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The impact of migraine disease on your life varies from person to person. Whether your migraine is episodic or chronic is another essential factor to consider. Let’s add the complication...

Winter is not my favorite time of year. It’s cold and dark. The days are short, and the months feel so long. It’s easy to feel more isolated, alone, and...

This doctor’s appointment was not going well. I needed to talk to her about my current migraine medication regime. I’d had a change in my migraine symptoms. I used to...

Because migraine attacks can escalate quickly and become harder to treat as they unfold, it can matter how quickly we take our medication. A recent Johns Hopkins University study showed that...

I know that there’s no such thing as “normal,” but my definition of it, is a life without migraines. Sounds kind of nice, wouldn’t you agree? Normal is being able...

I recently started seeing a pain specialist for my chronic migraine and chronic back pain. While I have tried almost everything for my migraine pain, there is still a lot...

I often look at migraine as a gift that keeps on giving! Not to be overly fatalistic or negative, but truly, if you live with migraine, have you ever wondered...

If you’ve read my previous posts, then you know I’ve had great success in reducing migraines by changing my diet. I’ve found relief and freedom from unpredictable, debilitating migraines by...

After my migraine attacks got temporarily worse on an injectable CGRP medication a few years ago, I’ve been hesitant to try another one. My headache specialist urged me to because...

There are many holidays and celebrations in which people love to give gifts to those they care about. Many with migraine disease, though, cannot eat certain things like chocolate. Some...

There’s a popular saying that goes, “It’s the little things in life that matter most.” It’s one of those phrases that follows you from kiddom until adulthood, buried in your...

Living with chronic migraine presents endless challenges. Many of us are navigating this reality on daily basis. Unfortunately, there are others of us who have additional conditions that we are...

Living with chronic migraine affects everyday living in so many ways. One of these ways is when it comes to trying to organize your home. I am currently cleaning out...

I grew up busy. I was always doing some activity, whether it was at home or outside of the home. Even as a kid I looked at rest as being...

I couldn't believe it, but I was having an aura. I hadn’t had a migraine in years, and now, on a random February morning, I was getting an aura. I...

Do you ever feel like your constant neck pain may be even worse than your head pain? If so, you are not alone. According to Dr. Sait Ashina in his...

It can take years of appeals, stress, patience, and determination to secure disability coverage for migraine. For those of us lucky enough to attain coverage, the challenges don’t stop there...

A handful of migraine preventive medications have a slight risk of mood changes, including depression and even suicidal ideation, as a potential side effect. Even though the risk of experiencing...

I am in the process of renewing my social security disability. As part of this process, I had to see a doctor that they chose. During this appointment, the doctor...

While doing some reading on dog training, I came across an interesting term called trigger stacking. It refers to the process of small stressors adding up and overwhelming the dog...