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2025-8-11 My migraines are triggered by drinking water

2025-8-9 I almost went in to anaphylaxis from drinking water.

2025-8-9 Is this MCAS anaphylaxis, anxiety, or anaphylaxis from anxiety?

2025-7-30 I woke up to the migraine spreading. What is it and how do I stop it?!

2025-7-28 My migraines ignore other negative symptom patterns, and healing patterns.

Symptom: Photosensitivity and Venous Insufficiency

Symptom: MCAS Bucket Explosion

Symptom: Chronic Migraine

Symptom: Migraine Triggers

Treatment: Keeping Myself Warm in the Dark

2025-7-25 Poor posture in car ride home from Neurology, 2 hours away.

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Symptom: Guilt that a treatment is working.

2025-7-17

2025_7_14 They asked how many migraines

2025_6_22 my new medication has been recharging, but I also have big joint pain.

Treatment: Migraine Management

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2025_6_28 It’s my birthday, but I now view time by different measures

2025_06_27 Birthday Party Invite TO: You!

Symptom: it feels like Cranial Pressure?

025_6_19 Arthralgia and post-exertional aches

2025_6_18 Waking up with a migraine

2025_6_13 I(carus) scheduled two phone calls on the same day

2025_5 and 2025_6 don’t be afraid (to) begin again again

2025_6_9 Today I am happy–happy!!!–to have only two pain places.

Symptom: Headache

Symptom: the repeated retractions of hope

Emergency Copay: “$50”

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