It was during last summer’s relentless heatwave that I realized how brutal extreme temperatures can be for people like me who suffer from migraines. You know the kind — pounding, pulsating head pain that no amount of hydration or air conditioning seems to soothe. If you’ve ever found yourself retreating to a dark room after…
If you’re like me and can predict a thunderstorm better than most weather apps, chances are you’ve experienced a migraine triggered by a sudden rise in barometric pressure. It’s not just a coincidence; the link between weather shifts—especially storm-induced pressure changes—and migraines is real and can be brutal. I used to think I was being…
Ever noticed how some people can predict a storm better than any weather app? Well, I’m one of those “human barometers.” Whenever the air pressure takes a nosedive, my head becomes a battlefield of throbbing pain. It’s not some weather superstition—it’s a storm-barometric-pressure-drop-migraine, and it’s as real as it gets. If you’re like me, you…
If you’ve ever had a pounding headache right before a storm rolls in or a sudden pressure shift, you’re definitely not imagining things. I used to think I was just “weather sensitive,” but the more I tracked my migraines, the more obvious the pattern became. That dreaded head pain would creep in every time the…