Tag: headaches
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Identifying Your Migraine Triggers: A Guide
Let’s talk about triggers! I’m not talking about the things that make you want to throw your coffee mug across the room—although we’ve all had those moments! I mean the sneaky little gremlins that make your migraine attacks go from zero to “I need a dark room and a prayer” faster than you can say,…
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Make it visible
I’m going to tell you a little something. It is important to me and something that should be discussed and not ignored. This isn’t a complaint. Or whining. But here I am. I look fine. Like nothing hurts, a regular selfie, but you can’t see my migraine attack right? What would happen if I stopped…
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Dear migraine, just NO.
Migraine is a neurological disease that affects everyone differently and currently has no cure. The symptoms vary from person to person but the most common symptoms are severe head pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and some numbness and tingling. The most intense symptom is probably the unstoppable throbbing head pain. At least 90%…
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The M-eye-graine
It’s June already. Yup It seems like every time I blink, years go by. So much is happening everywhere that it flashes by. Am I the only one feeling this way? Since we hit June already, It is Migraine and headache awareness month. According to the National Headache Foundation, it is the 4th most common…
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Don’t take the little things for granted.
Today I got my trimonthly 40 injections and they did not go well this time. I’ve been going through something new that I haven’t really talked about. But it’s tremendously painful. A new diagnosis we are still trying to figure out a good treatment. Although, today’s injections affected it greatly. The whole point of the…
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Migraine Buddy and you should be best buddies
We already know that having migraines is tough. While there are different ones, and the symptoms vary, they all have one thing in common….they are excruciating! Sometimes we don’t know what our triggers are, how long they last, or what type of pain it is or where it began. Trying to remember all the details…
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What I do.
How many of you have rough days while training for a race? Or just don’t want to go out for that run because the weather just isn’t ideal, or you just simply aren’t in the mood? We have all been there. Some of you have braved it and gone out there in some crazy conditions…
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Migraines, 90% of us suffer from them. Here’s an option to battle them.
Raise your hand if you have ever had a migraine in your life? It keeps you locked in a dark room, no noise for days at a time. I know many, if not all of you have had this happen at least once. A migraine can cause severe throbbing pain or pulsing sensation, usually on…
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The Mighty
Being a chronic pain sufferer, it can be tough to find support. Or even finding someone who understands what you are going through. Trying to explain what you deal with on a daily basis to someone who has no idea is tough. Your family and friends can sometimes feel helpless and don’t know what to…
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Light breeze, colored leaves
With another month down, going into my favorite time of year, I can’t be more excited!!! Fall time in Florida may not be as beautiful or as noticeable being that our palm tree’s don’t change color! But I love the change in the weather. It gets cooler, the heat isn’t killer and it has my…
Empire Unleashed 