“The most important thing I’ve done to deal with migraines emotionally is to accept that I have them and will for the rest of my life.” That’s an excerpt from Larissa’s story of life with chronic migraine, which I shared last week. It registered with…
At 30 years old, Larissa has never been able to work full time due to chronic migraine. She still works when she can with an “extremely part-time job” that takes six hours a week and sells her beautiful knit goods on her Etsy shop, Purl Knitting. Larissa is also…
The migraine attack I’m in the middle of is mild. The pain is a 3, I’m only moderately fatigued, and my cognition is not impaired. Since those three symptoms are usually the most disabling for me, I should be able to do the work I…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Migraine 2. My migraine attack frequency is: 3-6 a week (for last 2 months, 7 days a week for 5 months before that, and 15-20 a month before that for years… I do remember a…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Migraine 2. My migraine attack frequency is: currently 4 episodes monthly; previous to botox and depo: 11-16 a month 3. I was diagnosed in: 2006 4. My comorbid conditions include: NONE 5. I get botox…