To The Hurtful People Who Couldn’t Beat Me And My Migraine Disease

Link 2017-04-07 Miss Poison Migraines Lisa Jacobson, Migraines

http://www.thedailymigraine.com/blog/2016/9/29/hurtful-things-people-say

When It Comes To Migraine, Life Is Not ‘Business As Usual’

Link 2017-03-28 Miss Poison Migraines Articles, Health, Migraines

https://migraine.com/sponsored/not-business-as-usual/

Sick Writer

2017-03-17 Miss Poison Migraines, Poison In Lethal Doses, Thoughts, Writing Anxiety, Honesty, Migraines, Musings, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Writing

I find myself unable to concentrate this afternoon as I work on what I can only hope is my second to last draft. Everything is coming together nicely, but my health is taking an unhappy turn. It only took six and a half months, two applications (the first of which they lost and didn't tell … Continue reading Sick Writer

Migraines Tied To Increased Stroke Risk After Surgery

Link 2017-01-192017-01-19 Miss Poison Migraines Articles, Health, Migraines, Stroke Risk

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-surgery-migraine-stroke-idUSKBN1522OF I'm coming off a migraine that lasted over six days. I wasn't even four hours out when another started back up. 😦 This has NOT been my week, but I hope I'll be feeling a lot better tomorrow.

Out Of Sorts, And Then Some…

2017-01-14 Miss Poison Depression, Honesty, Life, Migraines, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Sadness, Writing Anger, Cat and Kitten, Depression, Difficulties, Honesty, Life, Love, Migraines, Misery, People, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Rage, Suffering, Unhappiness, Writing

I'd like to thank the two people who reached out to me with messages of encouragement, respect, and kindness after my last post about how horrible I am feeling (My feelings have only worsened.). Steven & Tasha; your words genuinely helped me and, from the bottom of my heart, they meant the world to me. … Continue reading Out Of Sorts, And Then Some…

Migraines Totally Suck, Especially When You’re A Mom

Link 2017-01-092017-01-08 Miss Poison Migraines Articles, Health, Migraines, Motherhood

http://www.scarymommy.com/migraines-totally-suck-especially-when-youre-mom/

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

Managing Migraine Nausea

Link 2016-12-312017-01-01 Miss Poison Migraines Articles, Migraines, Nausea

https://migraine.com/blog/managing-nausea/

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