One Simple Mistake: A Strong Reminder Coping is Always a Work in Progress...When and how does it manifest itself? How have you learned to cope and be more gentle and forgiving with yourself?... By diana-lee3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
My Migraine Management Goals for the New Year...This combination helps to stack the odds in our favor of living with less pain and ideally more days participating and enjoying life.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Surviving Well with Chronic Cluster Headache Disease...During remission, a person typically does not experience attacks, nor will triggers trigger an attack.... By Anna Williams3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cruising with Chronic Migraine...While heavy drinking does not sound appealing to me, I have heard that cruise ships do a drink of the day special.... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments46 comments
An Interview with My Migraine Care Partner...Sure, but it will take time to kick in and will it work by the time it does? All of this is the brutal unpredictability of migraines.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What are Cluster Shadows and Ghosts?...Sometimes it does. In the past, shadows have been really difficult to treat. A few times, when the shadows ramped up, I used oxygen.... By Anna Williams3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments27 comments
Headache Disease and Insomnia...The hypothalamus also plays a role in migraine, but it may not seem quite as clear for many as it does with cluster headache.... By Anna Williams3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How Life’s Path Helps Me Advocate...Being shy and doing this does not go hand in hand. It became more and more easy. After that first year, I was asked to be on the committee.... By Tonya Henry3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Vacation Planning Stressor...My body just does not respond well to it. The most important thing I do to prepare for a trip is to create a list of things I need... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Experience with Botox for Migraines...My neurologist now does a few additional injections into my jawline which supposedly help reduce that too.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
2020 Has Me Short-Tempered...Not only does being short-tempered feel inconsistent with my sense of self, the stress also leaves me more prone to migraine attacks.... By Kerrie Smyres3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Preparing for the Next Attack...I know you do because if you are reading this, you probably have a devastating disease as well or know someone who does. ... By Anna Williams3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Is a Clinical Trial Right for Me? 5 Questions to Help you Decide...If you are not selected for a particular trial this does not mean that you cannot try and enroll for a different clinical trial.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Foods Do You Gravitate Towards During A Migraine Attack?...“I am lucky that after 33 years I don’t get nauseous very much anymore, but when I do, club soda with coconut water does the trick.”... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
“Migraine Brain” Part VI – Self-reflection...“Does that make sense?” Metacognition is employed whenever we think, “Now where did I put that?” “What should I do first?”... By tammy-lrome3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Five Ways to Create a Normal Life...It can be easy to fantasize about a healthy life, but rarely does our imagination come close to reality. Healthy people have bad days, too.... By tammy-lrome3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
You Are Not Alone...severe pain I experience on a daily basis on anyone, but knowing there are others in the world who have it just as bad, or worse, is like opening the... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Too much Facebook for the Migraine Girl...How does this tie into migraine, you wonder? ... By The Migraine Girl4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Migraine Etiquette: 8 Ways To Be An Awesome Migraine Supporter...The best part is, we’ve come up with a system and discovered some helpful “Dos and Don’ts” along the way.... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Has migraine made me weaker? Part 2...But if my value is not in my paid work, than where does it lie?... By Anna Eidt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments