Tag: #chronicmigraine
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My life with Migraine
Written by Emily Bregal for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. I was once a person that only knew the term headache as most people do. I did not know what was actually about to happen. I always have had headaches growing up. As a child in the Caribbean, fun in the sun is a must. Around…
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Connecting to Migraine Communities
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? Enjoying a meal out with friends/family? Going on vacations? Business trips? Walking around…
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Migraine and Mental Health
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. It has definitely affected my ability to spend long hours working and…
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Migraine and Racial Disparity
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 Jr.’s quote that stayed with me is…
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My Twenty Year Migraine…
Written by Melissa Bearden for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. I’m Melissa, and I’ve been living with one constant (yes, 24/7 and non-stop) migraine attack for just under 20 years. I had bacterial spinal meningitis (the Haemophilus influenzae type B or HIB strain) with lots of complications when I was a toddler and almost died, it was 13 months before…
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Reyvow; Two Sides of the Same Coin
Written by Jennifer Ross, Tanya L Stewart and Kristen Estep Jennifer was truly kind to share her experience with migraine and medication with us. She states she lives with chronic migraine and has some level of migraine pain every day for 44 years. Migraine disease has progressed over her lifetime and she is now disabled…
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Ubrelvy Is Not Perfect, But It Is Close Enough.
Written by Brandy Garcia I have lived with the ups and downs of chronic migraine for over fifteen years. As you can imagine I have tried numerous preventative and abortive medications. But today I am going to talk about a new medication my father told me about. My father is also a migraine sufferer…
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Nurtec; Failure and Success Stories
Written by Kristen Estep with contributors; Jenny Jacobs, Nicole Atkins, Jodie Gregg and Jennifer Cook As we all can attest to, migraine treatments that work for some of us, may not work for others. I am bringing you both a failure and success story regarding Nurtec, a new acute migraine medication. My call to action…
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Migraine commercials :
Written by Kelly McCarthy for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. Is it just me, or does anyone else cringe every time they see an ad for a new migraine medication. An attractive 30 year old woman is working for a very prestigious company. She’s got a corner office with windows and a presentation to give. Suddenly,…
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My First Migraine Attack
Written by Donna Kobayashi, first seen on MyBeautifulMigraine.blog and shared with Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. Migraine has always been a part of my life. So when I was asked about my first migraine experience, I had to think a bit. When was my first memory of this neurological “storm?” And then I stumbled across a…
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