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When Is a Headache More Than Just a Headache?
Read More: When Is a Headache More Than Just a Headache?A dull, steady ache. Tightness or pressure on both sides of the head. If these symptoms sound familiar — you’re not alone. Tension headaches are the most common type of headache. About 3 out of 4 people in the U.S. experience tension headaches at some point in their lives. And women are more likely to…
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Jessie James Decker Opens Up About Living With Migraine
Read More: Jessie James Decker Opens Up About Living With MigraineJessie James Decker recalls walking out onto the stage to headline her own concert when a migraine attack hit. “Every note I sang felt like my head was going to explode,” she said. “It was awful.” This was just one of many times when Decker recalls feeling like she had no choice but to power…
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Migraine Toolkit
Read More: Migraine ToolkitIf you or someone close to you has migraine disease, you may already know that it’s more than “just a headache.” Many people think of migraine as a severe headache, but migraine is actually a neurological condition with many different symptoms. Yes, the most common symptom of a migraine attack is head pain, which can…
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I’ve Lived with Migraine Since Childhood. Advocacy Helps Me Fight Through the Pain.
Read More: I’ve Lived with Migraine Since Childhood. Advocacy Helps Me Fight Through the Pain.As told to Shannon Shelton Miller Even though I was eight when I was officially diagnosed with migraine, I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have severe headaches. My sensitivity to the lights and sounds in elementary school led to sudden severe headaches, nausea and vomiting. I’d also get terrible headaches playing at recess…
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Migraine Resource Guide
Read More: Migraine Resource GuideMigraine disease can affect all aspects of your life. And knowing where to turn for help can be difficult. We’ve put together a list of resources to help you get started. American Migraine Foundation Association of Migraine Disorders National Headache Foundation The Migraine Trust HealthyWomen offers these resources for information purposes only. We do not…
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La perimenopausia y el trastorno de migrañas
Read More: La perimenopausia y el trastorno de migrañasEnglish Junio es el Mes de Concientización de Migrañas y Dolores de Cabeza. + Flipbook text Slide 1 La perimenopausia y el trastorno de migrañas Descubre cómo los síntomas de la perimenopausia pueden cambiar tus episodios de migrañas Slide 2 La perimenopausia podría afectar la forma en que experimentas el trastorno de migrañas …
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How to Support a Loved One During a Migraine Attack
Read More: How to Support a Loved One During a Migraine AttackJune is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. + Flipbook text Slide 2: More than “just a headache” Migraine is a disabling disease that affects over 40 million people each year in the U.S. Women are 3x more likely to have migraine disease than men. It can make even the simplest tasks impossible. Why are…
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Perimenopause and Migraine Disease
Read More: Perimenopause and Migraine DiseaseJune is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. + Flipbook text Slide 1 Perimenopause and Migraine Disease Find out how perimenopause symptoms can change your migraine attacks Slide 2 Perimenopause can affect how you experience migraine disease You may have a migraine attack for the first time Your symptoms could get worse Your symptoms could get…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Migraine Treatments
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Migraine TreatmentsMigraine attacks aren’t just head pain. They’re part of migraine disease, a neurologic disorder, and they involve a wide variety of symptoms that can include intense headache attacks, particularly occurring on one side of the head; sensitivity to light, sounds and smells; tingling or numbness in your arms and/or legs, mood changes and intense fatigue,…
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Your Migraine Attacks Might Be Affecting Your Mental Health
Read More: Your Migraine Attacks Might Be Affecting Your Mental HealthWhen Stephanie Weaver plans a vacation, her very first thought is, “What if I get a migraine attack?” The possibility causes her so much anxiety that she goes over a game plan with her therapist in case it happens. She packs multiple medications, a hat to shield her eyes from bright lights and Ziploc bags…
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Pasé años sin tener idea que mis episodios épicos de migrañas estaban relacionados con mi ciclo menstrual
Read More: Pasé años sin tener idea que mis episodios épicos de migrañas estaban relacionados con mi ciclo menstrualEnglish Junio es el Mes Nacional de Concientización de Migrañas y Dolores de Cabeza. Tal como lo relataron a Nicole Audrey Spector Estaba en la universidad cuando tuve mi primer episodio de migrañas. Fue tan grave que me tumbó por tres días. El segundo día, me encerré en un cuarto oscuro, donde vomité sin parar…
