When Impressions are Unimpressive due to Migraine...When I’m tired from a migraine (or from the medication I used to treat it), I can be anything from totally b**chy to loopy... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Vestibular Migraine Linked to Increased Anxiety, Say Researchers...I see a psychiatrist in addition to my neurologist and my pain management doctor, and I approach falls, tumbles, and crashes with as much humor as possible... By Sarah Hackley2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Will Reserving Energy Now Mean I Risk Losing it Later?...This is the type of issue I feel vaguely uncomfortable describing to a friend who doesn’t have chronic pain; thankfully, I can describe it here on... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Stop Telling Me I Have Medication Overuse Headache...Of course, I knew that taking acute meds as frequently as I did could lead to MOH. But what else was I supposed to do?... By Kerrie Smyres2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments62 comments
The Worst Migraine of My Life...It was clear I needed to sleep off the pain, but how can you fall asleep when you are in a lot By Laura Kiesel2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments32 comments
When the house itself seems sick...outside in the bin.... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The comfort of community...At first the main reason to do that rather than keep a journal was because of how much more I could get written if I... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Why “It’s Just a Headache” Bothers Us So Much...Not finding a physical cause helps to confirm the diagnosis of migraine. Our attacks can include mild, moderate, or severe headache pain.... By tammy-lrome3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Migraine in America: Early Symptoms and Diagnosis...eye pain and vomiting.... By LB Herbert3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Never never ending Monster...Oh, they found a cyst on my brain but they are not concerned because am not symptomatic. oh really. Migraines, Meningitis, hypothyroidism?... By jennylys5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Visual Disturbances..., almost like sparkly rain inside.... By picitup1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
For Just Five Minutes...No ups or downs, just downs and downers. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being no pain and 10 being... By sismo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Does pain cause ... pain?...him of the success, I had tapered off my pain medications.... By rachelm3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
I can't cope...dizzy, weak, drained, irritable, in pain and depressed and they just don't understand how it makes me feel baring in mind they have seen me have many... By mbloor1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
November 2009...I had another neurologist diagnose me with Fibromyalgia of the brain. All of which I heavily researched online and read in books about.... By potatoqueenbvb2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Social Side-Effects of Chronic/Constant Migraines...with aura, ocular migraine, brain stem migraine) just ups the challenges… On any given day I look like: ♦ drawing down one side of face - making... By hh456122 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
A day in the life of a migraine sufferer....They work by controlling the release of serotonin in the brain, I produce too much serotonin and this triggers the migraines.... By ananga-manjaridevi-dasi2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Cervical degeneration causes my migraines...At one point, I begged my primary care doctor to request a brain MRI.... By solid5112 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My last migraine was a wake up call !...I had a CT scan on my brain, it came back normal. and when i was asked to move from the gurney to the CT... By michaelhenderson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Long Road with Migraines...I sought help, and underwent multiple MRI's, an MRA, and a few cat scans. It was then, they noticed the scarring on my brain, (gliosis/white matter).... By jcollup4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments