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

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17 with Migraines around eyes once or twice a week, blue rings around eyes?

Full Question:     I have been getting migraines all my life, and i am only 17. It makes school and life difficult having one at least once or twice a week. All of my migraines occur around my eyes. I recently heard that if you have blue rings around your eye it shows bad blood flow that could be causing my migraines. Is there... Read moreChevron

What to tell my doctor about severe headaches, usually at 1a.m.?

Full Question:     Since '97 I have been awakened at night, around 1AM with a severe headache, cannot lay down and am stuck either sitting or going into a darkened warm shower. These had occurred 3-4 times per year, sometimes less. Recently one started while awake, and I had no sleep. Then the next week I had another. The... Read moreChevron

Surgery for Occipital Neuralgia?

Full Question:     I was diagnosed by my neurologist with Occipital Neuralgia two years ago. I have pain and burning in the back of my neck and where the skull and the spinal cord meet.  I have a level of pain daily. I can function with pain some days, sometime I can be in bed for a couple of days with severe pain and or... Read moreChevron

Migraine specialist in Minnesota?

Full Question:     I am 54 yr. old and live in Northern Minnesota.  I have experienced migraines since my early teens.  They have increased and intensified over the years.  I have seen a number of neurologists and have taken many preventative medications (with no success yet).  I do have success with a current... Read moreChevron

Migraines AFTER stressful times?

Full Question:     I started having migraines two years ago.  It seems that every time I have a high stress event (i.e. infant baptism, house guests, etc.) after the event is over I get a major migraine.  Is there something I can do to prepare or ward off the migraine?  During the event I do not feel stressed.... 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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