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The Adventures of Miss Migraine is an ongoing column about my life with chronic migraine. I started taking Aimovig, the first drug to ever be FDA approved for treating migraine (and not something else), back in November. I’ve taken three doses, and am due for my fourth in two weeks. The first month I noticed...
The Adventures of Miss Migraine is an ongoing column about my life with chronic migraine. Hello there! How have you been? Me? I’ve been teaching more and more (and more), writing my butt off, applying to a PhD program, and trying to balance everything without giving myself a stress-induced migraine every day. I’ve only been...
The Adventures of Miss Migraine is an ongoing column about my life with chronic migraine. A version of this post appeared first on September 27, 2012 on my blog of the same name. Photo Friday is a fun challenge that chooses a theme each week. You then have to go out into the world and...
The Adventures of Miss Migraine is an ongoing column about my life with chronic migraine. Back in the spring, I wrote about my excitement over Aimovig, the first FDA-approved pharmaceutical treatment developed specifically to prevent migraine. (The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette even interviewed me about it!) In October, my health insurance provider approved my doctor’s request for...
The Adventures of Miss Migraine is an ongoing column about my life with chronic migraine. A version of this post appeared first on my blog of the same name on September 1, 2012. I wanted to re-post this series now, in hopes that it will help anyone getting ready to head off to college for...
Kelly reads everything, writes weird depressing fiction, and always has a migraine. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with her partner, their dog, a lot of tea, and too many books. Keep reading...
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