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About a decade ago, I saved up some cash and took a big leap of faith: I decided to see a complementary care doctor in the hopes of improving my...

Chronic pain on its own can be difficult to manage. Unfortunately, chronic pain and its treatment may also have accompanying stigma that makes this issue even more frustrating to navigate...

I know I am not alone in struggling to find a way to exercise that does not exacerbate migraine pain. Our migraine specialists encourage us to move, stretch, and if...

Having lived with awful head pain from the time I was still in daycare, I have grown accustomed to living in a less than ‘feel good’ state. I  even sometimes...

I've said and done some pretty odd things while in the midst of a migraine - some of those things were embarrassing, and others were outright bewildering. I thought I...

Many of our Migraine.com members that have tried Aimovig have been willing to share their personal experiences including side effects in our forum page dedicated to this topic. You can...

I was disabled by chronic migraine for years before I ever called my husband my caregiver. I don’t remember exactly when he got that title, but I’m pretty sure it...

Before you begin reading this article, do you need an explanation of the spoon theory? I have a patient with severe chronic migraine who I took care of many years...

“I just wish I could do something to help you.” That’s what I said to my husband after we had an exchange where I tried to encourage him to increase...

The newly FDA-approved Aimovig self-injector device by Amgen is the talk of the town when it comes to migraine preventatives these days. It blocks a protein, called CGRP, believed to...

On most days, dealing with a serious migraine means leaving work early. Some days it means not going in to work at all. The inherent problem is finding the proper...

This is a raw, unedited, unfiltered video of what it feels to live with Hemiplegic Migraines and coming off medication. Side effects are increased, my aphasia has worsened and the...

With the flurry of information surrounding the CGRPs for migraine, it can be tricky to keep up. We've created a downloadable list of questions you can ask your doctor to...

In this What's Your Secret video we'll be discussing allodynia, the sensation of hair follicle, scalp and skin tenderness and pain. We talk about what it feels like, as well...

Lately, 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...

I 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...

Navigating 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...

Last 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...

You 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...

I 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...