Neck migraines are one of those things you don’t really “get” until you’ve had one. I remember sitting at my desk, feeling that familiar tightness creeping up the side of my neck, followed by a pulsating headache that wouldn’t quit. It wasn’t until I stumbled upon trigger point therapy that I finally got some real…
After I got my second vaccine dose, I expected a sore arm, maybe a low-grade fever—but what I didn’t see coming was the pounding headache that followed me around for days. I brushed it off at first, but as someone who’s dealt with migraines occasionally, this felt different. If you’ve been wondering about the sudden…
When I was first diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, migraines were the last thing on my mind. I thought the fatigue, brain fog, and occasional vision blur were just par for the course. But then came the headaches—throbbing, pulsating, unforgiving. Over time, they weren’t just “headaches.” They were migraines. If you’ve ever found yourself asking,…
If you’ve ever found yourself reaching for painkillers more often than you’d like to admit, you’re not alone. I’ve been there—what started as an occasional relief for my pounding head slowly turned into a regular routine that didn’t seem to work anymore. Turns out, that habit came with a name: analgesic overuse headache. This condition…
I remember this one week — mid-December, right before the holidays — when I had back-to-back migraines. Miserable, right? I reached for my prescription opioids, the ones that had always worked like a charm. But after day four, something felt… off. The headaches didn’t go away. In fact, they got worse. That’s when I first…
It’s one of those things nobody warns you about until you’re already deep into it. You start treating your migraines with the meds your doctor prescribed—or maybe it’s an over-the-counter quick fix—and suddenly, you’re worse off than when you started. I’ve been there. What began as lifesaving relief ended up making my migraines more stubborn,…
Not all migraines come with the telltale throb. Some are sneakier—disrupting your vision without much (or any) head pain. I remember the first time I had one. I was in a meeting, and suddenly, this weird shimmering zigzag floated into my vision like a screensaver gone rogue. No headache. Just that. A few hours later,…
Have you ever had a migraine that just wouldn’t quit? Like, it overstayed its welcome by days — not just hours? I’ve been there. I once had what felt like a raging thunderstorm trapped in my skull for almost four straight days. Turns out, it wasn’t just a stubborn migraine—it was something far more relentless:…
It started with a tingling in my fingertips—nothing major, just something I thought was circulation-related. But within minutes, the left side of my body went limp. I couldn’t lift my arm, my leg dragged, and I couldn’t speak properly. I was 32 and in the middle of a work presentation. What followed was one of…