Shaky but aliveIt's 4 PM and the headache is finally gone. I feel half-woozy, shaky, and a little out of it--but that's so much better than being in pain! That's my update... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Longest, Most Resistant Attack in Quite A WhileEarly Thursday evening, my brain started to fluctuate between pre-migraine mode and healthy mode. As I sat on the phone with my sister around eleven p.m., mild, steady pain and... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How to Cope with Pain blog carnival postedThe July blog carnival at How to Cope with Pain is now up. I'm off to peruse it now. (As usual, I slacked and didn't provide an entry. Next time... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
“Migraine Personality”myth once again rears its ugly headMy mom just gave me a special news insert from Florida Today's newspaper from mid-June. The small publication is called USA Weekend: HealthSmart, and I have every reason to believe... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
How to Cope with Pain’s June Pain-Blog Carnival is up!There are some repeat entries from the Migraine & Headache Blog Carnival from this month, but there are also new things to read! Check out the summer vacation-themed edition of... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Important breakthroughs? Let’s keep our fingers crossed..I'm sure lots of my blogger friends are already all over this, but I figured it could only help and encourage others if I spread the good news. At least... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Another potential trigger?Does anyone else here get bothered by ceiling fan lights? Overhead lights are annoying to me when I'm feeling good--when I have a headache, they are intolerable. But now that... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Migraine blogger interviewsThe lovely (and more organized than I) Rain Gem has this entry on her blog to point you all to the Wego Health page of interviews Adrienne conducted with some... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Congested congestion never endsI have felt congested for, I don't know, a few MONTHS now? I chalked it up at first to Georgia weather, but this has gotten out of control. Quite often... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Women ShowI'm watching W the Women Show right now. A few days ago I mentioned their special on women and migraine before having watched it. I'm about halfway through right now... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
You have six hours left to submit!The June Migraine & Headache Blog Carnival is due by 11:59 PM EST TONIGHT, June 6! Get your entries to me ASAP! More info here... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Once upon a mattressI can't wait to go to bed tonight. And no, this desire is not directly connected to the constant tiredness I've been feeling lately. (Yes, I'll call my neurologist about... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Women and Migraine showCheck this out! W the Women's Show (boring title, but show sounds good) is having "episode focused on helping women with migraines gain control of their lives. The show is... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How to survive a vacation tip 1: don’t trust the websiteA couple of weeks before Memorial Day weekend, I had an epiphany: I needed a vacation. Not an action-packed trip, mind you, but a vacation. No commitments. No one to... By The Migraine Girl5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
NHF Headache Awareness week—Migraine videoCheck out this new youtube channel in honor of this awareness week: And this video is very helpful. Soon I shall return to normal writing mode--for now, I must be... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
June Migraine & Headache Blog Carnival (I’m moderating) — write write write!Diana Lee at Somebody Heal Me has granted me the honor of being the June host for her remarkably helpful and informative Migraine & Headache Blog Carnival. June's theme is... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Medication overuse headache fear alert!Today I woke with yet another migraine--perhaps it's the same one I've had since Friday and it keeps coming to the surface whenever I'm not under the influence of various... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Janet’s WEGO Health spotlightI was interviewed for WEGO Health's spotlight feature! Check it out here... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
May Migraine & Headache Blog Carnival posted!Check out this month's Migraine & headache blog carnival. Here's the link. This month's theme is "Migraines & Exercise: How do You Stay Active?"... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Trying not to care so muchJenni over at ChronicBabe.com wrote a post recently that really hit home, so much so my eyes teared up in empathy several times. I thought I'd share it here... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments