Ever felt like your migraine ended… but your body didn’t get the memo? Yeah, same here. That awful cloudiness, the crushing fatigue, and that weird sensation of just not being “right” — that’s not your imagination. It’s something called postdrome, often dubbed the migraine hangover. And trust me, it’s real, it’s draining, and it deserves…
If you’ve ever had a strange foggy feeling, fatigue, or weird sensitivity to light and sounds that lingers even though your headache never came — you’re not imagining it. I’ve had moments where I felt completely drained, like I had just run a mental marathon, but there was no classic migraine pain. It turns out,…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had this odd, almost indescribable sense of imbalance. Not the typical kind you feel after spinning in circles—this was different. It would come in waves, sometimes paired with a dull throbbing in my head or this odd pressure behind one eye. It wasn’t until years later that…
When my niece first described the world “spinning” around her—right in the middle of a normal afternoon play session—we honestly thought she was just being dramatic. But then it happened again. And again. It turned out, we weren’t alone. There’s a surprisingly under-discussed condition in kids called childhood benign paroxysmal vertigo (CBPV), and if you’re…
If you’ve ever felt that rollercoaster-style nausea creeping in after scrolling through your phone too long or riding as a passenger in a car, you’re not alone. I’ve been there—once during a winding mountain drive where the combo of twisty roads and a rising headache had me reaching for both the window and the nearest…
When the room spins but you’re not moving, and your head throbs like it’s caught in a storm, it’s more than just a headache—it’s a combination that many don’t even realize exists: migraine-associated vertigo. I’ve had migraines for years, and for the longest time, I thought the dizziness was just a side symptom. Turns out,…
Not all migraines come with the telltale throb. Some are sneakier—disrupting your vision without much (or any) head pain. I remember the first time I had one. I was in a meeting, and suddenly, this weird shimmering zigzag floated into my vision like a screensaver gone rogue. No headache. Just that. A few hours later,…
Have you ever had a migraine that just wouldn’t quit? Like, it overstayed its welcome by days — not just hours? I’ve been there. I once had what felt like a raging thunderstorm trapped in my skull for almost four straight days. Turns out, it wasn’t just a stubborn migraine—it was something far more relentless:…
If you’ve ever experienced a migraine that felt like more than just a headache—like your body short-circuited in a bizarre, unexplainable way—you might’ve run into something called a brainstem aura migraine. I remember the first time it happened to me, and I genuinely thought I was having a stroke. It started with vertigo so intense…