Living with fibromyalgia is already a full-time job—add migraines into the mix, and it can feel like you’re juggling flaming swords on a tightrope. I’ve been down that road, and let me tell you, the overlap between these two chronic conditions isn’t just frustrating—it’s deeply personal. What’s worse? Most people (even some doctors) don’t realize…
When I first started connecting the dots between my migraine episodes and the autoimmune symptoms I’d been struggling with for years, it felt like everything finally started making sense. You know those headaches that aren’t just headaches—they steal your entire day? For the longest time, doctors treated them like isolated incidents. But it turns out,…
You know that sharp, stabbing pain you sometimes get in your forehead when you’re enjoying a cold scoop of your favorite ice cream? Yeah, that one. Most of us laugh it off and keep eating. But what if that brief agony is sometimes confused with something way more serious—like a migraine? I used to get…