Tag Archives: Migraines

    So, you’re looking for a present for a really great friend who gets migraines, but you’re not sure what to buy…and afraid to give the wrong thing. Or, maybe you suffer from migraines yourself, and you want to send a message to some of your close friends, before they go out and buy […]

    Migraine pain affects nearly one million people in the United States every year.  Most of these people go to hospital emergency rooms seeking relief.  Despite the availability of remedies, drugs, and migraine clinics, severe migraine headaches remain an unresolved medical issue for millions of people. For most people, trial and error, by using […]

    This holiday season; surprise somebody suffering from migraines with a gift that really keeps on giving…the following migraine self-help books, natural headache remedies, pain management tools, and migraine awareness apparel are just one click away, on Amazon.com. Best gifts for migraine patients Sure, you can give a fruitcake or a necktie…but if you’re […]

    Are you satisfied with your current chronic headache medicine? If not, join the club. Many chronic migraine patients would like to try natural ingredients, but either don’t know how or are too intimidated to take that first leap of faith.  But with help from your headache specialist, you can join the increasing number of […]

    Four cheers for alternative medicine: Recently, migraine specialists from all over the US met with the American Academy of Neurology to discuss the most effective tactics for migraine management, and included in their recommendations were four natural migraine ingredients magnesium, butterbur, riboflavin, and coenzyme Q10. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Chronic Pain […]

    People have a lot of theories on ways to relieve migraine headaches, and while some work, many are based on misconceptions about migraines.  In coping with chronic headaches, it’s important to be able to sift the facts from the fiction. Here are 15 common fallacies about migraines: Migraine Myth #1: Migraines are just […]

    Migraine headaches strike millions of migraineurs, but many people don’t understand why they occur or how to stop the debilitating migraine attacks.  Here are some of the top FAQ’s regarding migraine headaches. 1) What are migraine headaches? Migraines are a debilitating neurological illness that involves the nerve muscles and blood vessels in your […]

    Let’s face it- Chronic migraines and housekeeping just don’t belong in the same sentence.  How are you supposed to keep your kitchen spic and span when your head is pounding like a jackhammer and you think you might vomit?  You can’t, and that’s okay.  If you suffer from chronic illness like migraine headaches, […]

    With migraines, your head often feels like a battle zone.  If you suffer migraines and Meniere’s disease, it can feel like WWIII.  Blinding headaches, throbbing ears, constant ear ringing, sharp pain in the eyes, dizziness, and vomiting are enough to make you want to raise the white flag.  What’s the connection between tinnitus […]

    Migraine art exhibits are hard to watch; sometimes gruesome, always disturbing migraine art portrayals of migraine symptoms like migraine aura, excruciating migraine headaches, and stomach-clenching nausea allow migraineurs to give skeptics a glimpse into their struggles with chronic pain. Migraine stigma affects everybody “If only you could see what migraines feel like, you […]