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As a lifelong travel addict, I am very lucky that, despite my very limited personal budget, I am awarded the opportunity to travel pretty frequently for both work and pleasure...

For migraine prevention, candesartan (Atacand),  is as effective as the frequently prescribed beta blocker propranolol (Inderal), a recent study found. Plus candesartan is less likely to cause weight gain than...

I doubt it’s very healthy for me to do this, but I do spend a good deal of time thinking of migraine as my nemesis. Over the years, I’ve taken...

We all know that migraine is so much more than "just a headache" -frequently accompanied by nausea/vomiting and light sensitivity. However, the less obvious symptoms associated with migraine often get...

Are any of these scenarios familiar to you? Let-down migraine attacks are a story many migraineurs can tell. While stress is often considered a migraine trigger, many find that the...

Everyone, whether they have migraine or not, should know these eight things about migraine. Start Presentation Next BackNext BackNext BackNext BackNext BackNext BackNext BackNext...

Hiking? I’m in. Dancing the night away at a wedding? I’m in. Climbing on playground equipment? I’m in. Playing Rock Band? I’m in. Well, I want to be in, but...

For most of us, even psyching up to ask questions and respectfully assert ourselves during our Migraine-related medical appointments is intimidating. So if you're unsatisfied with Migraine care you've received...

The Cefaly has received FDA approval for marketing in the U.S. and early research shows promise, but what's it really like and does it work? Here’s my review after six...

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. All great ways to connect with friends. To show what you enjoy in life and who you enjoy doing it with. Like most people my age, my...

I’ve talked before about what it’s like for me to be a migraineur entrepreneur (especially one who LOVES her job and could easily work overtime every single week if she...

Migraine disease is one of the 20 most disabling medical illnesses in the world and the 12 most disabling disorder in the United States. More than 90% of migraine suffers...

I recently dealt with losing my hair due to a preventative medication. That was an extreme case and is likely not going to happen to the majority of migraine patients. But there...

Here’s a strange thing I do. Granted, I do a lot of strange things (I am kind of an oddball), but this particular strange thing has me scratching my head...

We asked you for the names of songs that describe your migraine - and you told us! Migraine is different for everyone - and it would seem the songs you...

With the International Headache Society's release of an update to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, the ICHD-III (beta), comes a variety of changes and proposed changes to classification of...

Whether someone has chronic migraine, high-frequency episodic migraine, or the occasional migraine attack that knocks them out for days on end, nearly everyone with migraine could use help during a...

In November 2012, I started posting something I said would be serial story, something I’d post each month in a handful of installments until the whole story was told. I...

Every single day it's me at home alone with Felix and Maisy, but then I get to spend my evenings with my husband. Those few evening hours aren't enough, and...

I constantly work with my neurologist to adjust medications, hoping that one day we’ll discover the perfect cocktail to manage my chronic migraines. The ever-changing ingredients can lead to a...