by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Jun 14, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, MHAM2021, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Hana Lewis for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc.Perhaps, like me, you’ve heard your neurologist say “it’s the way you’re made. You just have to learn to live with it.” I’ve seen their glazed expressions and even a shrug or two. Saying “I feel desperate” or...
by Kristen Estep | Jun 12, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Covid-19, Mental Health and Migraine, MHAM2021, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
June 12, 2021 Originally posted on MHAM and shared with Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. What was your world like prior to March 2020? Were you working outside of your home? Getting together with friends and family? Going to sporting events, concerts, parties?...
by Kristen Estep | May 25, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Get Real About Migraine, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Kristen Estep for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. As I look back to my youth, I can honestly say that I have always had depression and anxiety, I just did not know it. In the 70’s and 80’s no one talked about these things, so I had no idea why I felt the...
by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | May 15, 2021 | Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Patient Perspective
Written by Judith Flanagan (United Advocacy Australia) for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. This year I am turning 41 years old, and I have lived with migraine for thirty-four of those years. As you can imagine, migraine has most definitely affected my mental health....
by Kristen Estep | Apr 13, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Disparity in Healthcare, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Kristen Estep for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc The dictionary defines inclusive as; Including or covering all of the services, facilities or items normally expected or required.Not excluding any of the parties or groups involved in something.Aiming to...
by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Mar 15, 2021 | Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Stephanie for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc I have started writing this so many times. It is so hard to put into words how disabling migraine attack is, without it sounding like a bad headache. I thought long and hard about how I would explain it in this...
by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Mar 6, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Disparity in Healthcare, Get Real About Migraine, Health Professional's Perspective, Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, stigma
Written by Yadira Ramos for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. Once I turned 30, my migraine attacks became worse. There was a period when I would get them every single day. Back then, I was only working night shifts at the hospital. Little did I know that sleep...
by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Feb 23, 2021 | Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. would like to thank Dolores for her contribution to our blog. My name is Dolores and I have been living with migraine since the age of five. I am now 47. Over the years I have tried just about every treatment available; chiropractor,...
by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Feb 12, 2021 | Advocacy and Migraine, Disparity in Healthcare, Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Written by Ronetta Stokes for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. As I look back on last month and reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I think back to the,” I Have a Dream Speech”, the marches for equality, and all of the famous quotes. One of Dr. Martin Luther King...
by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. | Feb 9, 2021 | Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Written by Tammy Berg for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc My first experience with migraine was around the age of twenty-five (not sure about migraine and all they entailed) I went to the hospital. I was given my first shot of Demerol. For the next couple of years, I...
