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Andy

Radford, Virginia
I am a 47 year old, male, migraine sufferer of 27 years.  It makes me sad that "migraine sufferer" is one of the major descriptions I have been using to describe who I am.  I have to acknowledge that my headaches play the major role in how I am able to interact with my... Full Bio
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Migraine or Hangover: How Do You Know? by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches hangover (Photo credit: xooorx ) As well as the dreaded alcohol induced hangover, it is possible to have a migraine hangover or postdrome, that is a ... Read on »
I Blame My iPad by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches To say that I have not published in a while would be a gross understatement. I haven't published since November and really had to push myself to jump back on the h ... Read on »
Migraine And Keeping Your Sanity by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches Migraine makes keeping your sanity feel almost impossible.  We work so hard to keep our sanity and migraine works just as hard to keep us from it. Here are som ... Read on »
Migraine And Living A Life by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches  Having a real life (and not a maybe or abbreviated life) can be difficult even without having migraine disease. It may seem that life and the world around us is ... Read on »
Migraine And Work by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches Migraine and work rarely go together. Working with migraine on a daily basis, is hard on a migraineur. We work so hard to balance our sanity, our jobs and our life ... Read on »
Migraine Ninja by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches I have a few ninja skills when it comes to my migraines. You wouldn't know it to look at me. You're not supposed to be able to see or know that someone is a ninja. ... Read on »
How To Plan A Migraine by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches Planning a migraine is a lot like planning wedding. Albeit without setting a date, eating cake, inviting any guests, getting flowers, booking a reception hall ... Read on »
Migraine; You Scream, Ice Cream by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches It's true. Some migraine sufferers are finding relief in eating what we used to scream for as children. Ice cream, no matter what flavor, when eaten fast enoug ... Read on »
Migraine And The Abbreviated Life by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches There are so many people that have suffered from migraine, or other invisible illness, for much of their lives. I myself have dealt with Migraines for over 30 ... Read on »
Easing The Burden of Migraine by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches An invisible illness is a beast of burden. You carry it around day and night, day after day. But, many of the people that see you around, don't know that there is ... Read on »
25,000+ Migraine Views by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches Today, I have hit a milestone. I think 25000+ views of my blog is pretty special. When I started in November of 2008 I was very discouraged. I had the belief t ... Read on »
King Of Pain by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches Each migraine sufferer can show just cause as to why they are the king (or queen) of pain. We, the migraine sufferers, know as much about pain as those with other pain i ... Read on »
Migraine Sandwich by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches I've had many types of sandwich over the years. One of my favorite restaurants being Macado 's, a sandwich shoppe with a location in Radford, VA. I very rarily fin ... Read on »
Decrease Migraine Down Time by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches Who wouldn't prefer a natural remedy for their migraines? Here are five life changes that could naturally reduce the number of migraines in your life. The practi ... Read on »
Back To The Migraine Grinder by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches More than a month ago I started a journey with my father in-law who was seeking a lung transplant. My week with him at Duke went rather well for me physically. I went ... Read on »
Longing For It by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches I've had migraine disease for over half of my life. Sometimes I can barely remember what it was like without it. It is only now in the past few years, that research h ... Read on »
A Mere Shadow Of Myself by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches The last couple, three, weeks have been very eventful for me. My migraines have been persistent throughout. In addition, I had a very bizarre appointment with my pa ... Read on »
Oh, To Be Migraine Free by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches Last week was rough. It started alright, but by morning on Tuesday, I was sporting the scowl of a migraine. In addition I have somehow sprained or tore something in m ... Read on »
Don't Let The Migraine Beast Control Your LIfe by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches I have been burdened with writing this article for nearly two weeks. It's not that I don't know what to say, but that I don't know how to say it. I finally just s ... Read on »
Do You Have A MIgraine Hangover? by Andy Posted in: Blog Posts in Migraine & Headaches Migraine gone or 'nearly' gone, but you still feel like you got run over by a bus? You might have a migraine hangover. Runny or stuffy nose? You might have a mi ... Read on »