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I find myself back in the trenches. My long-term headache specialist retired two years ago. Since then, I've been piecemealing my care for cluster headaches and migraine through my OBGYN...

Outside of a few minor things, my husband has been blessed by relatively good health as long as I've known him. He's had the flu, food poisoning, kidney stones, and...

I grew up as a quiet, young Black female, in rural North Carolina. If you knew me back when I was in school, you would not believe who I am...

With chronic migraine, we frequently feel as if we are playing defense. Indeed, we can feel as if we are spending our days and lives chasing migraine pain and related...

It’s no secret that living with a chronic condition like migraine can be expensive. There are the obvious expenses of copays for endless doctor’s appointments, MRIs, and prescriptions. But there’s...

Have you ever had a migraine that left you completely confused? I recently had the most confusing migraine attack. From attempting to determine the trigger and trying to understand some...

I am fortunate to have health insurance. I realize that’s a blessing and a privilege. Some years it’s been covered by an employer, other years, I paid out of pocket...

Last week, I had major surgery under anesthesia. This was the second time in the last year I'd needed to be put under anesthesia and it was the second time...

Changing therapy regimens has always been extremely stressful for me. Over the years, my body has proven to be quite resistant to various therapy regimens. It is one of the...

There is a wide variety of reasons you may develop a headache, from headache disorders to medicine side effects to symptoms of other health issues. Experts divide headaches into two...

The world of episodic cluster headaches is a weird one. For several weeks or months of the year, we face insurmountable pain. We are desperate to stop the attacks, even...

When we experience migraine, it can be easy to respond to the condition in a reactive way. The pain arises, we react. However, with chronic migraine, it may help to...

Constant sprained ankles. Fingers that bend all the way back. Neck pain before some of my migraine attacks. These are all things I thought were normal until I received a...

I don't know about you, but I know that the least ideal time for me to get a migraine is in the middle of the night. Picture this - you're...

It was all over social media. Fellow migraineurs who claimed a ginger tincture was equally as effective as their prescription migraine medicine. They certainly had my attention. I definitely embrace...

If you have a chronic illness, there may be times in which you will have to be hospitalized. A hospitalization is always hard and migraine attacks can complicate them. Personally...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a chronic pain disorder that causes sudden, severe facial pain. This pain is usually on 1 side – but can sometimes be on both sides –...

B-12 injections, and vitamin drink mixes, and fatigue, oh my! It is a Friday night, yet I am curled up on the couch with my dogs. There are so many...

It varies! That's how I'd describe my own self-care. In this video, I explain why migraine disease coaxes me to redefine self-care. For example, I talk about why some nights...

I think perception is an important aspect of how I see myself and others. I often reflect on the life I was living before migraine disease moved in. I was...