Unexpected Trigger: Working OutLately, I've noticed that I have developed a new-and-unusual-to-me migraine trigger: exercise. It has been a trying few months of being constantly sick, with what seemed like an unending list of pain... By Kyky Knight4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments41 comments
Chronic Migraine and Mental HealthI previously wrote an article titled Chronic Migraine Effects on the State of Mental Health. The article focused on the depression, stress, and isolation due to chronic migraine. A few... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments25 comments
Uninsured with Chronic Migraine: Advocacy in the Face of Off OddsNavigating the hoops and hurdles of chronic migraine can be a full time investment. From hospital and doctor’s bills, to high prescription prices and searching for care that actually works... By Kyky Knight4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
How Are CGRP Blockers Similar and Different?Migraine treatment options continue to expand. There are many different drug choices for the treatment and prevention of migraine. There are now 8 drugs approved by the US Food and... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments78 comments
The Other Side of the SpoonLast week, the university where my husband is an instructor held a "teach-in" about the opioid crisis. Mainly populated with speakers from mental health agencies and youth social workers, the... By Elizabeth Roberts-Zibbel3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments50 comments
How to Maintain Your Social Life While Living with MigrainesYou make plans and then hold your breath. Will this be yet another commitment you’ll have to break because of a migraine? Why does it feel like migraines are starting... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Working My Way Back into Old TriggersI have worked in the oil and gas industry for the last six years. I am a multi-craft tradesman, which has allowed me to work almost continually depending on my... By Steven Workman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
When You Don’t Know What’s Triggering Your Migraines: Part 2The two biggest questions on the mind of a person living with are: In Part 1 of this series we explored how to identify your food triggers with the elimination... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
What's Your Secret: TasteFor many of us, changes in how things taste or extreme cravings can signal an impending attack. What we eat can also be a powerful and common trigger. In this... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
When You Don’t Know What’s Triggering Your Migraines: Part 1I remember lying in bed as a kid with debilitating migraines as my parents debated if it was time to take me to the emergency room yet again. The pain... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Withdrawing from the WorldMissed phone calls, ignored voicemails, and unopened emails plague me when I’m in a bad migraine spell. The messages pile up for weeks or months and nag at me all... By Kerrie Smyres2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments16 comments
What's Your Secret: More Than Just A HeadacheDo you remember the reporter who started speaking gobbledygook in the middle of her on-air interview a few years back? It became a heavily-circulated example of how migraine can impact... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
Under AttackIsn’t it interesting how migraine flare-ups are referred to as “attacks"? This word, which is associated with war, brutality, and aggression, is an apt term for the way migraine causes... By Holly Harding2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments20 comments
How Do CGRPs Work? Key and Lock AnalogyDuring the 60th Annual American Headache Society (AHS) Scientific Conference in San Francisco, I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Dr. David Dodick, professor of neurology and a... By Katie M. Golden1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments24 comments
Low-Cost Options for Migraine PatientsIt is a beautiful, calm, and rainy spring morning. Glassy water drops paint the window panes in my room in fleeting, translucent patterns. The water is mesmerizing to watch. The... By Kyky Knight6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
When Health Insurance Makes You SickRecent changes have had a tremendous and far reaching impact on what health insurance companies charge and how much they cover for services provided. Migraineurs are not only living with... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Becoming a New Parent with Migraine: What to Know and How to CopeCongratulations! You’re expecting, adopting, or your child was just born! The old cliché is true: it’s an exciting time, but also a challenging one. I’m a new mom of a... By Lisa Robin Benson6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Hard to FocusLiving with migraine pain can be difficult to say the least. When you consider everything that comes along with ongoing pain, I am amazed that we get anything accomplished during... By Steven Workman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Migraine: Then and NowThe first Migraine In America survey was conducted in 2012. Looking back at those results compared to those from 2018, we found a lot of similarities as well as some... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
The Uneasiness of Feeling BetterNow that Aimovig has been released and dispensed to those with migraine disease all over the country, more of us than ever may find ourselves, all at once, facing that... By Elizabeth Roberts-Zibbel5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments25 comments