The Walk’s A Mess And So Is This PoemThe fluid in my inner ear Gets jumbled up sometimes. I feel vibrations in the lower half And the upper half. I rather not get up. If I am up...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
OldI’m feeling so old. I just turned 70 in May and I keep thinking about my mom at this age. She passed away a year ago at 101.5 years old...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Starry Dreams: A PoemI try once and I fail. I try twice, then set sail To find hope elsewhere. I try thrice and I am full of despair. I should have given up...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Expecting CompromiseI am the sole soul who needs to take care of the triggers around me. I can’t ask anyone else to remember my triggers and behave accordingly. I shouldn’t expect...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Deep Relaxation and Managing PainWhen my life-long migraines became chronic in 2005, I was told that regular exercise would help. So I developed a walking habit that, I guess, helped me. I couldn't tell...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Shortness of BreathFor more than two decades I was in the dark as to what was causing so much pain in the upper abdomen near the lower rib cage. The modern medicine...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Zero Brain FogIt’s the eighth standard. I am 13. I need to study for a class test for 25 marks the very next day. It is a five-page chapter in the biology...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Medication: A PoemLittle pills in my hand Will you be kind? Will you send migraine away? Will you be cruel And leave me suffering? And how will you treat me tomorrow? Tomorrow/today...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Breathe In, Breathe OutThe abdominal migraines have a peculiar trigger which I realized about two weeks ago. After yesterday’s obvious tightening of the upper abdomen, I understand it better and now I find...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Road to RecoveryI have been a migraine sufferer since the age of 14. I have tried everything under the sun and beyond, to no avail. When triptans came on the market in...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Was That A Joke?I am writing this essay after finishing the essay "I Say Yes To Changes and Also No". I am riding the surge of the urge to write. Often, I don’t...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
I Say Yes to Changes and Also NoAny change in the external environment affects my condition to some extent. If the change is drastic, I see a flare-up in multiple symptoms. This sounds funny to me since...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Confusion MigrainesFor me, it started in my 50s. At first it was aura only, it was like a flashlight blinding my left eye. After a couple of those I got the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Foggy DayYesterday, I experienced brain fog throughout the day, not just a regular brain fog but an intensified one. It lasted the whole day. And now, the next morning, I still...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
19 Year SurvivorI started having migraines at the age of 13. At that time they were manageable. I got married when I was 21 and started taking birth control pills. They seemed...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Final GoodbyeI have been absent lately, due to my final flights to see my mother. I have also had to part ways with my brother, he has his own path to...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Why I Play The Ukulele In A Troubled FashionSometimes, I play fast fast fast. Sometimes, I play slowly. Sometimes, sometimes, I never know. Sometimes, I see my four fingers Gliding down the fretboard. Sometimes, sometimes, I never know...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Migraine ChangesHello everyone, I seem to develop rather interesting changes in my migraines. Pain is not so bad lately - let's say from 0-10 I would score 1-2 even compared to...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
All About the ManagementIn response to a member, I feel devastated for you as I can feel your pain. I have suffered migraine since the age of 10... I am now 54. I...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Migraine, Not Writer’s BlockAfter observing for a few years how my neuro thingy (aka migraine) affects my writing, I see that I hardly have anything called writer’s block. What may seem like writer’s...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments