migraine blues

Living with chronic migraine is a pain in the head.

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Nurtec is the first drug approved for acute and preventive treatment of migraines.

Nurtec is the first drug approved for acute and preventive treatment of migraines.

Biohaven, the manufacturer of rimegepant (Nurtec ODT) just received FDA approval to market this drug for the prevention of migraines. Rimegepant was approved in January of 2020 for the acute treatment of migraine headaches. It is the first drug to be approved for both acute and preventive therapy of migraines. Rimegepant is one of six drugs that block the action of calcitonin gene-related peptide…

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Dry eye and migraines might be linked: study

(HealthDay)—People with migraines may be at higher odds of also having chronic dry eye disease, and that's especially true for seniors, n

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TOSYMRA, a new migraine product was just approved by the FDA

TOSYMRA, a new migraine product was just approved by the FDA

Tosymra is a product that uses a novel way to deliver sumatriptan through the nasal passages. Unlike other nasal formulations of sumatriptan, Tosymra uses proprietary technology, Intravail, which enhances the absorption of sumatriptan through the nasal mucosa. This allows a dose of 10 mg to achieve similar blood level to that of a 4 mg injection of sumatriptan. Clinical trials have confirmed high…

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Major U.S. drugstore CVS to cover migraine drugs from Teva

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One month after controversial adult-content purge, far-right pages are thriving on Tumblr – ThinkProgress

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So I've had my two free doses of Aimovig (no big change yet). Since my insurance company (CareFirst) still won't cover it, I'm eligible for the free 12 month trial. I placed the order with my local pharmacy and am waiting for them to get it. I contacted the Aimovig support line and was told that the $5 copay card will cover the full cost since my insurance company won't cover it. 14 months will be more then enough time to see if this works for me.

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American Migraine Foundation Creates First Comprehensive Registry For Patients With Migraine

The large-scale patient registry and biorepository includes patient information and biological samples and leverages machine learning to tr

I just signed up for the registry through my neurologist at Georgetown University Medical Center. Here's hoping the data proves to be useful. If nothing else it's getting me to finally keep an up to date headache journal!

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Spotlight On: Medication Overuse Headache | American Migraine Foundation

Understanding and avoiding medication overuse headache. Learn what medications are common culprits and how to treat medication overuse headache.

Understanding and avoiding medication overuse headache. Learn what medications are common culprits and how to treat medication overuse headache.

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Reblog if your illness does define you

Reblog if your illness has shaped your outlook on life and the world.

Reblog if your illness has warped your perceptions of people and social situations.

Reblog if your illness has altered some of the most fundamental aspects of your personality.

Reblog if your illness has impacted all of your relationships, and even been the reason for the beginning or end of some.

Reblog if your illness is often the cause of your moods and emotions, and affects nearly all of your moods and emotions in regard to other things.

Reblog if your illness has changed the strength of your virtues, from compassion and tolerance, to perseverance and determination, to gratitude and generosity.

Reblog if your illness has been a part of your life for so long that you honestly can’t differentiate the parts of your identity that are influenced by your illness from the parts that aren’t influenced by your illness.

Most importantly, please reblog this if you’re okay with your illness being on the incredibly long list of things that define you. Reblog if you don’t feel like your identity has to be completely undefined by your illness in order be valid. Reblog if you don’t necessarily like the parts of yourself that come from your illness, but don’t think that makes them any less you.

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A Common Painkiller Has Serious Heart Risks, Study Finds

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Cambia is sometimes prescribed with triptans as abortive relief for migraine. Throwing mine in the trash.

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100 Migraine Drugs, A to Z: butterbur

100 Migraine Drugs, A to Z: butterbur

The New York Headache Center participated in a large (245 patients) placebo-controlled trial of butterbur, which showed that 150 mg of butterbur is effective in the prevention of migraine headaches when compared to placebo. The results were published in Neurology and the American Academy of Neurology endorsed the use of butterbur for the prevention of migraine headaches. Because butterbur is…

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Make employment more accessible to disabled people.

Make the application process more accessible.

Make interviews more accessible.

Hire disabled people.

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Put physical requirements in the discription clearly.

Don’t say that lifting 50 poiumds is essential if it isn’t.

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Two weeks ago the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the monoclonal antibody erenumab (brand name Aimovig, marketed by Amgen and Novartis) for the prevention of migraine in adult patients. Aimovig is a first in class calcitonin-gene-related ...

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Out of My Head’ Film Review

Susanna Styron’s documentary explores the neurological disorder known as migraine, which afflicts nearly a billion people worldwide.