When do you just call it a day?...I stay blah all day: sometimes, with chronic illness(es), you have days where your energy level is low even if you don’t have a full-blown migraine attack... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments20 comments
What's the first thing you plan to do when your migraine goes away?...Here are just a handful of things I daydreamed I’d do as soon as I felt well: 15. etc.... By The Migraine Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments34 comments
Stop Telling Me I Have Medication Overuse Headache...I felt blamed and shamed. I left the appointment frustrated and angry.... By Kerrie Smyres2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments62 comments
How to Protect Yourself Against Fragrance in Public...There are SO many scenarios we find ourselves in that can directly affect our health but we don’t have full control over.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments27 comments
New Year - New Determination!...One of the most surprising ways I heard myself described this year was as a “glass-half-full kind of person.”... By Shoshana Lipson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My Anxiety Boilers Burst!...It was the first time I had felt like I was in my own!... By Sawyer Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
A Shift In Weather and My Migraine Basket...We had a pretty calm fall in terms of cold fronts, but when the first wave of winter hit, it hit hard.... By Kelly J.3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
What a Migraine Attack is Like...Of course, the flu isn't just nausea.... By Kerrie Smyres4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Migraine-Related Medical Care: Tips for Making Complaints...Keep in mind: Even if you don't initially file a formal complaint with the licensing agency, you can decide to do so later.... By diana-lee5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Willing CGRP Guinea Pigs...It leaves them giddy with energy they haven’t felt for years.... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments47 comments
Trying to be more understanding of others' triggers and sensitivities...Since posting these two articles, I have felt a lot better about my tendency to be so sensitive and easily hurt by community members’ comments, and I have... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Migraine’s Worst Side Effect: Missing Out...For migraineurs, our lives are full of regret, anger, and sadness. But for us, of course, it’s not an option. It’s forced upon us.... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments43 comments
Witnessing Someone Else's Migraine...I've felt so much empathy for him, and in turn, for the version of myself that struggles with migraines too.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Utilizing the Neurology Infusion Suite (Part 2)...I felt validated and taken care of with just that simple sentence.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Prodrome: Migraine Warning Signs...I couldn't put a finger on the exact symptoms, but I felt "off" and sluggish.... By Kerrie Smyres1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments59 comments
Tips for getting moving again while dealing with migraine...I sometimes felt jealous of yoga classmates who are more fit.... By Lisa Robin Benson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Possible Pain Pal Challenges...It did not matter how I felt, Sumo still needed his walks. It did not matter how I felt, how the weather was at that moment, or how... By Amanda Workman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Migraine Trigger: Hormonal Changes...The time leading up to full menopause is called perimenopause. Estrogen levels rise and fall before reaching low levels during perimenopause.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
The Catch-All Treatment: Prednisone...However, by Monday I felt flattened. I had made it through the weekend, and then got hit by some sort of sinus/cold situation.... By Elizabeth Roberts-Zibbel4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
What Unexpected Things Have You Found Help With Migraine?...The second visits ER doctor could not understand why in my file that I was usually pumped up with Dilaudid and sent home.... By Kerrie Smyres5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments