One of those involved in the rimegepant trials, Darlene LeBlanc, 63, describes how the drug was the first treatment she’d tried in over 40 years that worked well for her debilitating symptoms For almost three decades, Jennifer Farrington’s life had been dominated by migraines so bad that the GP had to go on sick leave … Read more
JO ELVIN: Five years ago, I started adding a teaspoon of flavourless, powdered magnesium to a glass of water an hour before bed, and drinking it and within three months I had fewer migraines.
The DIY jab that stops migraines before they start and could save 10,000 patients repeated hospital visits Previously anti-migraine medicine had to be injected by a doctor or a nurse This new development allows patients to self-administer the treatment A special home use injection pen device patients to administer the drug ahead of a migraine … Read more
The ‘Epipen’ that stops migraines before they start and could save 10,000 patients repeated hospital visits Previously anti-migraine medicine had to be injected by a doctor or a nurse This new development allows patients to self-administer the treatment A special epi-pen allows patients to administer the drug ahead of a migraine Ted Rowntree, 26, who … Read more
A mother-to-be’s life was saved by her unborn baby after doctors discovered a rare form of rare cancer in her salivary glands. Jade Palmer, 27, from Cardiff, was pregnant with her second child when she started suffering from painful migraines. She raised the issue with her doctors during her pre-natal checks – but they couldn’t find … Read more
Downward dog can relieve migraines: People who do yoga regularly have fewer, less painful headaches, study shows Researchers studied 114 adult individuals who were regular migraine sufferers Half were given medication while the other group were prescribed yoga as well Both groups’ headaches improved over the following three months of the study However, the yoga group … Read more
The feeling is ‘as if your head is shut in a vice, with hundreds of worms crawling around inside your skull’, says migraine sufferer Donna Cox, describing her attacks. ‘It’s like your whole brain is on the move and all the time there is this utterly unbearable pain,’ adds the 57-year-old, who lives in Grimsby, … Read more