Managing Mood Changes or Suicidal Ideation as a Medication Side Effect...Even though the risk of experiencing the side effect is usually low, the cost, if you do have it, can be very high.... By Kerrie Smyres3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Frustration With My Stinkin’ Triggers!...We were actually the only people there! It was great!... By Sawyer Matheny3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
How to Stay Hydrated During a Migraine...Although the electrolyte drinks at the store can be appealing, you want to be mindful of the ingredients, or more specifically, the sugar content.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments36 comments
Echoes of Migraine Grief...But I had no idea how emotionally difficult this was going to be. The longer my symptoms drag on, the more grief threatens to drag By Kerrie Smyres2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
My Experience Doing Acupuncture for Migraine...The needles my acupuncturist uses are sanitary single-use needles, and she uses rubbing alcohol to clean the insertion points.... By Lisa Robin Benson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
What’s Your Secret: What Do You Do For Exercise?...We are here to learn from one another so don’t keep your strategies to yourself!... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Y-M-C-A!...The friendly contact person did tell me that adults in need could have the "building fee" waived in an attempt for them to be able... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How to Find a Good Neurologist...The doctor is the one that, as patients, we ironically see the least.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My Prior Authorization Didn't Follow When I Changed Pharmacies...I shared my experience of switching to this doctor here, and my overall, I've been really happy with and grateful for the care I've received since... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Importance of Dosage with Migraine Medications...Here's the fascinating thing - each of those medications now has the space to be retried, at the correct dose, to see if they By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Once upon a mattress...The salesman, really wanting a sale, called her back as she was exiting and offered her a deal. We are awesome.) So that's the story.... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
You’re Resting, You’re Not Lazy...It wasn’t all night, but she consistently rested at the end of every day. She did the same thing at the end of... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments20 comments
How My Migraine Journey Started...As the frequency of the 'headaches' increased, I made the next stop on my journey. Scheduling my first doctor's visit opened the floodgates.... By Tom Picerno3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When completing a tiny task makes you feel totally victorious...I rolled the small compost cart to the curb, walked back up the stairs, entered the house, took off my sneakers, and lay on By The Migraine Girl3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
An Interview with My Migraine Care Partner...finds the right place on my back to rub to make me feel less alone.... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How do we know who has our best interests at heart?...We migraine bloggers are well aware of major migraine-related headlines.... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Can Giving Back Give You?...#GivingTuesday was invented by a community center in New York called the 92nd Street Y in partnership with the United Nations.... By NinaHU1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The lost day...Or the night before? It took me at least 30 minutes to properly reconstruct the events of the last two days.... By The Migraine Girl1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Remembering Amy Capehart: A Mother and Veteran with Migraine...She was one of the kindest, most giving people I knew.... By Lisa Robin Benson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Waiting to Live...The problem with this approach is that if we chronic migraineurs wait for the pain to clear in order to live, we might be waiting... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments63 comments