Describing The Worst Days With Chronic PainIn September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of Migraine.com) partnered with the U.S. Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic Pain in America survey to ask members of... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
When Migraine Medicine Didn’t WorkIf I wasn’t in so much pain, I would have had the strength to be frustrated. I had a migraine over a holiday weekend that I had been looking forward... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
What's Your Secret DisguiseIn the following video, Holly discusses the many ways that we, as migraineurs, play dress up to protect ourselves from migraine. Even when there’s not any sun out, we are... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments27 comments
What’s Your Secret to Opening Migraine Medications?In this What’s Your Secret video, Holly explores the frustrating challenge of trying to open migraine rescue medication packaging. There are many varying types of rescue medications out there and... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments141 comments
What's Your Secret Horror StoryIn the following video, Holly shares a story about how a migraine attack appeared quickly and suddenly and left her in a dangerous situation. Has a migraine attack ever... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments21 comments
Are COVID-19 Restrictions Impacting Your Migraine Patterns?The restrictions and transitions related to COVID-19 have brought so much change – from changes in schedule to changes in who we see and what we do every day. Unfortunately... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Dieting and Migraine: Friend or Foe?This past year, I was on a mission to lose weight. I talk, in a video below, how that affected my migraine attack frequency. Below my video, you can also... By Lisa Robin Benson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
On Again Off Again: The Temporary Reprieve of Migraine TreatmentsIn this video, Holly discusses the phenomenon of introducing a new migraine treatment and experiencing a break from migraine only to have migraine-related symptoms return soon after. Does this... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments24 comments
What's Your Secret: DistractionIn this What's Your Secret video, we discuss ways to distract ourselves when dealing with pain. Living with chronic migraine can often mean living with some amount of pain on... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments45 comments
How to Advocate for Yourself at the Doctor'sAccording to our 2018 Migraine In America survey data, 74% of those with migraine had to see more than one doctor before receiving a diagnosis. As we know, it can... By Lisa Robin Benson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Cheers to 2020I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. I get it, it’s a new beginning, and who doesn’t love a fresh start? However, I find them to be very... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Planning for a Migraine-Free WeddingMy fiancé and I got engaged earlier this year and quickly got thrown into the wedding planning process. I realized quickly that if I wasn’t careful the stress of this... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
What’s Your Secret: First Migraine StoryIn this What's Your Secret video, Holly shares her first migraine attack story and invites the rest of the community to follow suit. Do you remember your first migraine attack?... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
What's Your Secret: Surviving the Grocery Store with MigraineThe fluorescent lights alone can be enough to trigger or exacerbate a migraine for many of us at the grocery store, let alone smells and sounds. But we need food... By Lisa Robin Benson1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
When Life is a TriggerDo you ever hit an unavoidable life situation that triggers an attack (or string of attacks)? It's Lisa here from migraine.com and I want to talk about a recent life... By Lisa Robin Benson1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What's Your Secret: PostdromePostdrome is also known as the "migraine hangover." It's the last stage of a migraine after the attack abates. In this What's Your Secret video, we discuss tips and tricks... By Lisa Robin Benson1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
What’s Your Secret: 5 Go To’s That Help You Manage Life with Chronic MigraineWe all have things we count on when we feel a migraine coming on. Over months or perhaps years of managing life with chronic migraine, we each have learned ways... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments78 comments
Tell Us About Your ChildhoodThis June, for migraine awareness month, we want to know when your awareness of migraine came about! In our 2018 Migraine in America survey, we found that 56% of respondents... By Lisa Robin Benson1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
How to Use Emgality Self-InjectorMany of us are sent home with the Emgality self-injector, a delivery device for the CGRP treatment medication, after perhaps one demonstration by our physicians. This video is a demonstration... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments42 comments
10 Ways Migraine Makes You FeelAlthough there are over 36 million people living with migraine in the US alone, there is no one emotional response to navigating this incredibly challenging neurological disease. We are introducing... By Holly Harding1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments35 comments