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...It steals a few days from your senior year of high school here, removes you from having fun at your cousin’s wedding here, grabs you and kidnaps you for...

...Ask if you can help the migraineur by turning off lights, down audio, or ventilating a smelly room to help with comfort issues....

...Some people keep small scissors with them to get to their drugs, but there’s an even easier way to deal with triptan tablets: Take them out of the packaging...

...instructions, physical therapists providing exercise strategies, and psychologists training patients with biofeedback, stress management, and coping skills...

...All of the skills were things I'd tried to work on by myself at home, but having their support and guidance brought all the pieces together for me for...

...I had some good meals and a barely-necessary, completely wonderful, indulgent nap yesterday afternoon. So I’m thankful....

...Migraine steals away so much of our time, energy, and focus....

...It will smell clean and have less oil....

...At the time, it was a small miracle that I was even able to leave the house....

...When someone ignores my reality, brushes off my experience or tries to “fix” my migraines, it tells me that they don’t care about me, they only care about...

...., fasting, dehydration, or skipping meals can also contribute to headache onset....

...The foggy haze of status migraine steals more of my days than ever before, and I long for the fresh clarity of the days I took for granted just...

...There were also times to socialize and be silly such as a pajama party, a dance class, meals, walks, focus groups, and plenty of purple hair, jewelry,...

...When you shell out big bucks for a big test like an MRI, of course it’s good news to hear that there’s nothing alarming happening in your brain (at...

...For many of us who suffer from migraine disease, the brakes seem to get put onto our cognitive abilities, which spills over many times into our physical...

...Even in simply picturing ourselves releasing the tension we are carrying, perhaps we are taking a small step toward finding a more healthy balance between...

...CGRP is a small protein that sends signals in the brain. It has an important role in migraine pain....

...There's now regular small headaches every day or every few days, and some of them turn into debilitating migraines. Now thats not fair!...

...Fat cells release a range of chemicals, called cytokines, that increase inflammation and also change the pain response....

...“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to better management of my...