Aimovig Injection But Not The Expected Relief...After being treated for Chronic Migraines for 2 years, my Physician Assistant suggested discussing new meds on the market. I agreed to...reactions5comments
Will I ever have a life again?...I've had migraines since I was a child, I'm 48 now. I have memories of them. I'm sitting in bed with my...reactions4comments
The Comic Strip That the Migraines Couldn't Stop...As far back as I can remember I've enjoyed creating characters and stories about them. I also loved silly comic strips, like...reactions5comments
I Am More Than My Diagnosis: A Year in Review...As this community and our sister communities grow, one universal truth is clear: people are more than just their diagnoses. As 2019...reactionscomments
Born with Migraines...Some of my first memories are of migraines. My mother always told me that there was nothing a physician could do to...reactions1comment
The Baby Question...It’s four o’clock in the morning. Your baby has woken up crying its lungs out for the fifth time. Soothing the poor...reactions37comments
William B. Young, MD, FAHS...Dr. William Young is a neurologist at the Jefferson Headache Center. He received his medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine...
Migraine Cause: Family History...A key, underlying factor in migraine is family history. People with family members who live with migraine are far more likely to...
Diarrhea and Constipation...Everyone has different migraine symptoms and those symptoms may change over time. However, people living with migraine who experience diarrhea or constipation...
Difficulty Concentrating...Migraine can impact many areas of life, including the ability to concentrate or think. This migraine symptom can take a toll at...
Weakness...Some people feel weak, numb or unable to move during or after a migraine attack. This weakness or loss of muscle function...
Vision Changes...People living with migraine sometimes report vision changes before, during, or after the pain goes away. Others experience only visual changes, but...
Throbbing Pain...Throbbing pain in the head is one of the most common symptoms of migraine. In fact, almost everyone with migraine reports this...
Sensitivity to Sound...Sensitivity to sound is a common migraine symptom. Sounds may make the head pain of migraine worse, and negatively impact quality of...
Pain on One Side of the Head...The word ‘migraine’ comes to us from the Latin word ‘hemicrania,’ which means pain on 1 side of the head, or cranium...
Cough Headaches...Cough headaches are triggered by strain or exertion that occurs by: Some clinical studies have shown that men are four times more...
Temporal Arteritis - Headaches...Temporal arteritis is also called giant cell arteritis or cranial arteritis. It is a form of vasculitis - inflamed arteries - that...
Tumor Headaches...Headaches that aren’t caused by an underlying condition are called primary headaches. That means there is no other disorder to blame for...
Alcohol...When migraine sufferers, also called migraineurs, are asked to list their food and beverage migraine triggers, alcohol is named the most often...
Sinus X-Ray...The symptoms of sinus headaches and the symptoms of migraines are very similar. In fact, studies show that most people who think...
