My Anxiety Boilers Burst!Getting diagnosed with GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) was something that really took me by surprise. I thought everybody lived with this much...reactions3comments
You Can Help with Headache on the Hill 2021!HOH is an event where people with migraine, doctors, and caregivers meet with members of Congress in Washington, DC, to advocate for...reactionscomments
“May Cause Headaches”I cringe when I see those words on a medication that I need to take. As if we need something else in...reactions6comments
How My Partner Handles Her Head PainRelationships have never come easy for me. As an actor, and overall romantic, I’ve been fueled by media and love portrayals engrossed...reactions5comments
Sensory Processing Sensitivity (a.k.a. Highly Sensitive People)Migraineurs are more sensitive to sensory stimuli than non-migraineurs, certainly during a migraine, but also between migraine attacks. It is also said...reactions19comments
Research: What being a Migraine.com member means to youMigraine.com just celebrated its 2-year anniversary as a community resource for people with migraine. About six months after the site was first...reactions12comments
The Pain of a MigraineAs I lay as still as possible, trying to avoid exacerbating a level 8 migraine, it struck me that using the word...reactions17comments
Pain Behaviors Can Perpetuate StigmaPain behaviors are all the things people naturally do when in pain. Yet these very legitimate behaviors are some of the excuses...reactions20comments
Letting People InAlthough more than a week has passed since I was been overwhelmed by the isolation of chronic migraine, the memory of that...reactions7comments
“Migraine Brain” Part VI – Self-reflectionThis is the last of a six-part series on coping with “migraine brain”. If you have missed the earlier posts, start with...reactions5comments
“Migraine Brain” Part V – Emotional controlWe are nearing the end of this series on “migraine brain”. I hope that you are feeling reassured that your symptoms really...reactionscomments
What a Migraine Attack is LikeThis "guided visualization" is a way to help non-migraineurs understand what a migraine attack is really like. It walks the reader through...reactions9comments
Weather: Your worst migraine triggerAs part of our “in a word series” we recently asked the Migraine.com community to let us know: “In a word, what...reactions10comments
Worker Bee AdvocacyI can’t tell you how many times in my working life that I have been in conversation with coworkers, where people were...reactionscomments
Serotonin Syndrome: A Potentially Life-Threatening ConditionLet’s take a typical scenario around this time of year. You have a cough and cold, so you take Robitussin-DM to try...reactions3comments
Anti-Nausea Migraine Medication Zofran Issued New FDA WarningLast month the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new warning for anti-nausea medication Zofran. Zofran is FDA approved for treatment...reactions11comments
Update on Interventional Therapies For MigraineJust back from the 6th world congress of the World Institute of Pain meeting in Miami. I was excited to attend a...reactions2comments
3 Tips for Facing Burnout on Headache and Migraine AdvocacyAdvocating for your medical condition comes with more losses than wins. I've been an advocate for cluster headaches for seven years, but...reactions2comments
Navigating Migraines Through Fertility TreatmentsPregnancy is a time when it’s common to experience headaches. It can actually be a “good sign” that hormone levels are changing...reactionscomments
MIGRAINE: Using an Acronym to Feel BetterI’ve always loved to play around with letters and numbers - I don’t know why. Today I got to thinking, I wonder...reactions4comments
