Last summer, while flying from Jakarta to Kathmandu, I noticed something odd: the higher we climbed, the tighter that familiar band around my temples became. By the time we landed at Tribhuvan Airport, the dull throb had escalated into a full migraine aura. It wasn’t my first episode triggered by altitude shifts, but it reminded…
When migraines decide to gatecrash your day, it’s bad enough. But when they line up perfectly with your menstrual cycle—and worse, throw in a sudden drop in cortisol—you get a very specific, often overlooked kind of headache: the menstrual cortisone drop migraine. I’ve had a few episodes that hit like clockwork the day before my…
I still remember the first time I experienced a post-exam migraine attack. It was during my university finals week. After days of intense cramming, sleepless nights, and far too much coffee, the moment I handed in my last paper, instead of relief, I was hit with a pulsating, one-sided headache that made even the softest…
If you’ve ever found yourself second-guessing a square of chocolate when you feel that familiar pressure creeping in behind your eyes—yeah, I’ve been there too. Chocolate gets a lot of flak in migraine communities. One moment it’s the villain, the next, it’s being hailed as some quirky protector. But here’s the curveball—what if a compound…
If you’ve ever been driving at night and felt that sharp, stabbing pain start behind your eyes, you’re not alone. I remember one evening, coming back from a late grocery run, a car with those blinding LED headlights came straight at me. The moment the glare hit, I felt it — the telltale pulse of…
Ever applied an ice pack to your head, thinking it’d numb the migraine away, only to have it boomerang back twice as bad? Yeah, I’ve been there too. It’s what some folks (including myself) have frustratingly come to know as a “temperature rebound migraine after ice.” You’d think cold therapy is the go-to fix, right?…
If you’ve ever felt like the slightest noise turns your migraine into an unbearable ordeal, trust me, you’re not alone. As someone who’s navigated the rocky road of sound-sensitive migraines for years, I know exactly how maddening it can be. Those everyday sounds—chatty coworkers, a car honk, even the soft hum of the fridge—can feel…
You know that moment when you’ve been staring at your laptop for hours, and a throbbing headache starts creeping in? Yeah, been there. As someone who deals with migraines more often than I’d like to admit, I started experimenting with anything that promised relief. Blue light glasses? I was skeptical at first, but desperate times…
If you’re like me, migraines aren’t just a “bad headache” — they’re full-blown disruptions to life. I’ve tried everything: prescription meds, essential oils, weird TikTok hacks (don’t judge me), but the thing that kept popping up in my research was this sleek little headband-like gadget — the Cefaly device. So, I decided to do a…