If you’re someone who’s ever had to juggle unpredictable migraines with a thyroid condition, welcome to the club. I used to think my migraines were just bad luck—until I noticed they flared up around the same time my thyroid labs went haywire. I didn’t connect the dots right away, but once I started digging into…
Chest pain is scary. There’s really no other way to say it. I remember sitting at my desk one afternoon, feeling this tight, nagging pain right in the center of my chest. For a split second, I thought, “Is this it? Is this a heart attack?” I was in my early 30s, relatively healthy, no…
Ever lay back under a clear night sky, ready to soak in the stars, only to get distracted by those annoying little floaty specks dancing across your vision? Yeah, same here. There’s something oddly frustrating about trying to enjoy a peaceful stargazing moment and suddenly noticing tiny shadows drifting around like they own the place….
For the longest time, I couldn’t figure out why my back always felt stiff in the early morning and weirdly again around mid-evening—even though I wasn’t doing anything physically demanding. I chalked it up to age, posture, stress, maybe my mattress. But after talking to a physical therapist and diving into sleep and neuroscience rabbit…
Let me tell you, I didn’t think much of it at first. A slight throb, maybe some fogginess – just one of those off days, right? But when the headaches started showing up on a near schedule after I got my hormonal IUD, I had to dig deeper. Turns out, I’m not the only one…
I’ve lived with autoimmune back issues for over a decade now, and I’ve noticed something odd—something I never saw coming. Whenever there’s a full moon, it feels like someone turned up the volume on my symptoms. My back stiffness tightens, the aches deepen, and I sometimes even feel like I’ve aged 10 years overnight. At…
I still remember sitting in my gynecologist’s office, trying to make sense of why my head was pounding yet again. At that point, I had no idea that Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) could be a major trigger behind the debilitating migraines I had battled for years. Turns out, I wasn’t alone—there’s a growing body of…
There was a time I couldn’t make it through the day without worrying if a migraine was about to crash my plans—usually at the worst time possible. If you’re a woman navigating the rollercoaster of hormones, chances are you’ve noticed the connection between your cycle and those brain-splitting headaches. I didn’t always understand what was…
I’ll never forget the first time I noticed them. I was at my graduation, tears of joy welling up as my name was called—and then, bam. Little threads or translucent squiggles dancing in my field of vision. At first, I thought it was just the lighting or maybe all the emotion. But nope, those were…