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 Letter to Those New to Migraine...I felt like I was the only one, and the loneliness itself could often be just as debilitating as the disease.... By Lisa Robin Benson2 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
Migraine Milestones: Celebrating Small Wins...The days when I remembered to fill my water bottle and actually drink it. It was the week where I remembered to take my supplements each morning.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How Did Switching to Vyepti Compare to Using Emgality for Me?...Vyepti and Emgality have both been able to make this possible, but full efficacy for the length of treatment is still a problem.... By Tom Picerno2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
How Does My Husband Handle Migraine Differently?...Has it felt easier or harder to be a caregiver to someone with the same condition you manage?... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Middle of the Night Migraine Kit...I often resort to this to help me fall back asleep after trying to treat the migraine with whatever items are listed above on this list.... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments70 comments
Why Migraines Cause More Migraines...Perhaps we changed the time we fall asleep or wake in the morning. Left unaddressed, these new patterns can trigger new attacks.... By Holly Harding2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments22 comments