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Winter Holiday GuideEnjoying the Holidays Despite Migraines and Headaches --> Info for you...

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1st abortive received -- advice on how to take needed

yesterday was headache doctor visit. in the past month, i had only 5 migraines, yay!!! he upped the topamax, said i should continue taking the zanaflex when i need it. i told him how work is not so supportive when i need to take off work b/c i have a headache and he wrote a script for an abortive called Axert, which i understand is a triptan. he... Read moreChevron

i don't know what to do

woke up at 6 this morning with the throbbing pain of a migraine. realized that the anger, crying, emotionality of the past couple days must have been prodromey. can i be prodromey for 2 days or more? i guess so. i useed to chalk it up to PMS but since i have a migraine today, i think it bears watching. but i didn't take anything at the... Read moreChevron

discrimination in the workplace

grrrrr. i have been up for a promotion now i had thought for about 2 months. i thought my boss had sent in the documentation and everything. in a meeting with him today, i checked in asking how long did he think it would take. learned that he had not even put in for the promotion for me yet. when i asked why, he said because of my migraines.... Read moreChevron

work -- bah!

i swear, i could just spit. i'm angry. yeah, i have headaches. i have headaches almost every day. some days they're migraines. but i try to work as much as i can through them. fortunately, i work from home, so i can wear my sweats, and i can lay down for 30 minutes with an ice pack if i need to.  so today, my boss calls up and says i... Read moreChevron

confused

i'm new to migraine. well, not new, but new to really trying to understand what's going on and trying to predict when and how and maybe prevent.  i have been reading the articles on this site and others and have some questions that i can't seem to find the answers to. i'm sure they're there; i'm just not able to gel it... 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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