Beth Morton | MigraineChat

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Welcome to MigraineChat. A monthly chat on the Bird Site. Here, well, that's TBD. But please use the #MigraineChat hashtag to signal boost questions for the #migraine community. Managed by Beth Morton. See About links for more MigraineChat information and other places to find me.
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@lydiaschoch Hi there. Too many new platforms. Currently concentrating energy on Bluesky. Are you over there?

I wish there were more stories about characters who have #Migraines.

I think Marilla from #AnneOfGreenGables probably had migraines based the descriptions of her terrible “headaches” that sent her to her room for long periods of time.

What other books, films, songs, etc. can you recommend about characters who have a #Migraine or who you suspect did have them?

#MigraineChat #Bookstodon #BooksOfMastodon

If you or someone you know is looking for a way to track their #migraineAttacks let them know about #MigraineBot. Made by someone with #migraine for people with migraine. Now with a shiny new website. #indi #ios #ChronicIllness https://www.codebyanthony.com/migrainebot
MigraineBot | Code By Anthony

Code By Anthony
@Kellyshenanigans
Have you tried the WeatherX app? It forecasts pressure changes and you can adjust the sensitivity of alerts based on the size of the projected pressure change.

Are there any #doctors #specialists #GPs in #Melbourne giving IV or IV push #Hartmanns with #MagnesiumSulphate? For #POTS #Dysautonomia #OrthostaticIntolerance #ChronicPain. #Migraines becoming intractable.

Any #nurses willing to administer this? It can improve functionality to 50% but nobody will give it anymore and I’m stuck in bed for no reason.

Can I have my life back😩?

#MedMastodon
#pwME
#SevereME
#LongCovid
@chronicillness @mecfs @migrainechat @chronicpain @dysclinic @migrainechatgroup

The other day I tried a style of KN95 mask that has two tight bands that loop around the back of your head.

I started feeling an awful headache developing within minutes. It started in the same spot my migraines do, too.

Has anyone else in the #MigraineChat community noticed that their head hates certain types of masks?

(To clarify, I am still wearing a mask every time I go out. I just cannot wear that particular style of mask).

Intriguing evidence of altered gut #microbiota in episodic and chronic #migraine sufferers.

New research in Scientific Reports on:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-27586-4

#microbiomes #microbiology #bacteria #health

Altered gut microbiota in individuals with episodic and chronic migraine - Scientific Reports

Emerging evidence reveals a close association between gut microbiota and human neurological disorders. The present study aimed to assess whether the composition of gut microbiota in participants with episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM) was altered in comparison to that of the controls. This study was a cross-sectional, case–control study. The gut microbiota were evaluated by the partial, targeted sequencing of the 16S rRNA V3–V4 region. This study enrolled 42 and 45 participants with EM and CM, respectively, and 43 controls. Alpha and beta diversities revealed no significant difference among the three groups; however, the microbiota composition at the class, order, family, and genus levels differed significantly between EM and the control, CM and the control, and the EM and CM groups. Moreover, higher composition of PAC000195_g was significantly associated with a lower headache frequency among the five genera that exhibited significantly different microbiota composition in EM and CM. Agathobacter revealed a significant negative association with severe headache intensity. The findings of the present study provide evidence of altered gut microbiota in EM and CM. These findings will help in understanding the course and treatment of migraine.

Nature

Soliciting advice:

#migraine… mine are non-specific…

How the heck do you manage them?
Light sensitivity.
Face hurts.
Head hurts.
Eyes won’t focus because of it all…
I’m more tired than usual.
I know I’m fighting something but my body is revolting by giving me this ongoing painful #headache

Any tips on how to help ease the pain are appreciated. 

#NewYear’s Wishes for #ChronicIllness

May You/Your…
- baseline days be plentiful
- treatments be effective without side effects
- friends and family show empathy
- find a validating community
- appointment wait times be short
- find answers for new symptoms

#MigraineChat #NEISvoid

Revolutionary MRI Technology Uncovers Stunning Brain Changes in Migraine Sufferers

For the first time, a new study has identified enlarged perivascular spaces in the brains of migraine sufferers. Results of the study were presented recently at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). “In people with chronic migraine and episodic migraine without a

SciTechDaily