There was a time I couldn’t tell if I was just overly exhausted or heading straight into another migraine storm. The overlap between the crushing fatigue and the throbbing head pain was too frequent to ignore. After years of dealing with both migraines and that relentless sense of burnout, I realized what many of us…
When a migraine hits, your first instinct might be to crawl into bed, turn off the lights, and pray it passes quickly. That’s usually my go-to move, especially if the pounding in my skull feels like a marching band set up camp inside my head. But one question I’ve been asked more than a few…
If you’ve ever dealt with the dull throb or the piercing ache that climbs up the back of your neck and settles at the base of your skull, you’re not alone. I still remember sitting at my desk one afternoon, barely able to turn my head because of the searing pain radiating from my neck…
It’s weird how your body can throw tantrums in totally different areas—and still somehow be connected. I learned that the hard way juggling migraines and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). I used to think they were completely unrelated: a pounding head and a temperamental gut? Nope. Turns out, there’s more of a link than I ever…
When I was pregnant with my first child, I expected morning sickness, weird cravings, and mood swings. What I didn’t see coming? Migraines. Not the typical headache kind either—these were full-on, vision-blurring, lie-in-the-dark migraines. Especially during the first trimester, they seemed to have a schedule of their own. Turns out, I wasn’t alone. Migraines in…
It’s one of those days. The kind when your temples throb, light feels like a personal attack, and focusing on a sentence feels harder than finishing a triathlon backwards. Yet, there’s that calendar ping—meeting in 10 minutes. And just like that, you’re left wondering: Should you work during a migraine? As someone who’s tried everything…
Last week, while nursing the tail end of a throbbing migraine, I sat on my couch, sipping lukewarm ginger tea and scrolling through yet another health forum. Someone mentioned their blood pressure spiking during their migraine episode—and that got me thinking. Could there really be a direct link? I’ve always chalked up my own blood…
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,…
If you’ve ever seen shimmering zigzags, flashing lights, or blind spots in your vision, and you weren’t looking into the sun or staring at a screen for hours — you’re not alone. I still remember the first time it happened to me. I thought I was having an eye problem. Turns out, it was a…