Symptoms
Migraine Symptoms: Prodrome Migraine
Migraine symptoms can be so tricky. I never know if I’m coming out of an attack or rolling into another. Understanding the timeline of a migraine attack is important although there are many overlapping symptoms before, during, and after a migraine attack. The migraine prodrome phase is where migraine symptoms begin. When thinking of the…
Chronic Daily Headaches: How Ferocious Attacks Derail my Mood and Life
I live with chronic daily headaches. For the last 3 weeks I have been in a migraine cycle from hell and with that comes daily persistent headache. Hell is the only place to describe it. I live with chronic migraine and even this rattled me. Here’s the thing I’d like to tell you about chronic…
EnviroKlenz: Air Purifier for Allergies
I was given the HVAC air cartridge by EnviroKlenz as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own. I am not influenced by the company. As a follow-up to Migraine and Allergies I have changed a few things…
Migraine Diagnosis: Where does that Lead you?
Your migraine diagnosis may be new, but the disease is not. Millions of people are diagnosed with migraine and every case is different. So what’s your diagnosis? What’s my diagnosis? What does it mean to be diagnosed and how does that help? Here’s my non-medical opinion. Migraine is a Spectrum Disorder I have a Master’s…
My Migraine Life 2016 Highlights
My Migraine Life 2016 highlights, time to reflect. My Migraine Life has become more than I could have ever imagined and helped so many this year! The feedback, comments, shares, and personal emails have touched my heart, THANK YOU!!! I have tried to give back as much as I’ve been given, and that’s a lot!…
What is the Spoonie Theory or the Spoon Theory?
I’ve heard of the spoonie theory or the spoon theory. But what is it? Actually, it’s the spoon theory and spoonies are people with chronic illnesses. I’ve learned what it means when people refer to spoons and chronic illness and apply it in my life with migraine. What is the Spoon Theory? The spoon theory…
Brain Fog, Brain Haze, Mommy Brain and Migraine
I live with pain haze, brain fog, mommy brain and migraine. It’s A LOT! Migraine I got a migraine after the 4th of July (which was not a surprise, I get a migraine on every holiday) that lasted a few days and was severe. I spent the remainder of my week recovering. So when I…
Stomachaches and Migraine: Abdominal Migraine
Stomachaches and migraine, I have always had severe nausea and vomiting with higher level migraine attacks. The pain becomes too much and my body just heaves in pain. This weekend was no exception. Lately I’ve had severe nausea with even my lighter daily migraine. I knew it wasn’t a virus and I knew it was…
Migraine Sugar Craving and Sugar Withdrawal Headache
One of the first signs, for me, that a migraine attack is coming is my migraine sugar craving. I have a lot of good habits that I follow every day to manage migraine. If I ignore the things I do to live preventively, I would probably be bedridden permanently. The list goes on and changes…
Pain and Symptom Free Life: Just a Dream
What would you do if your dream of a pain and symptom-free life? My dream of a pain and symptom-free life is a fantasy. The first thing I’d do is travel. I’d jump on a plane, not care what foods I packed and get off in a tropical location. It wouldn’t matter that the barometric…
