Posts Tagged ‘migraine awareness’
Growing Up with Migraine: Trying to Fit In and Appear Normal
When you’re young, the thing you want most, the thing you strive for most, is to fit in. In our childhoods, we dress the way we’re told is cool, we act the way we see our peers act, we carry ourselves the way we deem to be the status quo. As we journey into adolescence…
Read MoreMigraine Behind The Mask: Myth, Truth, Action
Myth – Truth – ACTION! Every year in June, Migraine and Headache Awareness Month (MHAM), people with migraine and other headache disorders come together to raise awareness about these debilitating diseases. The 2024 MHAM theme is Myth, Truth, ACTION. For our annual awareness project, Migraine Behind the Mask, members of the Migraine Meanderings community volunteer…
Read MoreFostering Empathy in a Migraine-Filled Relationship
How Can We Foster Empathy in a Migraine-Filled Relationship? Do either you or your partner suffer from migraine attacks, or perhaps even both of you? It’s not uncommon, given that over 42 million live with migraine in the US alone. Like any physical or mental disability, migraine can bring a new layer to your relationship.…
Read MoreInsurance Delays and Denials Impact Patient Access to Migraine Treatment
How Insurance Barriers Impact Migraine Treatment Access Migraine is a complex neurological disease that affects more than 42 million people in the United States alone. Approximately 5 million people in the US have chronic migraine, meaning they have 15 migraine/headache days a month or more. Migraine disease is so much more than “just a headache.”…
Read MoreBeyond Medication: Sleep and the Migraine Brain
If ever there was a tale of a complicated relationship, it is the story of sleep and the migraine brain. Get too much sleep, and you will likely trigger an attack. Get too little, and you are also likely to trigger an attack. Feel tired and take a nap, and yet again that can trigger an attack. Fatigue is a highly common and debilitating symptom among those with migraine, and yet many report migraine wakes them up and is the cause of not getting enough sleep. To complicate matters even more, for many, sleep is often the only thing that relieves the pain of a bad attack, and getting quality sleep at night has been shown to reduce head pain. So how do we navigate this ever so complicated relationship?
Read MoreFinding Answers: Taking Control of Chronic Migraine
Managing migraine day-to-day requires constant effort, no matter how long you’ve lived with migraine disease. People with chronic migraine – defined as a minimum of 15 migraine/headache days per month – may find this especially challenging. Not everyone has access to a certified migraine specialist. Very few people with chronic migraine receive a proper diagnosis and…
Read MoreManaging Migraine at Work: Strategies for Success
According to the American Headache Society, nearly 113 million workdays are lost each year due to migraine. The work environment can be full of migraine triggers that we cannot control. So what is the best way to manage migraine at work? Identify Migraine Triggers at Work The first step in preventing and/or reducing migraine at…
Read MoreDo You Have an Individual Exercise Plan?
“I was a marathon runner until my migraine became intractable and chronic daily. I lived to run. It was my physical and psychological outlet. Then…boom…it came to a screeching halt. I began walking, which soon became my lifeline. That is until 2 years ago when I developed vestibular migraine and had 3 serious falls while…
Read MoreMigraine Myths: Migraine Is (Not) The Same For Everyone
We often hear people say that they didn’t realize they had migraine because their “headaches aren’t as bad as other people’s.” Sadly, we also hear people telling others that they “don’t really have migraine” for the same reason. However, it is a myth that migraine is the same for everyone; migraine is better considered as…
Read MoreMigraine Behind the Mask: Making a Difference Together
What Does Migraine Look Like For You? Every year, Migraine Meanderings asks our migraine community to participate in the Migraine Behind the Mask awareness campaign. This migraine advocacy campaign aims to help people without migraine better understand what life with migraine is like. Migraine is a highly stigmatized disease, and our campaign lets people with…
Read MoreMigraine & Headache Awareness Month: Making a Difference Together
Migraine and Headache Awareness Month (MHAM), held each June in the U.S., is a vital opportunity for the migraine advocacy community, patients, health care providers, and pharmaceutical companies to make a difference together. It is incredibly encouraging each year to see organizations and individuals pull together both by creating materials and helping share them, and…
Read MoreMigraine Myths – Migraine Can Be Stopped Or Cured By…
Are people always giving you advice on how to manage your migraine attacks? Does any of this advice include old wives’ tale remedies for migraine? A wide variety of old wives’ tales exist about how to relieve or even cure migraine. Many of us are desperate enough to try almost any treatment – no matter…
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