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I have been having chronic neck, face, head, and migraine pain since January 2022. I have had migraine since I was 6 but this has been completely different and has rocked my world. I already follow a migraine diet but I have added tools to help me deal with this new level of pain. Occipital…
Cervicogenic headache occurs when pain is referred from a specific source in the neck up to the head. (spinehealth.com) I woke up January 2nd with a tension headache coming from the base of the right side of my head. It was achy and felt different than the normal migraine headaches I deal with. I took…
Part 3: Diet One of the very first things we tried when my son was diagnosed with vestibular migraine in November of 2020 was a migraine diet. I read through Heal Your Headache by David Buchholz. We were already familiar with this diet because of my history with migraine but reading that book was a…
Part 2: What Therapy Has Worked and What Hasn’t Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. These are things that have worked for my son under the advice and care of his drs. Please consult your doctor before trying anything written below. Whenever my kids have gotten sick over the years I always grab a notebook…
Part 1: The Beginning On August 18th of 2020, my 11 year old son woke up super irritable, tired and a short while later developed a headache. He began throwing up about noon that day. He continued to throw up for 3 days at which point his pediatrician diagnosed him with gastroenteritis. I need to…
If you’re here, then you or someone you know is struggling with migraines or daily headaches. If you haven’t read the first part, go back and read Migraines Part 1 before you continue here. There’s some helpful info on diet, medicine and the first part of my journey. Last September (2017) I began dealing with auto-immune…
A Life with Migraines One of my first memories is having dye put in my veins for an MRI because I had headaches all. the. time. I continued having headaches and migraines throughout my childhood and young adult life. As I entered my mid to late 20’s they got worse. After having my 2nd and…