Pretending
“Pretending to be happy when you’re in pain is just an example of how strong you are as a person.” When I first came across that quotation on Facebook, I wrote a rather clumsy post about it. Once the anger wore off, I was able…
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No Treatment is Guaranteed Forever (But I Really Hope it Lasts)
Like an athlete who knows all the clichés to tell the press, I say all the right things about my recent migraine reprieve. The improvement may not last… I’m taking it day by day… No treatment is guaranteed to work forever… Sometimes I even believe…
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Remembering Pain (with Awe & Amazement)
People say that humans can’t remember the physical sensation of a painful event after it has happened. We can remember the emotional and cognitive experiences, but not the actual physical pain. I can’t find solid evidence for whether this commonly held belief is true, but…
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Opioids Under-Prescribed Due to Addiction Fears?
Fear of Addiction Means Chronic Pain Goes Untreated, according to an NPR story that aired last weekend. While there’s definitely truth to the headline, it obscures the nuances of physicians’ reluctance to prescribe opioids (a.k.a narcotics) for chronic pain in general and headache disorders specifically…
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Let-Down Headaches & Migraines
Have you ever gotten through a super-stressful time without a headache or migraine only to be knocked out by one when the stress lets up? Although this is a pretty common phenomenon among people with headache disorders, the evidence has mostly been anecdotal. In a…