Imagine you’re sitting at a dinner table, enjoying a hearty meal, and suddenly, a dull ache creeps into your abdomen. It’s not just indigestion—it’s something deeper, more relentless. That was me a few years ago, before I discovered that abdominal migraines were a real thing, not just some fancy term doctors throw around when they…
Not gonna lie, I never gave much thought to how my hormones might be behind the pounding headaches I used to get right before my period. I chalked it up to stress or just “one of those things,” but over time, the pattern became too obvious to ignore. If you’ve ever felt a throbbing ache…
It’s one thing to deal with the pounding pain of a migraine—but it’s another beast entirely when that pain is followed by days (sometimes weeks!) of relentless exhaustion. If you’ve ever wondered why some migraines cause never-ending fatigue, you’re definitely not alone. I used to think the headache was the main event—until I found myself…
For years, I shrugged off my occasional migraines as nothing more than a stress response—until my late 40s hit. Suddenly, those rare, dull headaches turned into full-blown migraine episodes with light sensitivity, throbbing pain, and nausea that sent me straight to a dark room for hours. I couldn’t help but ask: is this what perimenopause…
If you’ve ever battled a throbbing migraine while also dealing with that annoying burn rising from your chest, you’re definitely not alone. I’ve been there—juggling antacids in one hand and an ice pack on my forehead in the other. At first, I thought it was just bad luck. But after digging into the science, personal…
Let me tell you something that most people don’t talk about nearly enough: when you’re dealing with endometriosis, the pain doesn’t always stay in your pelvis. For me, migraines were one of the most unexpected—and honestly, one of the most exhausting—symptoms I had to learn to navigate. And it wasn’t just regular headaches. These were…
If you’ve ever had migraines and also live with PCOS, you’re probably wondering: “Is it just me, or are these two somehow related?” You’re not alone. I asked myself that very same question after dealing with relentless, throbbing headaches that didn’t feel like regular stress headaches. They seemed to come out of nowhere—sometimes after ovulation,…
It started subtly for me — a random throbbing headache here and there in my late 30s. At first, I blamed stress, sleep, or maybe that extra glass of wine. But then they got more intense, lasted longer, and always showed up uninvited around that time of the month. Only, my cycle was doing its…
Ever woken up with a pounding head, sunlight barely peeking through the blinds, and already the day feels ruined? Yeah, same here. Morning migraines are brutal. You didn’t even get the chance to mess up the day—it started messed up. What’s even more frustrating? It might not be your sleep, your coffee habit, or your…