A few years ago I wrote a blog called AIMing for Perfection (see here: https://goingagainstthegraine.home.blog/2020/03/17/aiming-for-perfection/) about how Aimovig, the CGRP inhibitor auto injectable, was significantly reducing my migraine count. I had been on Aimovig for about 5 months (5 doses) when that post was published and doing the best I'd done in over a year. … Continue reading a,b,C(d)GRP
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Must be Pain on the Brain
According to Neil Carlson and Melissa Birkett, the authors of the incredible Pearson textbook Physiology of Behavior (I highly recommend it), the word ‘stress’ refers to “the physiological reaction caused by the perception of aversive or threatening situations (568).” Many things fall under this definition, including the fight-or-flight response one would have when facing a … Continue reading Must be Pain on the Brain
Going Against the 'Graine 