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For Years, I Had No Idea My Epic Migraine Attacks Were Tied to My Menstrual Cycle
Read More: For Years, I Had No Idea My Epic Migraine Attacks Were Tied to My Menstrual CycleEspañol June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. As told to Nicole Audrey Spector I was in college when I had my first migraine attack. It was so severe it knocked me out for three days. On the second day, I shut myself away in a dark room, where I was vomiting nonstop and…
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8 Types of Migraine Attacks
Read More: 8 Types of Migraine AttacksMedically reviewed by Rashmi B. Halker Singh, M.D., FAHS, FAAN + Infographic text 39 million people in the U.S. have migraine disease – and it’s 3x more common in women than men. Most people with the disease get 2-4 migraine attacks/month on average. Types of migraine Migraine without aura This is sometimes called common migraine…
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How to Create a Migraine-Friendly Workplace
Read More: How to Create a Migraine-Friendly Workplace+ Flipbook text Slide 1 Creating a migraine-friendly workplace It’s not easy to do your job with a migraine, but there are things you and your employer can do to help. Here’s how to ask for what you need when dealing with migraine attacks at work. Slide 2 Know your rights Migraine attacks that have…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Migraine Disease
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Migraine DiseaseA migraine attack is more than just a headache. Migraine disease can be a total-body experience, and the triggers and symptoms of migraine attacks are highly individual. HealthyWomen spoke with Maureen Moriarty, DNP, associate professor of nursing at Marymount University’s Malek School of Nursing, about this common but commonly misunderstood disease. The good news? Attacks…
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Self-Care for Migraine Attacks – You Don’t Have to Suffer
Read More: Self-Care for Migraine Attacks – You Don’t Have to SufferRetired registered nurse Michelle Clapham was 11 or 12 when she started experiencing migraine attacks, about six months after she started getting her period. “I told my mom and she explained that many women in her side of the family had them,” Clapham said. “When I have a migraine, it feels like my head is…
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After Years of Suffering, I Got to the Root of My Migraine Attacks and Am Finally Free of Them
Read More: After Years of Suffering, I Got to the Root of My Migraine Attacks and Am Finally Free of ThemAs told to Nicole Audrey Spector It started right after I graduated from law school. Piercing pain — not a throb but a shooting knife from one side of my head down to my shoulder. Sometimes it was so bad I’d throw up. Sometimes I’d be bedridden in darkness for days, wide awake in agony.…
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Botox. It’s Not Just for Beauty Anymore.
Read More: Botox. It’s Not Just for Beauty Anymore.When you hear the word “Botox,” what comes to mind? Beauty? Needles? If so, you’re spot on. Botox injections are most commonly used as a cosmetic procedure to help smooth out wrinkles by temporarily “freezing” muscles or blocking certain nerves. Think: Foreheads with no wrinkles and eyes with no crows feet. But the benefits of…
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A New Device Can Help Healthcare Providers Treat Migraine Attacks
Read More: A New Device Can Help Healthcare Providers Treat Migraine AttacksBrittany Barreto, Ph.D., is a podcaster, an entrepreneur, and a molecular and human geneticist. (In other words, she’s really smart.) Read her column here each month to learn about what’s happening in the world of technology and innovation in women’s health. The last time Jenny had a migraine attack, she had a much different experience…
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A Perfect Storm Migraine Attack Revealed the Limits of My “Push Through the Pain” Philosophy
Read More: A Perfect Storm Migraine Attack Revealed the Limits of My “Push Through the Pain” PhilosophyAs told to Erica Rimlinger It was the big day: my first Zoom event at my new job. I woke up with my mind buzzing with details. I set my intention: I’d create a safe space for everyone in the breakout room I was moderating and the event would be a success. I jumped right…
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Botox and Migraine: What You Need to Know
Read More: Botox and Migraine: What You Need to KnowJune is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month.Medically reviewed by Dr. Rashmi B. Halker Singh You’ve heard of Botox as a cosmetic procedure — but did you know that Botox is also used as a treatment for several medical conditions, including migraine disease? We wanted to learn more about how Botox can help with this…
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Can Migraine Attacks Be Triggered?
