How to Maintain Your Social Life While Living with Migraines...For me it’s having a consistent sleep schedule, maintaining my workout routine, and avoiding my food triggers.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Adventures in Migraine Surgery...It was a week of pain meds, crackers and more sleep, sleep, sleep. But I didn't regret a moment.... By lepoppet10 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
What Are the Early Signs and Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease?...Sleep apnea and high levels of C-reactive protein, triglycerides, or homocysteine may also impact CAD.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why It’s So Hard to Identify Food Triggers...A food may be fine one day, but not on a day when the weather is stormy or you didn’t get enough sleep or your hormones are fluctuating.... By Kerrie Smyres2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Am I Cured? Topiramate and My Migraines...Even though I’ve woken up with a tight jaw a few times, a bad stress sleep habit of mine, I haven’t even had jaw-clenching headaches.... By Laura Wheatman Hill3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
If You Could Only Take One Migraine Home Remedy With You Which One Would It Be?...It dials the pain down for me enough to let me sleep. It’s a huge help when it comes to managing an attack. I never travel without it.... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Elavil® (amitriptyline)...worsening depression, any thoughts of hurting or killing yourself, any impulsive behavior, anxiety, restlessness, worry, agitation, panic attacks, changes in sleep... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Keeping New Years Resolutions without the Stress...We may resolve to exercise more frequently, maintain a more consistent sleep schedule, or cut out that trigger food we love but can’t tolerate.... By Sarah Hackley2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
3 Crazy Cravings That Help Me Get Through My Migraines...Here are 3 of my best crazy cravings: Thank goodness chocolate is not one of my many migraine triggers like hormonal changes, lack of sleep, and blinking... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments76 comments
Making Diet and Lifestyle Changes Without the Overwhelm...We want to eliminate the potential migraine triggers through something like an elimination diet, we’re trying to manage stress, create consistent sleep... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Keeping Ice Packs Cold...I can lay it right on top of my pillow, rest my head down and pray that I can sleep until the pain subsides.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments130 comments
A New Normal After School...I lie down in my studio, massage my aching neck, and wish I could just sleep there instead of taking the hour-long train ride home.Friday morning.... By Lisa Robin Benson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
The "textbook" migraineur's tale...Right now I am on four preventatives, however two of them are also to help me sleep, something I struggle with nightly and a big migraine trigger for me... By penina1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Continuation to Six Years and non-stop Migraine headache...Now, there is a great pressure and pain every so often, as if there is swelling, a few nights I could not sleep and stayed up till I just... By baalman261 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Migraine type head ache for past 2 years...She can do everything in a day and can sleep during the night with this migraine headache....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCluster HeadacheChronicDepression
New Symptoms...Sleep was more of a distraction than a cure. I’ve dealt with it in that way for the past several years....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSymptoms
Am I Only Burning...Burning not able to sleep. I’m on Prednisone. A high dosage of 2x per day. Amitriptyline & Soma. I need to get this information out. Please help.... By vbdavis2221 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Migraine History...I've had MRI's, CT scans, all kinds of blood work, sleep studies, EEG's. Thank the Lord no tumors or other horrible things have ever been found.... By shelbylynn1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Migraines in my twenties...Lack of sleep and stress are my usual triggers, but I wonder if the surgery had something to do with it......Phyllis from michigan... By lexinina71 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Migraine Rollercoaster...He sent me to a sleep specialist where after some testing I got diagnosed with Narcolepsy type 2.... By Tara O'Connor3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments