If you’re one of the many people who rely on Botox to manage chronic migraine, you might find yourself facing a frustrating reality: the relief it provides can begin to fade before your next scheduled injection.  Typically, Botox treatments are spaced every 12 weeks, but many individuals report an increase in migraine attack frequency around the 10-week mark. (1) Understanding why this happens and exploring potential solutions can help you better manage your migraine symptoms and maintain a more consistent quality of life ..read more

For those living with migraine, the advent of new medications specifically designed to target the mechanisms behind migraine attacks has been a beacon of hope. Among these groundbreaking treatments are medications that focus on the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a key player in migraine pathology ..read more

Migraine is a debilitating neurological disease affecting millions worldwide, often leading sufferers on a complex journey to find effective relief. While various treatments can help manage migraine attacks, certain medications may actually increase migraine symptoms.  Understanding which medications can potentially increase migraine attacks or symptoms is crucial for anyone managing this neurological disease. In this article, we will explore seven types of medications that can inadvertently exacerbate migraine attacks ..read more

For most of us napping can reduce the effects of insufficient sleep by helping us feel refreshed and reducing daytime fatigue. But for some with migraine disease, napping may actually cause head pain and other migraine symptoms instead of feeling restorative. Experiencing a headache after a nap is miserable and there are a variety of reasons it happens. In this article we’ll explore four of them ..read more

While head pain is a component of migraine disease for most, migraine actually causes many other multi-sensory symptoms. The whole multitude of symptoms migraine comes with make it a complicated neurological disease to manage. The most common multi-sensory symptoms include sensitivity to scents, light and sound. But, those with migraine may also experience a sensitivity to touch called allodynia. If you are struggling with migraine allodynia read on to learn more about what allodynia is, if it’s a cause for concern and how to find relief from its discomfort ..read more

In social media, it’s not uncommon to see rants like “if one more person tells me to drink more!” Or the sarcastic, “Gee, why didn’t I think of that.  A glass of water to cure me of this disease I’ve had for 30 years.” When well-intentioned friends or family members suggest drinking more water as a remedy to our aching heads and neurological weirdness, I think most of us just bite our tongues while a few others may fire off a flippant response. But, does drinking water help migraines? Let's take a good look ..read more

Break the rules when trying meditation for migraine. As a long-time teacher of meditation and a meditator myself, I entered into this type of setting when first learning to meditate, and in fact, I hated it! The experience had lots of rules and left me with a sense of failure because of how the session was taught.  As years went on, I had opportunities to learn from other teachers and practice meditation. This guided me to the greater benefits and love of the practice ..read more

Learning how to sleep with migraine can be difficult. Everyone who has migraine understands that symptoms are so much more than the head pain depicted in those annoying commercials where someone gets a little headache, takes an over the counter pill and moves on with their day. Migraine doesn’t work quite like that. It is a complicated neurological condition and brings complicated symptoms with it, even between attacks. While migraine begins in the brain its complexities involve many different systems in the body.  We can feel symptoms from our head to our toes. Migraine can affect our e ..read more

Iron deficiency is an often overlooked factor that may be just one more detail in your overall health status that may make a difference for you by reducing frequency and/or intensity of migraine attacks. There is evidence surrounding anemia migraine, for sure. As a registered dietitian with special interest in everything-migraine, let’s take a good look at anemia and headaches so you can see what actions, if any, you may consider ..read more

Traveling with migraine and avoiding the inevitable airplane headache is…challenging. The excitement, extensive planning and packing, remembering to pack all of our meds/supplements, and planning for head friendly meals away from home are just a few things to navigate. I have found that if I plan ahead, I can mitigate some of the normal triggers that happen when I travel. Stick with me while we explore these tips.  ..read more