Time for a Change: Thoughts on New Care...After some time spent working with migraine management plans that simply could not do the job, I realized it was time for something different.... By Kyky Knight5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Seemingly insurmountable worries that pop up when I [try to] sleep...Even reading, my go-to pre-bed activity, wasn’t working, because I couldn’t concentrate on the words due to how distracted I was with my thoughts.... By The Migraine Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
4 Summertime Triggers and Their Migraine-Friendly Alternatives...Take a look at the Environmental Working Group’s Guide to Sunscreens for more.... By Sarah Hackley2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Marley's Migraine- Part 2 ...Her mom has taken to leaving the kitchen light on at night, knowing that Marley will probably be working alone at the table hours after everyone else has... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Big Lesson My Little Baby Taught Me About My Migraine...Some migraine days I had no choice but to put on my "mom jeans" and make a day of momming happen, but during the times when I had back-up... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Migraine Trigger Overload...It would have helped prevent the migraine from turning into a 24-hour-long event. Have your migraine triggers ever teamed up against you?... By Amanda Workman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Lost in the Fog: Aphasia and Brain Fog...It is incredibly hard for me to function with these two working to disrupt my life.... By Tom Picerno2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments44 comments
Migraine Doesn’t Make You a Bad Parent...(There are many who have experience working with the chronically ill. Check the APA’s website to find one.) Journal about your feelings, if it helps.... By Sarah Hackley3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Using a smart phone during an attack...I pulled my phone out, squinting at the brightness of the screen as I started to type out a long email full of instructions to the booksellers working... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Migraineur as patient, migraineur as caregiver...Thankfully, our bouts with pain and illness have taken turns the last couple of months, meaning one of us is able to take care of tidying up, providing... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My Most Embarassing Migraine Moment...This is why I assumed I’d have some time to say “hi” before turning into an immobile blob. This migraine did not wait.... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Shanon Offers Advice to Navigate the Trauma of Migraine...There is never pressure or serious expectation on the client as we meet them where they're at regarding tolerance of opening up and working on themselves... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Med Students and Migraines...I described my aura, which this time had big bright, moving violet fingers in the periphery of my vision accompanied by spots in front of my eyes obscuring... By Laura Wheatman Hill2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Weird migraine symptom: a deep sense of foreboding...We all seem to have an eclectic assortment of prodrome symptoms, signs that a migraine attack is moving in.... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments22 comments
My Personal Expectations vs Reality with Chronic Migraine...It is difficult just turning the computer on knowing that there is much that I want to do each day, but just can’t.... By Tonya Henry2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments33 comments
Tiny Auras Behind Every Corner...They throb, pulsate, and draw me right to my naproxen sodium like moths to a flame, but auras, man… They’re a warning shot before a barrage of brain missiles... By Sawyer Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Making the Most of Your 15 Minute Appointments...What is my most burning question or need? If I get to ask just one question, what should it be?... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Migraineurs: The Best Fakers in the World...We’ve all heard the well-meaning but often over-simplified advice from friends, family, and coworkers.... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments51 comments
Willing CGRP Guinea Pigs...My ironing and housework is done. I GET BORED… never had that before…May it long continue ?... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments47 comments
Presenteeism: Powering Through Our Migraines...Many of us in the working world constantly move through the day.... By Tom Picerno3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments