This post was updated at 12:40 p.m. PDT on April 19, 2016. What kind of long-term impact will taking migraine drugs have on my body? Am I trading a better present for more problems in the future? These and similar questions have flitted through my mind for years. I usually push them aside—I need these drugs to…
But is the diet helping??? I inadvertently edited out the answer to the question many of you were wondering when I wrote about the ketogenic diet for migraine last week. The answer is a resounding maybe. I have not achieved my primary goals—eating or drinking anything but water still triggers a migraine attack and I…
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 studying arts and cultural management in a part-time distance learning…
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 injections every 12 weeks for prevention and 100mg imitrex, 800mg…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Migraine. 2. My migraine attack frequency is: sometimes daily, at least five a month. Menstrual migraines too. 3. I was diagnosed in: 1989 4. My comorbid conditions include: IBS, low blood sugar, anxiety 5. I take Pizotifen and magnesium medications/supplements each day for prevention and…