What's In Your Bag?...Sunglasses with the FL-41 tint, like TheraSpecs, best block the particular rays that are worst for migraine brains and eyes.... By Elizabeth Roberts-Zibbel3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
When You and Your Family Follow Different Diets...It felt like it gave me my health and my life back.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Inconvenience of Having to Come Off Meds Abruptly...It definitely felt like a lot more time went by than just those two months. ... By Kelly J.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Migraine with Limb Pain...I felt like I couldn’t really move, kind of like when I’d had panic attacks. I wasn’t really anxious now; I just hurt.... By Laura Wheatman Hill3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
7 Ways to Get More Triptans Each Month...This seems less common than getting coverage for two different triptans, but some insurance companies will fill a prescription for sumatriptan tablets... By Kerrie Smyres2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments29 comments
Making the Most of Your 15 Minute Appointments...Yet without fail, anytime I walked into my doctor’s appointments, I felt scattered, overwhelmed, and even intimidated.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Finding Control Over Migraine Through Our Triggers...Understanding our exact triggers is like knowing what the street signs are, and understanding what category they fall under is like knowing which landmarks... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
How CGRPs for Cluster Headache Differ from Migraine Disease...Aimovig® and Ajovy® are FDA-approved to treat migraine disease, not cluster headaches.... By Ashley Hattle3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
One Man's Stink is Another Man's Treasure...That smell of fried grease and oil used to fill up my grandma’s house. But the longer she did that, the more it reminded me of her. Dang.... By Sawyer Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
You snooze, you lose: on the difficulty of waking up in the morning...These days I do my best to climb into bed with a book between 10:30 and 11:30 at night; I usually fall asleep within half an hour or so... By The Migraine Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments45 comments
Managing Weather-Related Migraine...It makes living in a state full of weather-related triggers a bit easier.... By Tom Picerno2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments49 comments
Affording Wellness: Migraine and Medicare...However, that same pharmacy couldn’t fill another prescription due to supply issues, so I had to get it elsewhere and pay out of pocket.... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments42 comments
Trying a Prednisone Pack...Again...After I warmed up and took the best shower of my life, my blood vessels must have relaxed, too, and I felt like I’d been hit with a migraine... By Laura Wheatman Hill3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Why I'm Afraid of "Jinxing" Myself Into a Cluster Headache Cycle...The first year I attended a conference, I went into a cycle on the way to the airport to fly home. The second year? It happened on the plane.... By Ashley Hattle3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Is Migraine a Part of Us or Apart From Us?...The pain was so intense that it felt like I was being attacked personally. The word for a migraine incident, after all, is “attack.”... By Holly Harding2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
How I Manage Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Chronic Migraine...Most of the time, when I feel this exhausted, I end up being unable to fall asleep.... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments35 comments
Combination Therapy: Nurtec and Ubrelvy...As someone who manages other health conditions in addition to migraines, works full time, and has a young child, remembering which mornings I had and had... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
6 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Telehealth Visit...The doctor seemed totally comfortable, but I felt awkward. So I did what I always do when I’m uncomfortable — research.... By Kerrie Smyres3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
"We're dealing with two different illnesses"...Luckily I am in good enough shape now that there’s not always a full-blown migraine attack coming my way even if I feel the beginnings of one.... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments29 comments
Postdrome: Is it Really the End?...I can’t have an intelligent conversation even if I felt like having one because I’m constantly grappling for thoughts and words. It’s awful.... By Tom Picerno3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments