Migraine Drugs and Dependence: Part 2

I promised Parin that I would address this topic again and explain my point a bit clearer. It all comes down to semantics of the words dependence and addiction. I hope that it is sufficient to say that some medical websites use the words interchangeably, referring to the physiological need for a particular drug. For instance, [...]

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I Actually Did It!

I took my own advice: I paid attention to the warnings. Friday morning my nose was running and usually I don’t notice this as a sign that a migraine was brewing. I was also tired, but that is nothing new; I am always tired.

I was leaving Bible study early because I didn’t feel [...]

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Vacation and Migraines: An Oxymoron?

I would say that the answer to this question is a wholehearted, NO. And I say it after going to Boston, Chicago, Myrtle Beach, and Raleigh, NC all in the space of 6 weeks. Each trip I learned something new. I have found that stress added to other triggers will put me over the [...]

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Coping with Migraine and Chronic Pain

Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival will be posting links to various blogs on Monday, April 14, 2008. The host is Somebody Heal Me. The topic this month is “Coping with Migraine and Chronic Pain”.
I have pondered this over the past several days. How do I cope with my chronic pain? (sometimes I don’t cope [...]

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I Missed the Warnings—Again

Over the past 3 days we had had nice sunny, but cold weather, followed by high winds, warm weather and rain. And then more sun and cold. The barometric pressure was on a roller coaster.

I knew the weather was changing.

You would think that after all these years I would have seen it coming. [...]

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