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Tomorrow I'm going to see my neurologist. I am pretty damned nervous about this. Don't get me wrong here: I really like my neurologist. I respect him. He's friendly, kind...

I've been quite under the weather lately, trying REALLY (I mean really!) hard to resist taking my Relpax + naproxen combo since the pain has been so consistent. I can't...

I had to pee in a cup for a routine drug test yesterday. I have to pass the test in order to formally be granted the new job I've already...

The weather has been gorgeous lately - ridiculously high temperatures for early and mid-March, puffy clouds, temperatures in the 70s, and sunshine, sunshine, sunshine. This, of course, also means flowers...

After a stressful little while there, I was finally able to log into my blog again. I'm not sure what the problem was, but I was getting rejected repeatedly, and...

Has anyone ever tried an elimination diet to see if he/she can better identify migraine triggers? Did it work for you? I'm thinking of trying this but am not sure...

In late October, I had my regular checkup with my neurologist. I let him, as well as the nurse practitioner, know how horrifically painful my menstrual migraine had become. The...

For numerous reasons, I just compiled a list of all my out-of-pocket medical expenses for 2006. For the first three-quarters of 2006, mind you. Before I reveal how much of...

I'm used to having a minor headache every morning and evening, but a full-blown migraine each and every day for the last ten days? Give me a break! I called...

I got a bill from the place where I got my MRI in late June. My insurance didn't cover the MRI, as it turns out. I owe $2,260. Remember how...

Does anyone else feel a slight increase in body temperature when a migraine has set in (or while it's beginning to set in)? I don't know if this is something...

In her essay "In Bed," famous migraineur Joan Didion mentions how fortunate she is to have a husband who is also a migraine sufferer. Don't get me wrong here, she's...

I suppose I should address this blog to myself and not to my nonexistent readers. I started it as a tool to help myself, and instead of sticking with it...

Are "unusual thoughts" a side effect? Then what will happen to someone like me who's never had a usual thought?...especially when you get several of them within a few days...

The alarm went off at 8:05 even though my first official commitment of the day doesn't start until 7:30 PM. I snoozed a bit more than I intended to, but...

In an effort to control the five trillion things that trigger my migraine, I've made an attempt to wake up at a consistent hour for the last few weeks. The...

Once in a while, I hope to post excerpts from books, songs, poems, movies, etc. that speak to migraineurs in some way or another.Waiting for insomnia (often a side effect...

Last week I was in my cruise ship stateroom unpacking my toiletries on the first night of vacation when I realized I had left my Effexor XR bottle at home...

So maybe having someone hug me, hold me, talk to me, or stroke my hair is particularly soothing during a migraine attack mainly because I am an extraordinarily affectionate person...

Sleep nor medications nor the warm eye patch nor relaxing nor fresh air nor food nor water nor tea nor trying to get comfort from others. Nothing's doing the trick...