Alcohol...When migraine sufferers, also called migraineurs, are asked to list their food and beverage migraine triggers, alcohol is named the most often. Determining if alcohol is the true reason behind...
Spinal Tap - Lumbar puncture...Depending on your particular migraine symptoms, your migraine doctor may recommend a spinal tap, which is also called a lumbar puncture. This test, like other tests conducted on migraine sufferers...
Talking to children...Young children with migraines may not be able to explain the pain they experience. That’s why it’s important to discuss with young people how they feel in order to give...
Throbbing Pain...Throbbing pain in the head is one of the most common symptoms of migraine. In fact, almost everyone with migraine reports this symptom. Throbbing pain is so common that it...
This strange sickness...I’m not used to having crappy days that aren’t migraine-related.This feeling is strange and uncomfortable—I almost expect to feel my head pounding when I stand up.But I feel fine, physically...reactions3comments
Welcome to Migraine.com Stories!...At Migraine.com, we believe that we are stronger together than we are alone. Living with migraine can be a challenge, but the more we share and support one another, the...reactionscomments
Wishful thinking?...I don't blog much about migraine disease anymore, but that's not because the disease is behind me, it's just that I devote my online time to other things. (Speaking of...reactions2comments
Aspartame fears strike again...This article strikes me as a little alarmist, and I can't seem to completely trust the content on the Huffington Post. That being said, I'm sure that much of what...reactions5comments
Support migraine research & perhaps win a prize!...The tireless folks at the Migraine Research Foundation (who happen to be very supportive of health bloggers like me) have a really great website set up. Donating to migraine disease...reactions2comments
The lost day...Around lunchtime today, I was rooting around the kitchen, looking for something to snack on. I saw a to-go box from a sushi restaurant and remembered having a lovely dinner...reactions2comments
April Migraine Blog Carnival posted!...Check it out here. I submitted an old post but it's not on the blog carnival page for some reason. Here's what I wrote about bibliotherapy/guided reading....reactionscomments
Perfect timing...I've mentioned before how grateful I am to have discovered the Partnership for Prescription Assistance. I enrolled quite a while ago--with my doctor's prescription (and a low enough salary to...reactions2comments
an outpouring of support...It's been fewer than twelve hours since I posted a link to this blog on my myspace & facebook pages. I wanted friends & family who were interested to be...reactionscomments
March 2010 Headache Carnival posted!...Diana Lee's at it again, and at last I've gotten it together in time to contribute a post. Check out the March 2010 Headache Blog Carnival, Opening Up to Family...reactions3comments
One of those days...Last night I said to J., "I feel really hopeful." "Good--you should!" "I always feel hopeful and excited about things, but today feels special. Something really good is going to...reactions2comments
Absent migraineur...Can't say why exactly I've not been writing on here. The obvious answers refer to my very busy bookstore life (I'm opening my own independent bookstore in Athens this year)...reactions2comments
April Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival posted!...A helpful potpourri of writers' favorite posts from the past month. Enjoy!...reactions1comment
Pain Blog Carnival...Check it out here! In other news, I'm back from my month-long sojourn in South America. I have had many blog ideas drift through my head, but I've not been...reactionscomments
Creating a Migraine-Friendly Environment...Diana Lee has the March headache blog carnival posted. Once again, I slacked and missed the boat--this time I didn't even clue in enough to know what the topic was...reactionscomments
Warm weather triggers migraines...Science has confirmed what many of us migraineurs already knew. I certainly get migrainey when the weather is super-hot and/or when I suddenly get overheated. I love warm weather but...reactions6comments
