Taking Back Control: Breaking Free From Migraines & Rediscovering Joy

Throughout my 20s and 30s, I found myself going through the motions. 

Each day like clockwork.

I would care for my kids and work hard at my job. 

In the evenings, I would manage homework and cook dinner, leaving just enough energy for bath time, bedtime stories, and collapsing into bed, exhausted and in pain.

I had come to accept this life as my reality— the life shaped by my chronic migraines.

Migraines were not a stranger to my family; my mother, sister, and grandmother all suffered the same fate. 

I quickly adapted to a life revolving around ibuprofen, Imitrex, Amitriptyline, and constant pain, which would sometimes reach unbearable levels.

Limited by time, resources, and lack of knowledge, I believed a better life was unreachable.   Who has time to research effectively when in pain-sorting through all of the conflicting information and ‘noise’?  However, I have learned to forgive myself for not knowing better and for not striving to change my circumstances.  

As I watch mothers with young children living the life I once yearned for, echoes of jealousy sometimes emerge. 

Other days, the weight of missed moments and hazy memories had me in a cloud from medication - induced fog often times bringing me to tears.

But these struggles have fueled my passion, inspiring me to make a change and ensuring others can avoid my path.