How to let friends know why you can’t socialize? ...I have intractable migraine and have been close to incapacitated for 70 days straight. A kind, well-meaning, loyal, but non-migrainer friend really wants to help me. However, she is now...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
Changing My Migraine Regimen: Trying New Treatments...I’ve written several articles about my journey to my current treatment plan. I started with my primary care physician and saw several neurologists who at the time told me that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How A Hat Helps Me Avoid A Migraine In The Winter...I’ve always been an “accessories” kind of girl. Belts, scarves, handbags, you name it and I’m probably a fan. It’s possible this developed out of a love for going through...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Out of Nowhere......It was late 2013. A completely normal day at my job. Not doing anything out of the ordinary. I felt a headache coming on. I didn't think much of it...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
60 Years with Migraines...I was hit by a car in the early '60s (at about 10 years old, my fault, entirely), and experienced huge bruises and a head injury that was called at...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Recommendations on pillow for migraine...I have chronic migraines accompanied by chronic neck stiffness and shoulder pain. I can never seem to find the right pillow for me. I like medium firm and mostly less...Reactions0reactionsComments64 repliesTips & Advice
Migraine glasses ...What is the best migraine glasses that doesn't cost a lot of money ? Thanks...Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesTips & Advice
Life with Chronic Migraines...My name is Ann. I had years of fibromyalgia symptoms before being diagnosed. This in turn led to migraines, which is common. I do not get severe head pain but...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
COVID and my Migraine...I don't know why it happened to me but it did. I've been living with migraine pain since the beginning of COVID. What is most concerning is that I don't...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
A good meditation for pain ...I have been using Belleruth Naparstek’s insomnia meditation for about a year. It has been very helpful. On Friday, disheartened, desperate, and with a body wracked by weeks of agony...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesChronicTreatment
How My Migraine Journey Started..."The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." - Lao Tzu I always think about this quote when starting something new. Since my journey with migraine began, I've...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When My ENT Visit Turned Into a Headache Appointment...I have a long history of ear, nose, and throat issues. This started with needing pressure equalizing (PE) tubes, at 5. I had to get this procedure almost yearly til...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Finding the Right Doctor...I have had a chronic migraine for 25 years (2/16/99) and it seems to be getting worse. I have had every procedure and medicine that is available to date. I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Wall of pain—intractable migraine...My migraine seems here to stay. It’s been over two months of 24/7anguish. I don’t get migraines. I get migraine. I had one for two years once. My life has...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingChronicMental Health
Getting a Cognitive Neuropsychology Evaluation for Disability...Holly was recently kicked off her private disability plan. After a year, she won back coverage. In this series, she walks us through the various steps she took and what...Reactions0reactionsComments30 comments
Overuse of triptans and severe rebound headache for a month. Ask when it stops....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Celebrating Pets! A Call for Pictures and Stories...From the support, love, and companionship they offer to the way they can alert us to an oncoming attack - pets can be essential for people living with migraine. In...Reactions0reactionsComments32 repliesFriends & FamilyTips & AdviceCoping
Right eye pain...Anyone experienced pain in right eye only for the last 7 years ? I get the pain 4 times everyday...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesChronicTreatment
Cervicogenic Headaches/Migraines making me miserable ...Cervicogenic Migraines have been killing me lately. Have completely disabled me. On constant daily painkillers. Migraine preventive doesn’t help as the headache originates in the neck & is worse when...Reactions0reactionsComments31 repliesSymptomsTriggersTreatment
