A Dark Room and Other Ways to Migraine-Proof Your Space...It feels like a lightsaber boring a hole into my already pan-fried brain.... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Levadex: Updated Information on New Migraine Formulation...It works by tightening blood vessels in the brain and by stopping the release of natural substances in the brain that cause swelling.... By Lisa Erwin2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Migraine and COVID-19 Vaccines...COVID-19 vaccines tend to bring on minor side effects. These include chills, fever, and lack of energy.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Menstrual Migraines: Never Leave Your Abortive Medications at Home...When I was thinking clearly, I wracked my brain. I couldn't figure out what had triggered this migraine.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When Self-Care Looks Self-Ish...Then there are the days when I’d like to change its mind. Sadly, my brain never seems to have second thoughts.... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Hemiplegic Migraine...Blood and imaging tests may be ordered to rule out other health conditions, such as stroke, epilepsy, meningitis, or brain tumors.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
LaQuinda McCoy...LaQuinda is featured in the Invisible Project: Migraine & Headache 4th Edition and 2nd Edition of My Chronic Brain Magazine.... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for later
Memorable Migraine 8: Bookselling While Ill, Redux...I felt bile rise in my throat again and again, but I ignored it and swallowed it back, willing the clock to get to 3 PM... By The Migraine Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Signs and Symptoms of Cluster Headache...Some research indicates that abnormalities in the hypothalamus area of the brain that controls the biological clock can bring about cluster headache.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why Some CGRPs Work When Others Don't...CGRP is a protein that is found throughout the brain and body which is highly prevalent in the sensory nerves that supply the head and neck.... By Holly Harding2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments125 comments
Bacterial Meningitis and the Skull-Crushing Migraine That Ensued...First, I had a quick CT scan of the brain which showed a small spot, which could’ve been a number of things.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Don’t Judge Me by My Mobility Aids...They did brain and spinal MRIs. I had neurologists and surgeons come in because they were unsure of the diagnosis.... By Tonya Henry3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
What Are The Interictal Burdens of Migraine Disease?...Having days with lower pain was becoming more regular, but during those times, my brain would go into overdrive.... By Tom Picerno3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments26 comments
What Should You Know About Tinted Lenses for Migraine?...Special cells in the eye called retinal ganglion cells help carry light signals to the brain.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments32 comments
Waiting for the Next Dose...When the efficacy of monthly key medications fade with time, how do we handle the inevitable increase in pain and other symptoms as we wait By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments26 comments
My Dead End Search for the Root Problem...Is it that parasitic toxoplasmo-whatever from the cat litter box invading your brain???... By Anna Eidt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
One Man's Stink is Another Man's Treasure...I am a guest in her house and it’s not her fault that her food scorched my nose and brain like napalm?... By Sawyer Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Cold vs Hot Therapy for Migraine: Which One Are You?...I immediately felt my pain turn down a notch and my brain softened to a simmer instead of a high boil.... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments123 comments
Migraine: The Gift That Keeps On Giving!...impacts everything… again… and again… and again.... By Shoshana Lipson4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
What's In Your Toolbox? - Migraine and Cannabinoids...For others, there doesn’t appear to be so much a pain reduction as a reduction of the perception of that pain.... By Shoshana Lipson5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments