by Kristen Estep | Feb 3, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective, stigma
Written by Deborah Bloom, for Chronic Migraine Awareness Inc. How do you feel before seeing a new neurologist or headache specialist? What thoughts go through your head as you anticipate going to meet a new neurologist or headache specialist? For me it had become...
by Kristen Estep | Feb 1, 2020 | Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Written by Nicole Safran presented by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. When I heard a new migraine abortive drug class, gepants, was approved by the FDA, I was ecstatic. An abortive is a medication used to stop a migraine attack after one has begun. Like many, I’ve...
by Kristen Estep | Jan 26, 2020 | Get Real About Migraine, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Originally seen on Migraine Musings, Written by Lois Clauss, Presented by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. A migraine giveth and it taketh away. It giveth you pain beyond your wildest dreams and taketh away your life, leaving you with no dreams. A recent new...
by Kristen Estep | Jan 25, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Migraine Community, Patient Perspective
On January 23, 2020 the ICER review board met in a public meeting, along with doctors and patient advocates to determine the efficacy and availability of the newest class of migraine medications. There was much testimony given about the patient trials and results of...
by Kristen Estep | Jan 6, 2020 | Get Real About Migraine, Mental Health and Migraine, Migraine Community, Patient Perspective
Originally seen on SparklyAura.com Written by Kristen Estep Do you ever get a little bit cocky when you are feeling well? I know I do. Sometimes when you are feeling good, you almost forget about the beast. I get glimpses of my old life, my life before chronic...
