Welcome to the Migraine Meanderings blog where we share patient stories as well as information on migraine triggers, symptoms, disease management, treatment options, and much more! Learn more about life with migraine and discover the impact of the patient's voice.
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More Than Just a Headache: Examining Migraine Symptoms
Intense head pain is usually the most notable migraine symptom, but it is not the only one. Today we begin a new blog series, More...
The Impact of Living with Chronic Migraine
Almost 40 million people in the United States are estimated to be living with migraine. Globally, that number amounts to 1 billion. When the condition...
Ten More Primary Headache Diagnoses
Did you know there are 10 more primary headache diagnoses outside the categories of migraine, tension and trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia? While these are lesser known,...
What People With Migraine Want Their Friends and Family to Know
Though migraine is one of the top ten most debilitating diseases worldwide, it is often misdiagnosed, under-treated and misunderstood. Those of us who live with...
The Empowered Patient: How to take an active role in your health and care
The World Health Organization defines patient empowerment as “a process through which people gain greater control over decisions and actions affecting their health.” Becoming an...
Managing Acute Pain: Building a Migraine Comfort Plan
We’ve all had those moments. You’re going about your day when suddenly that all too familiar pain starts building as a migraine attack shows up,...
6 Easy Ways to Beat Holiday Stress
As the countdown to Christmas is underway, here are 6 simple things you can do to beat that last minute holiday stress. 1. Take a...
“I Hope You Feel Better”
“I hope you feel better,” my third grader says as she hops out of my car and walks into school. As I drive away I...
How Does Your Migraine Rank?
I never dreamed that I would be ranking my migraine disease. Sports, yes… but migraine, not at all! I used to refer to my migraine...
Managing Your Mindset and Mental Health
Those of us living with chronic illness face so many challenges. On top of dealing with daily pain, the number of things we must balance...
Occipital Neuralgia and Facial Pain
Occipital, Geniculate & Glossopharyngeal Neuralgias While trigeminal neuralgia is the most common of the facial pain diagnoses, there are others that cause facial pain. Understanding...
Trigeminal Neuralgia & Facial Pain
A Complex and Acutely Painful Condition Trigeminal neuralgia, while a rare disorder, is one of the more commonly heard of facial pain disorders. In 2021,...