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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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How Virtual Communities Are Shaping Migraine Advocacy

Migraine and headache communities have cultivated a safe space in the virtual world. As COVID-19 changed the landscape of the world around us, the headache...
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The Headache Doctor Crisis is All Too Real

There is fewer than one headache specialist for every 85,000 headache and migraine patients in the United States. This figure is similar to other countries...
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Hope Will Long Last

Migraine how I have begged and pleaded for you to let go of me But you have pulled me back down like the undertow of...
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Is the Nerivio For Me?

Looking hopeful, but the jury is still out! Most of us who live with migraine are constantly on the lookout for new options to try...
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Constant Companion

Twenty long years now You have stood by my side Cradling me in your embrace. You have become An absolute Part of me; Entwined with...
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I Have a Friend

The Power of Connection I have a friend I often call when nothing’s going right Their words give strength and courage to face another night....
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An Open Letter to My Doctors

"Please don't give up on me!" I find that thought going round and round in my head every time a doctor's appointment is pending. It's...
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Some Migraine Questions May  Not Have Easy Answers

Some questions are simply not easy to answer, and it’s strange to me that for some reason this is a cause of stress. I want...
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You are MORE than Enough

When Motherhood & Migraine Collide I’ve always loved Mother’s Day – from the time I was a child all the way through to now when...
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An Insurmountable Task?

A Mountain Where the Peak is Always Out of Reach The realization that I’m not alone in my migraine journey has been a life-saver for...
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The End of the Line? Part 2

Part 2: Lessons Learned in an Intensive Multi-Disciplinary Pain Program With six weeks of the program under my belt I’m finally able to see the...
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Travelling with Migraine – The Perfect Storm?

I was pondering the things in life that so many people take for granted that are just not that simple for someone who lives with...
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