Published just last year, The Migraine Brain: Your Breakthrough Guide to Fewer Headaches, Better Health, by Carolyn Bernstein, MD, and Elaine McArdle, has gained quite a bit of publicity, being featured on The Today Show and NPR, as well as winning a number of awards. In fact, I had to wait almost a month to get a copy of this book through my... Read more
Perpetually nowThis Pain -It wipes out my past, my futureAll but the searing now. I close my eyes against the ruthless sunBut that Beast inside my headHe does not relentWhat is this Pain? It burns across my templeIt sears behind my eyesBoring into my skullThrobbing as I stand upNauseatedI bite my tongue as the bile rises in my throat(Not... Read more
The past two weeks have been particularly bad, head-wise. My pain has been above a 5 almost every day, and the vertigo and nausea have returned with a vengeance. For the most part, I haven't been able to pin down any real reason or pattern to it. That is, except for the first three days of this week. I can now add a new trigger to my... Read more
Today was a whirlwind of a busy day at work, which was good in that I got a lot of work done. I even left a bit early to go to a good friend's gathering downtown for her last day at work. (I'm sad to see her go, especially because she's one of the few friends I have who can empathize with Migraine disease because she has quite a number... Read more
Today was an incredibly tough day for me. One of those Murphy's Law days - anything that could go wrong, did:Insensitive comments from a jerk coworkerAwful migraineTook 2 doses of Frova, risking rebound tomorrowDifficult project issues at workCranky DBFUnproductive dayMigraine still hanging on after 2 doses of Frova and a napDepression from... Read more
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