Finding A New Way to Sail: My Migraine Manifesto
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As the Jewish high holidays approach, one becomes aware that some religious and traditional practices may pose a problem for people living with migraine disease and headache disorders. Fasting is often reported by patients and cited in medical textbooks as…
I first began experiencing migraine attacks when I was 8 years old. Today, at age 27, I remember my first migraine attack clear as day. I was in grade school and I just could not describe the extent of the…
As I was prompted by my mother to write about my experience with migraine, I am suffering from one currently. I am chugging water with drips of ginger essential oil and peppermint to curb the severe nausea but I will…
Herbs not drugs
The University of San Francisco has a rhetoric requirement that students must complete in order to graduate. I decided to get this requirement over with during my freshman year, so my second semester I took the last two required courses:…
I worked through 4 years of high school, 4 years of undergrad, 2 years of masters and now proceeding to 5 years of a doctorate all my trying to manage my migraines and headaches. Hopefully everything I have experienced will allow me to better help others when I become a psychologist
Overcoming migraines during college and accepting your circumstances
1st migraine
My name is Jill Dehlin, and I have been a patient advocate for as long as I have been a nurse, which is a long time! In fact, throughout my careers as a nurse, teacher and health educator, my overarching…
Moving away from home to a college dorm is a drastic life change for incoming freshman. The new freedom and responsibility is exciting, by it is also ripe with situations that can induce migraine and headache attacks. From increased stress…
Hello my name is Yvonne,
Migraines have affected me all of my life, my “Menace 2 Migraines” started decades ago in my teen years. Because there was very little information about migraines at the time, my parents had no idea what was taking place in my head.
