it goes: you have used as many triptans as you can safely use in one week and it’s time for the rescue medication (assuming your...

I love catching up with friends. We’re spread all over the country and so busy managing our daily lives that it’s hard to stay connected. Those moments we steal are...

Readers often ask about something they call “cluster migraine”. It’s not an official diagnosis in the International Classification of Headache Disorders, so delving into the topic took some sleuthing. I found...

Recently I noticed a post on our Facebook page that said, “3-8 migraines per month? Consider this study.” Always interested in migraine research, I clicked on the link and decided to apply...

A friend’s husband told me he has migraine attacks every Saturday and Sunday. “It could be worse,” he said, “but this is no way to live.” At the time, it...

I recently had a frank conversation with my 23 year-old daughter about life with migraine. As many of you know, she was diagnosed with Abdominal Migraine at two years old...

“Ouch!” you scream as a searing bolt of pain hits your head. Before you can explain what just happened, the pain is gone. It only lasted seconds, but felt like...

Insecurity and self-esteem issues often go hand-in-hand with chronic illness. Whether it’s the migraine disease itself or a comorbid condition such as depression or anxiety, the daily struggles of living...

Migraine affects an estimated 14 to 15 percent of the world's population. It is a leading reason why people decide to go to the emergency room. Keeping track of your...

Feeling like you can’t think clearly and unable to comprehend even simple topics of conversation, your mind is in a fog. Not being able to pay attention, find words you’ve...

Over the past 40 years, a lot has been learned about migraine. One of the things we've learned is that attacks can start hours before the onset of pain. This...

There are at least 9 things those of us living with chronic migraine want you to know. Chronic migraine is not the same as chronic pain. Migraine is known for...

Does your mind start chattering loudly as soon as you get into bed? Thoughts of what happened in the day, what you need to get done tomorrow, that comment you...

Migraine disease is one of the 20 most disabling medical illnesses in the world and the 12 most disabling disorder in the United States. More than 90% of migraine suffers...