3 years downhill...My life with chronic migraines It all started 3 years ago after I began taking birth control. Before it hit, I was...reactions12comments
My Dead End Search for the Root Problem...When I was first diagnosed with chronic migraine, I was obsessed with finding THE root problem, and thus the answer to make...reactions18comments
Migraines & Food: Cravings, Triggers, Comfort & Freedom...Nutrition plays a powerful role for the person living with chronic migraine. What we crave can signal the arrival of a migraine;...reactions2comments
Verapamil...Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker that is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), severe chest pain (angina), and irregular heart...reactions1comment
Low-Tyramine Diet Essentials...Some headache specialists recommend patients adhere to a low-tyramine diet as part of an overall migraine-prevention strategy. If your doctor has recommended...reactions1comment
Food Allergy Testing for Migraine Triggers...Is food allergy testing a good way to test for migraine triggers? This is a common question when people are overwhelmed by...reactions5comments
You snooze, you lose: on the difficulty of waking up in the morning...If you’ve been reading articles on migraine.com and/or doing independent research about your illness, you know as well as I how often...reactions45comments
Dear Doctor, I Wish You Understood Even Better Than You Do...As I’ve mentioned before, I am very grateful to have excellent healthcare providers on my team. My primary care doctor is vivacious...reactions8comments
Shatter the Stigma With Migraine Memes...Migraine isn't "just a headache." We've said it so often that we sound like broken records and every time we do, we...reactions1comment
Days of Stillness...I’m on the couch. There’s a full basket of unfolded laundry on the chair. Next to me, here, are blankets I used...reactions33comments
My Nurtec Experience...I had radiation and neck surgery 11 years ago. I had side effects and they have gotten a lot worse. I found...reactions1comment
What I Make Out of It, If I Can’t Make Out Anything At All...I know, I know. Too long a title for an essay. But it got me revved up like the engine of a...reactions3comments
New Year, New Migraine Medications for Me...After seeing a neurologist and being treated like a human being for the first time in a long time in a doctor’s...reactions4comments
What It's Like to Live with Hemiplegic Migraine...Lately, the first obvious sign of a cluster of migraines coming is being very confused a lot of the time, feeling like...reactions37comments
Migraines and Social Life...The unpredictable nature of migraines make it very difficult for many migraine sufferers to actively participate in a robust social life. Many...
Migraine Aura...When people think of migraines, the symptoms of migraine aura are most often the migraine symptoms that come to mind. These symptoms...
Migraine Causes and Hormonal Changes in Women...It is well known that women suffer from migraines three times as often as men. Migraines are often blamed on hormonal changes...
Stress: The Most Common Migraine Trigger...The link between stress and migraine is complicated. Doctors know that stress in all its forms is the most common trigger reported...
Migraine Triggers: Exercise, Physical Activity...Exercise has a chicken-and-egg relationship with migraine. This can be confusing for people with migraine because: Said another way, exercise and physical...
Migraine Trigger: Hormonal Changes...Hormones are powerful chemicals the body uses to control many functions. Hormones also play a large role in women with migraine. In...
