Personal Year In Review

2016-12-312017-01-03 Miss Poison December, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Life, Mental Health, Migraines, Motivation, Musings, My Brother, Pain, People Helping People, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Reflection, Thoughts, Writing Back Pain, December, Emotional Pain, Fibromyalgia, Friends, Happiness, Happy New Year, Health, Honesty, Life, Migraines, Musings, My Brother, Neck Pain, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Quality Of Life, Stress, Struggling, Suffering, Surviving, Writing

I wish I had fabulous things to share here as I look back on 2016, the year itself as a complete "body of work", as opposed to how I genuinely feel about it. Here's the unadulterated truth; I'm filled with mixed emotions, anger, pain, and the more I think about it, additional anger on top … Continue reading Personal Year In Review

Puffy Eyes And The Changing Face Of Migraine

Link 2016-12-29 Miss Poison Migraines Articles, Health, Migraines

https://migraine.com/blog/puffy-eyes-and-the-changing-face/ It's nice knowing that the utterly attractive "eyes are damn near swollen shut" thing many mornings and nights is NOT my cat allergy (Yes, I'm allergic to cats, but it won't kill me. I sneeze and deal with far worse reactions to male cats, though. I did some research five or six years ago … Continue reading Puffy Eyes And The Changing Face Of Migraine

Seven Subtle Signs You Have An Anxiety Disorder

Link 2016-12-22 Miss Poison Anxiety Anxiety, Health, Mental Health

http://www.medicaldaily.com/7-subtle-signs-you-have-anxiety-disorder-muscle-tension-chronic-indigestion-406907

A Letter To Patients With Chronic Disease

Link 2016-12-20 Miss Poison Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain Articles, Chronic Disease, Health, Rob Lamberts

http://more-distractible.org/musings/2010/07/14/a-letter-to-patients-with-chronic-disease

You Can’t Put Ice Over A Migraine

Link 2016-12-20 Miss Poison Migraines Articles, Concussions, Health, Migraine, NFL

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/sports/football/migraine-headaches-a-lurking-malady-in-the-nfl.html?_r=1 Having worked for several professional athletes, one of whom did return early due to migraines and concussions, I know this is a serious issue. In fact, it's one I experience myself.

Sinus Headache or Sign-Us Up For A Migraine Consultation

Link 2016-12-05 Miss Poison Headaches Articles, Harvard Medical School, Headaches, Health, Migraines, Sinus Headaches

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sinus-headache-or-sign-us-up-for-a-migraine-consultation-2016120110758 I get a sinus headache on occasion, but I've learned the difference between all the various headaches a person can get. I know when to simply take some allergy meds OR to see my neurologist.