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    Brain zaps feel like an electrical buzzing sensation in your head. If you often feel a jolt of electricity in your brain, then it could be a symptom of migraine medication withdrawal. You’re not going crazy! Patients describe them as weird buzzing sounds that come when they’re trying to sleep, or sudden jolts […]

    Migraine patients suffer many headache triggers, including extreme allergic-like reactions to fragrances and pollutants– Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MSC). Though controversial, awareness of the migraine-inducing effects of toxic chemical exposure is starting to gain publicity. What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity? Although it’s not classified as a real illness, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) causes debilitating […]

    Here’s an observation- the more we learn about migraines, the more it seems that they behave a lot like allergies, only instead of the immune system being at fault, it’s the nervous system- a brain allergy? The following is an opinion piece, and is no way meant to substitute for medical advice. Accidentally […]

    Headaches, nausea, and burning eyes- if you suffer migraines, then these symptoms plague you every time you step into a room that’s been “freshened” with artificial scents. Air fresheners are not just migraine triggers, they are actually toxic! Air fresheners stink Why is it that a migraineur is usually the first person to […]

    With chronic fatigue together with migraines, it can be incredibly difficult to stay focused at work and get the job done. Most days you wake up feeling tired and headachy, and you just want to quit! But don’t- here are some helpful pointers to help you turn things around at the workplace and […]