If you’ve ever been in a Zoom meeting, on a call with your doctor, or chatting with your mom, and out of nowhere, your head starts pounding the moment someone switches to speakerphone — yeah, you’re not imagining it. That tinny, echoey, slightly distorted sound? It’s *brutal* for people like me prone to migraines. For…
If you’re living with fibromyalgia and also battling migraines, you’re definitely not alone. I’ve been there—those days when it’s hard to tell whether it’s the widespread pain or the throbbing in your skull that’s worse. Migraines are frustrating enough on their own, but when they tag-team with fibromyalgia, it creates a whole new level of…
One of the weirdest things I noticed during my worst migraine phases was how I could “feel” the weather changing—like clockwork. Before the clouds even rolled in, I’d start sensing this heavy, invisible pressure that almost guaranteed a migraine later that day. Sound familiar? If you’ve ever felt like your head can predict the weather…
If you’re like me and prone to migraines, you’ve probably spent hours scanning food labels, desperate to pinpoint the culprit behind a sudden attack. It took me years to finally realize one sneaky trigger was hiding in plain sight: artificial sweeteners. I used to guzzle sugar-free drinks thinking I was making a healthier choice —…