migraines Archives — The Invisible F

Challenges Moods

Resigned to pain

potofcallaloo April 14, 2023 1 Comment chronic chronic fatigue chronic pain fibromyalgia fibromyalgia and compassion insomnia invisible illness life with chronic pain living with a chronic illness living with an invisible illness Mental health migraines pain understanding chronic pain understanding fibromyalgia

I don’t usually complain about pain. I’ve gotten used to living with it. If you live with chronic pain, I’m sure you know what I…

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Challenges

A night in the life of… an insomniac living with fibromyalgia

potofcallaloo October 4, 2021 2 Comments anxiety chest pain chronic health problems chronic pain fibromyalgia fibromyalgia and insomnia fibromyalgia and sleep fibromyalgia symptoms insomnia lack of sleep Mental health migraines sleep problems

Monday 4 October 2021, 1.27am Luckily for me I don’t have work later today, because it is 1.27am and I am wide awake. I am…

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Challenges Mental health

What do we live for? – Grief and chronic illness

potofcallaloo January 6, 2019 6 Comments anxiety effects of grief fibromyalgia grief grief and chronic illness insomnia love migraines pain

Someone said that grief is more or less when you have love to give to someone but they’re not there to receive it.

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Meds & Remedies

Review: TheraSpecs eyewear for light sensitivity & migraines (Sponsored post)

potofcallaloo September 13, 2016 4 Comments colour tinted glasses glasses for migraines light sensitivity migraine relief migraines Theraspecs Theraspecs eyewear

*I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all…

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Meds & Remedies

Why you should have Epsom salts baths

potofcallaloo April 13, 2015 2 Comments anxiety chronic pain Depression Epsom Salts exhaustion fibromyagia magnesium migraines pain

My Mama Claire has never been wrong. Years ago when I was suffering terribly from severe pain in my feet and legs, she instructed me.…

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Challenges

Fibromyalgia is a monster but doubters are the bigger villains

potofcallaloo August 1, 2014 6 Comments cramps disbelievers dizziness feeling faint increased exhaustion migraines Severe fibromyalgia pain stomach pains

I’ve been completely trapped by pain in the last three days. I cannot lie, with the right medication I had managed to push through the barriers…

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Challenges

Monstrous Migraines

potofcallaloo November 25, 2012 No Comments dizziness exhaustion fibromyalgia hang over headaches migraines pain

There’s a wild party going on… in my head. And I’m not invited. And as every perturbed neighbour privy to unwelcoming noise reverberating from the…

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Challenges Depression

Bang, bang…Fibromyalgia Kills

potofcallaloo October 27, 2012 20 Comments cognitive impairments Depression devilitating exhaustion dying by accident fibro fog fibromyalgia memory loss migraines pain suicide

Doctors had always said that fibromyalgia isn’t going to kill us. They mean it’s not a terminal illness. Our muscles won’t degenerate, and we won’t…

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