When Big Emotions Are TriggersFor many of us who live with migraine, crying is a trigger. So is being overly excited or anxious. Even experiencing extreme...reactions32comments
Write About Your Migraine Experience: Prompt 2Migraine disease can be very isolating, and sometimes it's hard to describe your experience. Well, creative writing can help! In this series...reactions10comments
Ringing in the New Year Without AlcoholMany of us are getting ready to ring in the New Year. We celebrate as we raise a glass with our family...reactionscomments
How to Spot a Migraine Treatment ScamI often see ads for migraine-related treatments on social media, television, and even in my email inbox. I also gotten direct messages...reactions1comment
How To Travel With Chronic MigraineWhile Holly generally tries to avoid travel due to complications related to chronic migraine, she had to take two trips recently. In...reactions55comments
What’s Your Secret: Migraine Horror StoryAt its worst, migraine, a complex neurological condition, can escalate to a knee-buckling full-body experience that makes us wonder if we might...reactions15comments
What's Your Secret Pastime?Migraine attacks paralyze us from activity and can make every minute feel like an eternity. Because the condition makes it impossible to...reactions18comments
A Call for Ubrelvy & Nurtec Side Effects and ExperiencesThe monthly injectable CGRP options that are designed to prevent migraine (Aimovig, Ajovy, and Emgality) have been on the scene for a...reactions55comments
Acupressure Mats and MigraineHave you seen acupressure mats buzzing around ads on your social media feed? I have, so I decided to see what the...reactions4comments
Waiting for the Next DoseWhen the efficacy of monthly key medications fade with time, how do we handle the inevitable increase in pain and other symptoms...reactions26comments
A Sudden Increase in Humidity as a Migraine TriggerAlthough a sudden increase in humidity is a known migraine trigger in the medical literature, it's not one that I've heard anyone...reactions25comments
Summertime HydrationWe hear a lot about the importance of drinking enough water in a day and it’s for good reason. The majority of...reactions36comments
What’s Causing My Most Recent Brain Fog?Do you experience brain fog, memory loss, or aphasia? While these are all common migraine symptoms, it can be difficult to figure...reactions19comments
What's the Best Pillow for Migraine?What is the best pillow to prevent and manage migraine? It feels like a story out of Goldilocks and the Three Bears...reactions3comments
The Language of Migraine: An Open ConversationSimilar to how each experience with migraine is unique to the individual, so are the preferences for the terminology used to describe...reactions5comments
How to Handle Disability Re-EvaluationIt can take years of appeals, stress, patience, and determination to secure disability coverage for migraine. For those of us lucky enough...reactions31comments
Masking Our Migraine AttacksDo you ever hide the fact that you're dealing with a migraine attack or the associated symptoms? When and why do you...reactions4comments
What Happens When We Apologize for Migraine?It’s very common to feel a sense of guilt when it comes to having migraine. The way the condition removes us from...reactions1comment
5 Easy Ways to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve for MigraineMore and more research is showing how the vagus nerve affects migraine and nearly every other aspect of our health. Medical devices...reactions6comments
Is There an Acceptable Level of Pain?For those of us who live with chronic migraine, the question is not whether or not we have a migraine, but rather...reactions6comments
