Living with chronic migraines isn’t just about managing headaches—there’s this whole layer that people don’t talk about enough: the mental fog, memory slips, and trouble concentrating that sneak in and hijack your day. I’ve personally sat at my desk staring at a sentence I just wrote, wondering what I even meant. It’s not laziness or…
Let me tell you—when I first began dealing with what I thought were “just migraines,” I never imagined a simple shift in gut health would completely change how I experience them. Turns out, for a lot of us, there’s this sneaky connection between *candida overgrowth* and those relentless migraine flare-ups. It’s not just me either….
Stress is sneaky. It creeps in from work, relationships, the endless pings of notifications—and before you know it, your temples start to pound like a bass drum. I know it all too well. As someone who’s juggled tight deadlines and the occasional toddler meltdown, migraines became part of my life. But here’s the thing: managing…
I’ll never forget the first time a migraine hit me so hard, I couldn’t even remember why I opened the fridge. My head was pounding, sure—but the fog? That was worse. It was like trying to think through oatmeal. If you’ve ever had a migraine that left you struggling to focus or feeling “off” mentally,…
I used to think my morning latte was harmless—comforting, even. But after years of fighting unpredictable migraines, I started to question everything on my plate. One thing that kept showing up on my food log? Dairy. For anyone navigating migraines, figuring out what triggers them can feel like playing dietary detective. And while dairy doesn’t…
Skipping breakfast used to be my thing—more time in the morning, fewer calories, and supposedly better focus. But every time I tried intermittent fasting, boom—head pounding by mid-afternoon. I brushed it off for a while, thinking it was dehydration or caffeine withdrawal. It wasn’t until I started talking with my neurologist that I discovered the…
Ever wake up with your head pounding like you just partied all night, except you didn’t? I’ve been there. Opening your eyes in the morning and realizing a migraine beat your alarm to the punch is not exactly a motivational start. Morning migraines are a thing—an annoying, painful, very real thing. And if you’re anything…
If you’ve ever felt like your head was splitting apart during a rough patch of depression, you’re definitely not imagining things. I’ve been there too—on the couch, lights off, trying to hide from everything, only to be hit with a throbbing migraine on top of it all. It’s not just stress or bad luck. There’s…
After spending back-to-back hours on my laptop for work and then winding down with some mindless scrolling on my phone, I found myself nursing a familiar, throbbing ache right above my left eyebrow. At first, I dismissed it. Maybe dehydration? Skipped lunch? But it kept happening—more often than I’d like to admit. It wasn’t until…