The Time I Forgot To Carry My Diary: A Poem...Forgot the diary But didn’t forget my mind. I’m busy writing four novels But still, I found time To chalk out a poem On a paper napkin, Wobbly at best...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Head pressure during bm??...Has anyone experienced head pressure during a constipated bowel movement?? like a tight band around head...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Conversation of the Week: Living with migraine disease and multiple chronic health issues ...Living with migraine disease is challenging and frustrating. Many of us also live with multiple other chronic health issues which complicates migraine management. Let's discuss how we manage with living...Reactions0reactionsComments110 replies
Triggers and remedies...I would like to share my list of migraine triggers and remedies. 1. Food triggers : gluten including wheat, rye, bran ( all grain forms including sticky rice that is...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Living Within the Confines of Chronic Migraine...Migraine triggers lurk everywhere and in response to this fact, we learn to live within a set of parameters to lower the chances of encountering a flare-up. Due to this...Reactions0reactionsComments56 comments
An Interview with My Migraine Care Partner...This season, I've spent a lot of time thinking about the tools I've used to manage a lifetime of migraines. From medications and physician specialists to ice packs and TENs...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
That Neuro Thing: A Poem...That Neuro Thing I have — it Won’t leave me alone for a moment. It’s always in the nesting stage, Always a fetus, needing nourishment From its host, The body...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
The Walk’s A Mess And So Is This Poem...The fluid in my inner ear Gets jumbled up sometimes. I feel vibrations in the lower half And the upper half. I rather not get up. If I am up...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Miss...I have suffered with migraine for over 40 years but for the past 3 years they have turned into cluster migraines, which means when I get one it lasts about...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Bizarre Migraine Triggers...Over the past 5 years half a dozen docs (ents and neuros) said my symptoms sound like vestibular migraines. I rarely have had headaches but very unpleasant dizziness and all...Reactions0reactionsComments25 replies
My Experience Using Ketorolac to Abort Migraine Attacks...In my nearly thirty years of living with migraines, I've struggled time and time again to find a medication that effectively stopped a migraine once it had already started. For...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Is disability an option for someone with Hyperosmia/migraine?...I have hyperosmia related to migraine. I am not safe anywhere. Even in the hospital I work for. One whiff of any synthetic chemical and migraine takes over....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesInsurance & Disability
Gepants finally approved in Australia...Australia's federal government's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the nation's drug and food regulator, has the past month finally approved drug sponsor Pfizer Australia's submission for Rimegepant ("Nurtec") and has been...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCGRPTreatmentSide Effects
Migraine and Eye Surgery ...A month ago I had to have surgery on my left eye (my predominant migraine affected side) for a retinal detachment. I actually had to have 2 separate surgeries under...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesTriggersSurgery
ASMR as Migraine Relief...Filed under “I thought I was crazy,” was ASMR. When I was a child, in the age before the internet (yep), I had no idea ASMR was “a thing.” All...Reactions0reactionsComments18 comments
How Do I Manage Migraine Symptoms?...I believe every person who has suffered a migraine attack will ask themselves, "How am I going to stop this?" That's all I ever want during an attack cycle. For...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Has anyone ever bought an Ice Beanie?...I am thinking of ordering an Ice Beanie. Has anyone ever bought one before? I am so curious if it is worth the money or if I should just continue...Reactions0reactionsComments14 replies
Surviving a Migraine on My Honeymoon: Lessons Learned...With decades of experience under my belt, I knew how to manage a migraine to the best of my ability. Medication + dark room + ice pack + sleep =...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What music do you listen to when you have a migraine?...Many of us living with migraine turn to music as a welcomed distraction. It can transport us to new places, and momentarily help us forget how we're feeling. For me...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCoping
Has anyone tried Memantine?...Memantine is supposed to help reduce cortical spreading depression. This can be connected with auras and with migraine itself. Examples of this effect that I have personally experienced are: scintillating...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAuraSide EffectsSymptoms
