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Coping (or Not) without Medication
I’m about at the end of my rope. For the past three weeks, I’ve had a migraine almost every single day. If it’s not there when I get up in the morning, it’s there by 3 p.m. By 6, I can barely eat...
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Falling Victim to Our Own Bad Habits
Last week, I posted a blog bemoaning my increasingly frequent (and increasingly painful) migraine attacks. I mentioned that I was unsure what to do and how to handle a ramped up cycle like the one I’ve...
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Tales from the Trenches: The Ever-Elusive “Right” Migraine Doctor
My migraine adventure began sometime in late 2007. I don’t know how long the migraine had persisted before I realized it wasn’t going away, but at some point I decided to see a doctor. At the time, I...
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The Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge 2012: Quotation Inspiration
This is my first writing prompt for the WEGO Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge. The first post was technically due yesterday, but as some of my readers may have realized, I’ve been rather absent...
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Why I Write About Migraines
Migraine disease is largely invisible. Yes, my husband can (usually) tell if I’m getting one by the pained expression on my face and the irritable tone in my voice, but by and large it is an invisible...
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Chronic Migraines and Pregnancy
Information about migraines and pregnancy is hard to come by. Most books on migraine rarely touch the topic except to say that if you become pregnant your migraines may get better, get worse, or stay...
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Soon-to-be Nursing Mama’s Migraine Toolkit Wish List
As I lay on my bed last night, suffering with a level eight migraine and wanting to throw my head against a wall, I realized something important: my migraine toolkit is going to need a serious upgrade...
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Early Second Trimester Migraines
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about chronic migraines and pregnancy in which I expressed my hopes that my migraines would get better as I entered the second trimester. So far, those hopes have...
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Some Relief in the Second Half of the Second Trimester
I’ve been pretty silent over the last six weeks or so, and I apologize for that. At first, I was still reeling from high-intensity migraines almost every day of the week. I also was completely...
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With the Dawn of the Third Trimester, Migraines Return
I entered my third trimester of pregnancy last Friday, and within days my migraines returned. Those of you who have been following this blog may remember that I spent my first trimester primarily in...
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It Can’t Hurt to be Prepared
My son will be born sometime in the next seven weeks, and I’m anxiously attempting to get everything ready. My husband, bless him, has dealt well with a wife whose ideas of preparation include making...
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Times They Are A Changing
This week, my life changes. Forever. Seems dramatic, I know, but the truth remains: This week marks the arrival of two major changes that will drastically affect my life every day for the next 10 to 20...
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Migraines and the Changing Seasons
March kicked my butt. Seriously. Austin is infamous for its extreme weather changes and its year-round allergies. Time between seasons is the worst, and this March was particularly painful. At 8 a.m....
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Migraine Superheros: Migraine Awareness Month #2
As is so often the case these days, I’m running a day behind. I had planned to post a blog every day this month in honor of Migraine Awareness Month and the Migraine and Headache Awareness Month Blog...
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Overcoming Setbacks: Migraine Awareness Month #4
Living with migraines can be disheartening. Too often, the disease ruins our plans and makes us feel like we can’t accomplish our goals. On those days, it can be difficult to pick ourselves up out of...
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Finding Happiness with Migraines
Living with migraine disease isn’t only about dealing with pain, nausea, fatigue, and other physical symptoms. It’s also about handling the accompanying emotional and mental challenges. In my new...
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Returning Fertility, Returning #Migraines
My son is almost 10 months old, and though I am still nursing him about every two hours, my monthly cycles have finally returned. For many women, this would simply mean returning fertility. For me, it...
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Melatonin for #Migraine Prevention
I was finally reviewing my backlogged RSS feeds this afternoon (after months and months of being too tired to even glance at them), and I came across a wonderful post by Diana Lee on Migraine.com about...
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January #Migraine Blog Round Up
I can’t believe it’s already February! I’m still catching up on my 2013 to-do list, and here it is almost Valentine’s Day. Thankfully, I recently hired a mother’s helper for a few hours per week, so...
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March #Migraine Blog Round Up
March was a slightly busier month than February (at least here at The Migraine Chronicles), but I have to admit – more happened than I had the chance to write about. Hopefully, April will see that...
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