Category: Symptoms
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ADHD and migraines
Ever wondered if there is a link between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and migraines? To be honest, I hadn’t really thought about it until one of The Mindful Migraine Blog readers, named Clive, suggested there might be a link between the two diagnoses. Huh. Curious cat that I am (for…
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Mitochondrial dysfunction and migraines
OK – first up: Disclaimer – I am not a doctor or scientist – so anything that I write here is my best guess at understanding a complex medical subject – please speak to your own healthcare provider about your condition and do NOT take medical advice from this post!…
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Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and migraines
My migraines seem to be the result of a combination of stress and hormones, linked to a mobile assemblage of environmental issues such as humidity, excessive noise or dehydration. For some unlucky people however, migraines (and other headaches) are the result of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). According to the…
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Daily persistent headaches
Today’s post is a summary of another fascinating interview from the World Migraine Summit, this time with Dr Andrew Hershey, a director of neurology at University of Cincinnati. This presentation on ‘new daily persistent headaches’ revealed (again) that headaches and migraines are complex critters (my word not theirs). There were…
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Migraine and neck pain
OK, so this is one of the last posts from the notes that I took during the Migraine World Summit that took place at the beginning of 2024. This summary is of the presentation by Dr Rashmi Singh, a professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. It was…
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Hypnic jerks… um.
OK, so that title looks a lot like ‘hippy jerks’ or something possibly ruder, but ‘hypnic jerks’ ARE a real thing… + Ever twitched violently while you were resting in bed? + Perhaps your leg or arm suddenly jerked in your sleep – so much so that you woke yourself…
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Hysterectomies and migraines
You may or may not know that The Mindful Migraine Blog has a CONTACT page that you can use to send me an email – you can ask a question or just say “Hi!” About two weeks ago, I received three emails back-to-back. The first was from a musician asking…
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Headaches that start behind the eye
In my continuing summary of some of the Migraine World Summit presentations (back in early 2024), today’s blog post is about the presentation by neuro-ophthalmologist Deboah Friedman from Dallas, USA. She listed a huge number of conditions in which pain can occur behind the eye. The main take away was…
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Menopause and migraines
Heads up team: today’s post is a summary of notes from the wonderful and ever-giving Migraine World Summit, from the presentation by Dr Christine Lay, a professor of Neurology in Toronto. It refers to menstruation – frequently – so feel free to give it a miss if it’s not for…
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