Information and opinions on health from Cindi at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/9154/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/9154/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/9154/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9154/6796/thunderstorm Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:47:00 -0500 Cindi The storm that has hit the mid-section of our country the past week has made its way to the east coast.  The forcast had been full of "severe weather warnings", but as usual we got mostly rain while DC got quite a nice smathering of snow.  I stayed all snuggled in the house in my favorite stuffed rocker with my heated throw the the kids got me for my birthday and a nice lavender-scented candle filling the air with its... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9154/6796/thunderstorm http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9154/5944/aromatherapy Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:10:00 -0500 Cindi I like rosemary, and I'm thinking about trying lavender.  I've read all kinds of ideas on aromatherapy, but wondered what y'all have actually found that works for you?  http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9154/5944/aromatherapy http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9154/5943/topamax-working Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:08:00 -0500 Cindi Living on the eastern coast (well, the ONLY coast) of Virginia has its pros and cons, the cons being traffic and weather.  The weather for me because any change in it can trigger a migraine attack.  The winter months tend to be the ones with the most changes.  In the past few years, my cocktail has been helpful, especially the Verapimil, which we'd increase in the winter and decrease in the summer.  Unfortunately, it wasn't working... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9154/5943/topamax-working http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9154/3601/migraines-happen Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:09:00 -0500 Cindi I know that I have gotten a great deal of comfort and ideas from others here who have posted specific information about how they are fighting their migraines. So here is mine:My triggers are mostly environmental: weather changes are the biggest (pressure and humidity) but so are some smells (bleach). When known triggers are present, I stay away from other common triggers (red wine and cheese) that have never been a problem for me ... but just in... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9154/3601/migraines-happen http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9154/3597/escape Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:21:01 -0500 Cindi      My mother loved Agatha Christie and passed the love of reading her English mysteries to me. In the late '60's and early '70's I had never seen any films with Brittish themes and so everything was in my imagination. The homes, gardens, teas, fetes... all woven in the mind of a pre-teen would-be sleuth.      It was in these same years that the "sick headaches" began. Because there were... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9154/3597/escape