What to Do When Nothing is Working for Your Cluster Headaches...A compounding pharmacy must fill a ketamine prescription from your provider, and breaks are needed to prevent tolerance issues.... By Ashley Hattle2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Breaking my own rules...But traveling was full of atypical triggers, any of which could swallow up all four of those pills and leave me without any abortives for the rest of the... By tammy-lrome2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Sex and Migraine Relief...They used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine to monitor women’s brains as they pleasured themselves and then were by a partner.... By Amanda Workman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Post-COVID Migraine Attacks...These are not “full-blown” migraines for me. If I take sumatriptan, they usually go away. I have yet to get a debilitating migraine since COVID.... By Laura Wheatman Hill2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
The Final Stages of the Demanding Cycle of Trying New Treatments...Demanding Our Full Attention - the Cyclical and Obsessive Nature of Trying.... By Holly Harding2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Worsening Episodic Migraine...Unfortunately, by the time I realize what is going on, the migraine is in full swing and my abortive is only able to dull the pain a little instead... By Steven Workman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments23 comments
Mother's Day Migraine Mayhem...When my husband and daughter left for the baseball game, I immediately felt the need to nap.... By Karen Berger2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Managing the Workplace with Cluster Headaches...People with chronic headaches are eligible for disability because their attacks prevent them from working full time or maintain a job.... By Ashley Hattle2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Breaking Up With Red Wine...While this does help me prevent a full forced migraine from occurring instantly, it is not guaranteed that I will not wake up with a killer one in the... By Amanda Workman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Middle of the Night Migraine Attacks...I then spend an undetermined amount of time - usually somewhere between 10-60 minutes, trying to fall back asleep while trying somewhat unsuccessfully... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments157 comments
Using Mindful Meditation to Manage Insomnia...It has been much easier to fall asleep and stay asleep now than before, and I don’t have to rely on my Ambien as much.... By Tom Picerno2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
A Different Migraine Than I've Ever Experienced...attacks, as it was in a different location (the back of my head rather than my temples and jaw line), the pain was insufferable, the throbbing could be felt... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Advocating For Children With Migraine...Growing up, I would constantly feel sick and have throbbing head pain, and tell adults that I felt this way.... By Kyky Knight5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My Experience with Oxygen Therapy...I told her I had felt calmer afterward. “Were you having symptoms that aligned more with a cluster headache than a migraine?”... By Elizabeth Roberts-Zibbel6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments19 comments
Honoring Fathers with Migraine and Headache Disorders...Then come home and be as present as possible while preparing for the next full night of pain.”... By Ashley Hattle6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
When My Migraine Medications Stopped Working...I sort of knew there was always going to be a time where the other shoe fell - I just never knew which shoe it was going to be... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Trying Out An Electric Neck Massager to Help with Migraines...vera gel to conduct the electric pulses (initially, I didn't read the directions and tried the massager without the gel on the plates, and it HURT - it felt... By Laura Kiesel3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Migraines in Winter...It makes it so easy to fall into a winter slump and slip on all the healthy, self-care habits that support my health throughout the other seasons.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Migraine Relief During Pregnancy...I chose to take it at night because magnesium can also help to support sleep, so I felt like I was getting a bonus benefit out of it.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Migraine Meds and Safety in Pregnancy/Trying to Conceive...Most significantly, I found frustration last fall, after my first miscarriage.... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments