When I was growing up, my mom often told me, “You need to be able to take care of yourself no matter what life sends your way.” I took her words to heart and developed into an educated career woman who was quite capable of living her own life. Migraine disease has other ideas about […]

I’m 59 years old. Aging with migraines isn’t all bad. My menstrual cycle-related migraines are long gone, and I’ve acquired the migraine wisdom necessary to develop a working management plan for my illness. I do miss a few things from my youth like metabolism, energy, and the ability to sleep anytime I needed to sleep. […]

My husband and I have been attending Hops Club once a month for at least 10 years. We gather with fellow craft beer lovers at a local brewery and sample all kinds of different beers. I know what you’re thinking. Isn’t alcohol a well-known migraine trigger? The short answer is yes, it can be. Every […]

For 8 lovely years, I thrived in the walking culture lifestyle of my favorite home, a condo in the heart of the city. I enjoyed my fairytale dream world until Michelle purchased the condo below ours and turned my dream into a nightmare. It was late 2019, and falling outdoor temperatures marked autumn’s approach to winter. […]

We needed at least an hour and 20 minutes to drive to Hutchinson’s Historic Fox Theatre in Kansas, to see the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy concert set to start at 7:30 p.m. This translates to driving west into the setting sun, which in turn means extended exposure to one of my major migraine triggers. Glaring […]

The misconceptions people have about migraine are an exercise in patience for me. I sigh, try not to roll my eyes, and remind myself that once upon a time, I didn’t know anything about migraine either. As frustrating as it is, misconceptions are an opportunity to educate.  Just a Headache I’m not sure how there […]

A few months ago, I read a Facebook comment about one of my WebMD articles. Betty had this to say: “That was no help! Yada, yada, yada.” You’re not wrong, Betty. I do repeat myself a lot in an attempt to convince others of the importance of knowledge and management in dealing with migraine disease. […]

What does a cat have to do with migraines? I’ll get to that in a minute. First, let me tell you Bubba’s story, or at least what I know about Bubba’s story. Bubba and I met in the summer of 2022 at a cat shelter. Details of his past are sketchy. The shelter said he […]

Medical professionals spell out the stages of a migraine attack in a specific format in articles and blog posts on websites all over the internet. The following descriptions come from right here at WebMD. Check out the article “What Is Migraine?” for complete definitions. Prodrome: Occurs hours or days before a headache and can include […]

Migraine episode recovery looks different depending on the severity of the attack. In the best-case scenario, I catch the symptoms early on, take a prescription tablet, and go about my day. Within about an hour or so, I’m left feeling nothing more than a little tiredness. When the migraine episode has progressed beyond the earliest […]