by Sue Robbins | Feb 18, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Three years ago I wrote an essay for Well about the chronic dizziness that had devastated my life. In response, I received thousands of letters, calls, tweets, emails and messages from Times readers who were grateful to see a version of their own story made public....
by Sue Robbins | Feb 11, 2020 | Migraine
Individuals who suffer from migraine headaches appear to have a hyper-excitable visual cortex researchers at the Universities of Birmingham and Lancaster suggest. Migraines are characterised as debilitating and persistent headaches, often accompanied by an increased...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 5, 2020 | Migraine
Adults with Migraine have new reason to be hopeful. 2019 saw FDA approval of new acute Migraine medications, and 2020 will be the year thousands of adults with Migraine with or without aura will get to try new meds like Ubrelvy (ubreogepant). Ubrelvy is an oral CGRP...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 2, 2020 | Migraine
Active meditative techniques appear to be more effective at reducing migraine severity than distraction techniques, according to research published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine. “Meditation practice has been associated with improved pain...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 17, 2020 | Migraine
The world isn’t made for night owls. You struggle into work in the dark hours before 10 a.m. — or your morning coffee — and you’re greeted by some chipper person who has already been to the gym and is six items into his to-do list. I used to fantasize about fitting...
