The Family Curse Plus Mystery Symptoms...My work has suffered, my career is at a halt, and I am afraid I'll have to start the process for disability until I can get these symptoms under... By themigrainechef1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Driving safely...My nurse practitioner wants more time to help the headaches before I try for disability but she really doesn't want me driving any day I have a headache...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Understanding My Childhood...Now I'm nearly 60 years old and have been disabled for 5 or 6 years, although I should have retired/filed for disability at least a year sooner.... By macbeck1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Migraine Merry-Go-Round...and editor, for the past four or five years I have not have enough headache-free days in a month to support mysel, so recently I relunctantly began the disability... By maxgordon1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Can someone please help me...I am getting closer and closer to disability as it is becoming obvious that if I do my job, the quality of my life suffers drastically.... By deee1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Five Things About Migraine I Don’t Understand...I've heard many community members' stories about experiencing symptoms with significant disability who have either not gotten the proper diagnosis or adequate... By Lisa Robin Benson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Is Medicare as horrible as is seems?...I was finally approved for disability (yay!!) after 5 years of trying and then I received a packet for Medicare....Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Hit by a MAC Truck...Short Term Disability has now turned into Long Term, but it is my goal to get back to work in some capacity.... By Katie M. Golden4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Migraineur as patient, migraineur as caregiver...From the possible disbelief of teachers/bosses to the question of if you should ask for disability accommodations to the need to have someone make you... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
She's Just Lazy!...I have been denied disability for countless years and everyday I think, well maybe I will be OK tomorrow, maybe I will feel better and be able to work... By pthemaras1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Wall of pain—intractable migraine...I texted a ( now ex-) friend about my incapacitation and the looming possibility of severe permanent disability....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingChronicMental Health
Can Having a Purpose in Life Protect You From Pain?...Still, considering that purposefulness is correlated with a lessened risk of disability,decreased risk of suicide in depressed and potentially suicidal... By Sarah Hackley2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
A New Normal After School...Instead, I found less on my plate to accomplish but the same amount of pain and disability as before. My life became myopic.... By Lisa Robin Benson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Migraine: A Life Interrupted...Whether we have had to go on disability, work a part-time job, or balance a full-time job with migraine, we still feel a certain loss of independence.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Glossary of Terms Used by the FDA...Serious adverse events include disability, death, birth defects, and hospital stays.Boxed warning: If a prescription drug raises your chance of serious... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What If They Were Gone Forever?...I often ponder what life would be like without frequent pain and disability after having it in my life for so long.... By Anna Eidt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
You have to fake it to make it.........I eventually went from full time work to part time and then with encouragement from family, on to disability.... By brenda572 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Zavzpret™ (zavegepant)...It is a major cause of disability. Migraine can occur with or without aura. Aura is a change to the senses.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
From Full-Blown Migraine Attacks to Twinges...This of course, compounded my level of disability — no fun at all!... By Lisa Robin Benson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments