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Noises, smells, and lights! Oh my!! Being overwhelmed with noises, smells, lights, and unusual physical sensitivity is all a part of having sensory overload. Sensory overload can occur by itself...

I was surprised to discover that the NuvaRing, which I use continuously for migraine management, is the same treatment a women's health specialist would recommend for managing migraine in perimenopause...

We had Mother’s Day all planned out - my husband would wake up early to play softball, letting us all sleep in. Around noon, he would pick up my middle...

I’ve been told that I frown in my sleep. So needless to say, I carry a lot of tension in my face, head, and neck. I started doing a self-massage...

The Migraine.com team got fantastic answers after posing this question on Facebook: What unexpected things have you found help with migraine? This list of methods for acute migraine relief may...

If you happened to miss Part 1 of 2 in this series, click here to see what you've missed so far: [Again, as previously noted, I'll do my best to...

Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help overcome barriers of location, time, and resources. This...

Living with migraine disease is tough, but so many of us migraine sufferers also live with other conditions. Some may be due to migraine disease, while others are not. I...

I feel a false sense of security. Being able to stay at home and avoid unnecessary travel has created this bubble — a sort of migraine ship where I have...

Back in the "before," when migraines weren’t part of my daily life, I could exercise. I danced and kick-boxed — but yoga was my favorite. I loved the combination of...

In this Part 1 of 2 series, I talk about my awful experience in the ER, what lead up to me being there and what I continue to learn, as...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of health care in the United States. Those of us with medical conditions that require appointments with specialists have paid a higher price...

I’m constantly looking for new ways to think about migraine. New imagery and ideas to help me manage the condition. What if we imagine that our bodies are cars we...

The scent of cigarettes was seeping through the walls. It’s not only an unpleasant aroma, but it’s a big migraine trigger for me. I was getting migraines every day, and...

As awful as it is to have a migraine attack at work, the stigma and lack of understanding among supervisors and coworkers often ratchet up the stress of the attack...

I recently wrote an article about migraine attacks with a focus on aura and the stages of an attack. I never really thought too much about the prodrome stage, though...

Ever since I had my first aura, I’ve been en edge. I mean, why wouldn’t you? Vision is like a top 5 sense to have, so of course, it would...

In this video, I talk about a comedy of errors that led me to be late taking my migraine prevention medicine, Emgality. It's a once-a-month injection, and I did not...

While tying my shoes, my fingers fumble, and suddenly I want to tell my shoes to take a hike. Not long after, when I tried to situate the cups in...

Due to another medical diagnosis, I recently had to come off my preventive migraine medication and I began to feel helpless quickly when I realized it was going to be...