I have written a great deal about migraines and perhaps that makes it tricky to find the basic information one might want to find. So here is your guide to migraines from my blog. Just some basics. Impact of high episodic and chronic migraine study What I want people to understand about chronic migraine Migraine … Continue reading Migraine: beginner’s guide to posts
Migraine auras and hallucinations
Okay, this is going to be a weird post about reality and what we can actually Know about reality when we have neurological conditions. So weird. Just a heads up. I have persistent migraine auras and also auras before a migraine. And I get a boatload of types. The visual- which is my persistent migraine … Continue reading Migraine auras and hallucinations
Chronic migraine: Topamax to blame for brain drain?
We all know there are cognitive impairments with chronic migraine. With any migraine. And if we needed to know the details of that, well, they did a study on it. My post about that is here. This essentials to that migraine study were: “Cognitive performance decreases during migraine attacks, especially in reading and processing speed, … Continue reading Chronic migraine: Topamax to blame for brain drain?
Weird migraine symptoms
Frequent urination Yeah, it is just a lot of peeing and drinking water, peeing and drinking water. An endless cycle of peeing water. Yawning Am I sleepy? Or impending migraine doom? Sleepy? Migraine? Yeah, it was both actually. But it is incessant yawning. You can't stop Yawning. Auditory hallucinations You know auras are not that weird … Continue reading Weird migraine symptoms
Now, Now. Not later, Now
Like right now. I want this vertigo and dizziness to be fixed now. Like now, now. Not later. Not I need a CAT scan and see my neuro and whatever later. I wanted my doctor to do something the moment I saw her. Just something. Just something to get me through till that Later. Something … Continue reading Now, Now. Not later, Now
Symptoms of a migraine that can be as severe as the pain
The headache stage of a migraine is brutal, I think we can all agree to agree on that. But sometimes we do not even get the headache phase. And sometimes with treatment the headache phase can be milder in intensity. And it is Other symptoms that are mind-blowingly intense. Like what, you ask? Vertigo I … Continue reading Symptoms of a migraine that can be as severe as the pain