Read More: Can Migraine Attacks Be Triggered?Medically reviewed by Dr. Rashmi B. Halker Singh June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month.
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Are Vitamin and Mineral Infusions Worth the Hype?
Read More: Are Vitamin and Mineral Infusions Worth the Hype?Medically reviewed by Dr. Lisa Larkin Have you seen celebrities boasting about the benefits of vitamin and mineral infusions on social media? Also known as hydration therapy or IV therapy, these infusions deliver high quantities of vitamins and minerals directly into the bloodstream using an intravenous (IV) drip. So why are Adele, Rihanna, Madonna and…
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Can Acupuncture Help?
Read More: Can Acupuncture Help?After Julia Métraux was left with chronic pain after a car accident, a pain specialist suggested she try acupuncture to ease her symptoms. Though she’d never considered acupuncture as a medical treatment before, Julia decided to try it and saw an acupuncturist weekly for two months. Julia was relieved when her full-body pain eased and…
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Finding My Birth Mother Changed My Life — and the Way I Manage My Health Care
Read More: Finding My Birth Mother Changed My Life — and the Way I Manage My Health CareWhen I was a child, my stepmother told me I had another pair of parents who lived up a beanstalk. My mother had tried to plant her seeds in the soil, but a baby never grew, so my dad and mom climbed the stalk and asked my parents if they could spare a child. “Can…
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Chronic conditions, chronic pain, Headache & migraine, Health disparities, Medication safety, Migraine, Opioid use disorder, Pain, Pain management, Policy, Prescription drugs
Breaking Barriers to Pain Treatment
Read More: Breaking Barriers to Pain TreatmentTen years ago, Jaime Sanders launched The Migraine Diva, a blog to chronicle her experiences as a young Black woman living with chronic migraine headaches. Her vulnerability and transparency about her life — including battles with chronic pain, depression and anxiety, along with managing a household that includes her husband and children — garnered a…
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Living with Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions
Read More: Living with Chronic Overlapping Pain ConditionsIn 1999, Lisa Schmidt went to see her doctor about headaches. But instead of diagnosing the migraine headaches Schmidt believed she was experiencing, the doctor thought she had a temporomandibular disorder (TMD, also commonly referred to as TMJ). He referred her to an orthodontist who could make a dental splint for her jaw. The splint…
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We Need to Raise Awareness of Women’s Migraine Disease in the Workplace
Read More: We Need to Raise Awareness of Women’s Migraine Disease in the WorkplaceI have a nursing colleague who works in the hospital nursery. She loves caring for the babies and their mothers, but going to work used to literally make her sick. That’s because she suffers from migraine disease, and the fluorescent lights in the nursery trigger her headaches. Before she was diagnosed and found a treatment…
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Chronic conditions, chronic pain, Headache & migraine, Health care, Health disparities, Migraine, Pain, Pain management, Policy
Suffering From Chronic Pain as a Black Woman
Read More: Suffering From Chronic Pain as a Black WomanEvery time Jaime Sanders visits an urgent care clinic, she makes sure she brings the three-ring binder that details her comprehensive medical care plan, including lists of medications, allergies and records of past doctors’ visits. Sanders knows she’s never guaranteed to find doctors who will take her migraine pain seriously and carries the binder as…
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How I Found New Relief With Migraine Disease
Read More: How I Found New Relief With Migraine DiseaseI’ve lived with migraine for most of my life. The attacks started when I was 10 years old and plagued me throughout my teens. It’s difficult to describe how terrible and debilitating they were. I missed many days of school, sleepover parties and days lost during family vacations. I can remember being so sick and…
