Teri Robert, another fellow migraineur and prolific blogger, recently wrote that she disagrees with both MAGNUM and the International Headache Foundation about stress being a migraine trigger. Both MAGNUM and the IHF say that it isn’t, but Teri’s point is (and I’m probably summarizing and oversimplifying here) that it probably is a... Read more
You can have my Maxalt when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. The same is true for my Topamax and my Midrin. I am a firm believer in “better living through chemistry.” I know I’m not alone in this. Those of us that are chemically dependent on being as pain-free as possible talk amongst ourselves. However, I also know that there... Read more
There’s a question that I see a lot. It gets posted a lot of different places. It gets emailed directly to me. I’m sure that other migraineurs out there that have a presence on the internet get it as well. It goes something like this:“Hi. For the last [some amount of time], I’ve been experiencing [list of aura-like symptoms]... Read more
One of the odd potential side effects from Topamax is decreased sweating. As I’ve ramped up to my current dosage, this is definitely something that I’ve started noticing. I used to be the type that would break into a sweat on a warm spring day, but now, in the dead of August, even on a sticky 90% humidity day, I’m dry as a bone.Dry and... Read more
I like Canada. I really do. I love hockey. Give me a flag with a maple leaf on white sandwiched between two bars of red, and I’ll happily sing “Oh, Canada” until les vaches retournez chez lui. I speak enough French to make Quebequois shopkeepers happy. One of my best friends even married a Canadian. Heck, I would even try poutine if I... Read more
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