The Lighter Side of Medicine

I am not minding the milder springtime weather at the moment.  I like the rain in general - I like the smell of rain and the growth it brin…

Finding ways to improve symptoms is tricky. With medications, you have side effects, unwanted symptoms, reactions, and sometimes there are…

Migraines are one of the worst and most all-encompassing episodes I have ever dealt with. If you catch them early enough, you can avoid the…

Migraines are one of those symptoms where if you do not know whether or not you have had one, then you have not had one. You know if you …

Our perspective on food seems to shift on a regular basis. Foods and ingredients that were once considered healthy are now considered pote…

I don't even know why I cannot sleep. I did not sleep well last night either and nearly fell asleep standing up this afternoon. I resi…

Anyone who has ever suffered with inflammation of some kind has heard of Prednisone. It is a corticosteroid that helps to reduce inflammat…

So it has become pretty clear that prednisone/cortisone has been the main culprit in the consistent migraines. After each set of cortisone…

Well, hubby and I decided to adopt a second puppy. The driving force behind it was so that our older pup has a little brother to (eventuall…

The migraine medication that I have is a heavy-hitter. Not only can it dissipate the most intense and severe migraines that I experience, b…

Nausea is a fairly prominent part of my every day life. With the help of various foods, a couple of heavy-hitter anti-nauseates, and a gen…

So I didn't have a headache today. I had migraines Monday, a little bit on Tuesday, and another bad one last night. Today, however, I…

Chronic illness comes in many forms, with a variety of names, as well as a list of qualifications. How would you describe yourself as an i…

I see and hear this phrase everywhere. Usually it isn't a statement made to me personally, but it is said to people with chronic illne…

You know what is awesome about medications sometimes? Sometimes, a medication does exactly what it is supposed to do. Sometimes, a medic…

Soooo I have had some new-ish symptoms lately, but they haven't started to really worry me until today. It is probably nothing. Or it…

The rollercoaster ride of health issues is not the kind I usually like to ride. Yesterday was a good news - bad news - good news - bad new…