When Chronic Migraine & Motherhood Becomes RealityThe wonderful news I announced last spring that my husband and I were expecting a baby girl after so many years trying...reactions12comments
Trying to be more understanding of others' triggers and sensitivitiesIn summer 2012, I wrote what I thought was a super-honest article for migraine.com about how I sometimes struggle(d) to find empathy...reactions1comment
Dear Body, Why Do You Hate Me?Dear Body, why do you hate me? I take care of you. I eat healthy…except when you crave French fries. I exercise...reactions9comments
Puffy Eyes And The Changing Face Of MigraineAfter a relatively good week, I woke up with a migraine today. My head felt totally stuffed up and snotty, and I...reactions26comments
Triggers Versus ProdromeOver the past 40 years, a lot has been learned about migraine. One of the things we've learned is that attacks can...reactions41comments
Food Allergy Testing for Migraine TriggersIs food allergy testing a good way to test for migraine triggers? This is a common question when people are overwhelmed by...reactions5comments
A Closer Look at “The Salt Cure”There is a tip making the rounds on Facebook that you can stop a migraine by drinking salt water. Some even suggest...reactions93comments
9 Things People With Chronic Migraine Want You to KnowThere are at least 9 things those of us living with chronic migraine want you to know. Chronic migraine is not the...reactions48comments
Why It’s So Hard to Identify Food TriggersIf you’ve tried to track migraine triggers, you’ve probably gotten frustrated by how difficult it can be. Here are some of the...reactions2comments
Why I Quit Faking ItWith friends, at work, at the doctor’s office, in casual interactions in public… every situation Katie mentioned in Faking It is a...reactions16comments
How a local, independent pharmacy helps me with migraine careHaving trouble affording your meds or getting advice? Try your local pharmacy! For many years, I was like a lot of people...reactions4comments
Migraine is StressfulIn all the ways we talk about the relationship between stress and migraine, very little attention gets paid to a critical element:...reactions7comments
Who's driving your bus?Imagine that your life with Migraine is a bus. Sometimes it’s going somewhere and other times it is stalled or parked alongside...reactions3comments
Too much Facebook for the Migraine Girl(Written on February 21, 2015.) Today I turned thirty-five. I wasn’t upset to turn thirty five years ago despite having been warned...reactions14comments
Weird migraine symptom: a deep sense of forebodingWe all seem to have an eclectic assortment of prodrome symptoms, signs that a migraine attack is moving in. I have migraine...reactions22comments
My Weirdest Migraine Home Remedy ToolPressure on my head or pulling my hair gives me some relief during a migraine attack. One night I started to drift...reactions111comments
A Balancing Act – Opioid Use Throughout HistoryNothing creates controversy in the migraine community quite like the topic of using opioid medications. It doesn’t matter what the position or facts...reactions17comments
Tips for Staying Sane on an Elimination DietAvoid prepared foods (this actually simplifies the diet!). Pretty much every prepared food contains something on the list of foods to avoid...reactions1comment
The Ins and Outs of Intractable MigraineWhat It Is: Intractable migraine, also called refractory migraine and/or status migrainosus, is the medical term used to describe a persistent migraine...reactions28comments
Not knowing how much you can take 'til you've made it throughAs I have mentioned a handful of times on here, I tend to run cold and very often have cold fingers and...reactions3comments
