Migraine
Inspiring stories and cutting-edge research on migraine, including how to cope with painful symptoms at work and home. Medical professionals and patient experts provide an overview of treatment options and offer creative strategies to live around the condition.
Tempted to Tough It Out With Migraine? Here's Why You Shouldn't
The hardest lesson learned by Sunny Fitzgerald in living with migraines was simply this: don’t power through them. One reason? You have nothing to prove.
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Positive Ways Migraine Impacts Your Life
Migraine patient Advocate Jaime Sanders focuses on the positive way migraine impacts lives, including building resilience, strength, and empathy.
9 Tips to Prevent Menstrual Migraines
Holistic health professional Mark Canadic shares nine smart tips on to help with hormonal triggered migraines.
A Life of Adventure Despite Hemiplegic Migraine
Sunny Fitzgerald doesn't let her painful hemiplegic migraine attacks keep her from exploring the world and pushing her to new heights.
29 Foods That Trigger Migraine
What you eat can trigger migraine. Holistic health practitioner Mark Canadic provides of list of the 29 worst trigger foods.
Migraine Runs in My Family
For patient advocate Julie Ryan, migraine is a family affair, which has some benefits – a deep empathy for migraine pain for starters.
Top Migraine Questions & Answers
Interested in an overview of the different kinds of migraine, the symptoms, and treatments? This Q and A touches on a bit of everything, providing basic knowledge.
Aura With Your Migraines? Your Risk of Atrial Fibrillation May Be Higher
A study published in Neurology suggests migraine with aura is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, which raises stroke risk.
Is Migraine Different for Men and Women?
Migraine symptoms might be similar between men and women, but women are three times more likely than men to experience migraine. Here's some other facts.
5 Ways to Describe Hemiplegic Migraines
What does a hemiplegic migraine feel like? Holistic health practitioner Mark Canadic offers five accurate descriptions, helpful in communicating symptoms of the condition.
Migraine Self-Care: Prepare for a Trip or Event
Five tips to help prevent migraine from disrupting your events and adventures.
Meet the Experts
Jennifer Mitchell Rackley
B.S. Dietetics, Dietitian, Health ProfessionalJennifer is a dietitian with a passion for educating and empowering families on their journey through illness.
Erin L. Boyle
Health writerErin L. Boyle, the senior editor at HealthCentral from 2016-2018, is a freelance medical writer and editor.
Sunny Fitzgerald
Patient ExpertSunny Fitzgerald is a writer and travel consultant. Her work has been published in National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC, and more.