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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...

I read the book The End of Migraines: 150 Ways to Stop Your Pain by Alexander Mauskop, MD. What did I think of it? Did it help me better understand...

Nurtec is taken every other day for migraine prevention and I was skeptical I'd remember to take it. In this video, I share the three things I do to take...

Chronic migraine brings us to our knees regularly. Quite literally, many of us find ourselves on our knees, getting sick to our stomachs, and begging for mercy from the severe...

We know that spending long hours at a desk isn’t helpful or productive for our health. Yet, in the reality of our daily lives, it’s easy to get lost in...

I started yoga before my migraine diagnosis and was worried that having migraine would prevent me from practicing. I share my journey with yoga and migraine in this video, plus...

I have chronic migraine and suffer from severe vertigo on and off. It was actually vertigo that led to the migraine diagnosis many years ago. I guess I must be...

For as long as I can remember, there has been a debate over the use of opioids for those with migraine. Obviously, this means that some people believe opioids can...

I love New Year’s Resolutions. I love fresh starts. I love setting goals. What I don’t love is the pressure or expectation that you must do everything perfectly from this...

Here are my live thoughts as I succumbed to a migraine attack yesterday. I’ve always wanted to be able to look back and get a feeling of what it was...

There are many factors that feed the beast I call migraine disease. Migraine is a very personal and individualistic neurological disease. I must remember this from time to time because...

An excellent healthcare provider goes beyond caring for your physical health to provide emotional support as well. In this video, I share the power of hope that my now-retired headache...

I have long hair. I have a love/hate relationship with it, though. Having long hair does cause my head to hurt and leads to migraines on some days. My hair...

Have you ever rolled your eyes when some well-meaning stranger suggested that you practice yoga to cure your migraine? Well, you're definitely not alone. But there might be a kernel...

Living with chronic pain is hard. It’s especially hard when those around us don’t fully understand the depths or the reality of it. #morethanjustaheadache. As a result, we’re adding frustration...