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Tuesday, November, 24, 2009
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Winter Holiday GuideEnjoying the Holidays Despite Migraines and Headaches --> Info for you...

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Today I feel...

Tired.I'm just very tired.My kids have been sick and none of us are sleeping.I'm sure that's making this feeling worse. But sometimes I get tired of this whole migraine process.The endless prodrome, pain, postdrome.Doctor's appointments, med changes.I want everything to feel OK right NOW!! I'm growing very tired of... Read moreChevron

After...

When it finally goes away, it takes most of me with it.I feel like me on the outside with not much on the inside.I'm not hungry.I'm not thirsty.I don't want to have company.I'm just tired.  Very tired.  And I want to be left alone to sleep. The medicines I had to use (in the ER) put me to sleep right away.But that... Read moreChevron

Sometimes I wish I knew just what to do.

This one won't get bad.  I'll feel better really soon.It's going to go away quickly.I'm not going to throw up anymore.It won't hurt for long.The medicine I have will take care of it.I say these things.Over and over I say these things. But the Imitrex really hasn't done its job.And it's getting steadily... Read moreChevron

Migraine family

My family struggles with severe migraine disease.  We're not all migraineurs--In my immediate family, it's just me and possibly my youngest child.  But we all are affected by migraine disease.  We're a migraine family. My children look in my eyes and know when I'm just starting to feel sick. ... Read moreChevron

Migraines and My Family's Budget

Migraine disease can be expensive.  Extremely expensive.  I suppose if you are a person who needs only abortive pills or only one preventative med, you are not dishing out humungous amounts of $$$...But I'm not so "lucky!"  (As if any of us migraineurs can be called lucky!) Right now, I take three... Read moreChevron

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This animation shows one of the key causes of pain during a migraine--changes to the blood flow within the brain.

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