The Three T’s of Therapy Regimens...Finding the right therapy regimen to help manage migraine disease can be quite a process for us. I’ve found that in my journey, there have been dozens upon dozens that...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Migraines: How Family Can Help...When a migraine strikes, we can feel helpless. The pain, nausea, and the disappointment of constantly having your life interrupted and spending so many days in a dark, quiet room...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Exhausting “Have You Tried…?” Question...We’ve all heard it. That well-meaning “Have you tried…” question that comes from well-meaners in the world of non-migraineurs. These people mean no harm and wish us the best. Many...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Skull-Crushing Migraines - One Of My Worst COVID-19 Symptoms...I recently came down with the COVID-19 virus for the second time. Both times, my experiences were quite similar in nature, with many of the symptoms the same and the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cluster Headaches......Been diagnosed with clusters now for 7 years and brother are they painful. I have tried every imaginable medication and treatment but oxygen and the new Qulipta, has really cut...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCluster Headache
Middle Schooler Migraine...As a theatre kid through and through, I grew up to become a middle school drama teacher. I taught English during the day and ran the after-school drama program, putting...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Would Micro-Dosing Prevent Migraine Attacks?...The only thing that ever helped me was codeine combined with a sleep med. When I got a headache, I knew to find somewhere to park, get the ice packs...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How Do You Excuse Yourself?...It’s happened to all of us. A migraine is coming on and we’re in a situation that’s difficult to extract ourselves. How do we get out of it to start...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Symptoms ...In February of 2021, at the age of 66, I was diagnosed with chronic migraines. I thought my neurologist was way off base as I wasn’t experiencing, of what I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesChronic
Stopping migraine meds and going keto...Hi fellow migraineurs. I got the idea to try the Migraine Miracle Plan from someone on this web site. I am now 6 weeks in, stopped all my meds cold...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesDiet & Nutrition
How to Stay Hydrated During a Migraine...Aside from the physical pain, dehydration is always my worst enemy during a migraine. It makes the head pain worse. It creates joint pain. It weakens me. It makes an...Reactions0reactionsComments36 comments
In Limbo...Hi, everyone. My story started approximately 25 years ago when I was hospitalized with the worst headache ever. The docs thought it was meningitis at first. I spent three weeks...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Knowing My Value...After living years with chronic health conditions such as chronic migraine and endometriosis, remembering my value as a person was a struggle. My self-esteem was drastically reduced. I felt like...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Daily coping with migraines/Fibromyalgia ...Hi how does anyone deal with migraines and fibromyalgia flare ups?...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingAuraChronic
What’s Your Secret: First Sign a Migraine Attack is Coming?...Every migraineur has a different first sign or signal that lets them know an attack is unfolding. From neck pain to hunger pangs, emotional swings to brain fog, there are...Reactions0reactionsComments62 comments
From age 3 until now, will this journey change direction away from its lifelong course? ...I've had migraines my entire life. Both parents have them, both grandmothers had them, my aunt and one of my uncles have them, most of my cousins have them, my...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
Caffeine ...After 3 and a bit years a neurologist finally diagnosed me with acephalgic migraine. I have head pressure and a bouncing and rising sensation 24/7, the only break I get...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDiet & Nutrition
RetreatMigraine 2022: Migraine Can't Keep Us Down...My experience at RetreatMigraine 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina inspired this video of scenes from this memorable event, coupled with a poem I wrote called, "Migraine Can't Keep Us Down."...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I Thought I Understood Migraine Disease Until It Happened to Me ...I can count on the slow, dull drumming of a migraine attack like the beating of a heart beneath my floorboards. The foggy haze of status migraine steals more of...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
HALLOUMI and migraines? ...Hi All If I eat normal cheese (cheddar, blue, stilton, etc, aged cheeses) I get a migraine with an Aura. I don't with Paneer as that is a fresh cheese...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAuraCluster Headache