Stealth Attack
It sneaks up, so quiet that I don’t know it’s there. It bullies my body until I awaken, dizzy, nauseated and gasping in pain. My only choice is to go back to sleep, but it’s never a restful sleep. If I’m lucky, I’ll wake in…
menstrually associated migraine
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Your Headache Stories: From Erin
Erin, who blogs at Through the Eyes of a Migraine and has recently hinted that she’s pregnant, shares her story: On October 31, 1994 I was getting ready to go out trick-or-treating when I started feeling something that I had never felt before. I was…
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Migraine and Estrogen Officially Linked
A review of 643 unique journal articles related to estrogen and migraine establishes that the two are indeed linked. My initial reaction to this was “duh,” but stating the fact so plainly helps legitimize further clinical research on the topic. The article concludes: Epidemiological, pathophysiological,…
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Misery and Maybe Menstrual Migraines
“I’m about to get out of the bathtub, but I’m not sure if I can stand up. If I can I’ll come pick you up. Let me call you back in a couple minutes.” That was my end of the conversation when Hart asked me…