Headache Science: How Headaches are made with bonus How to break your doctor's brain
I wrote this blog post many years ago on my old blog, The Headache Princess. But all awesomeness is slowly getting moved to MeganAllen.com
Enjoy this updated comic about the craziness of headaches.
So I went to a chiropractor and she saw stars in her eyes. She had big hopes for me.
There are so so very many factors to create my headaches. So many pipes that tangle together. If only it was just the three pipes she thinks it is. But it's not.
I have had my diagnosis switch around a few times. Not sure I exactly have NDPH but I don’t have normal chronic migraine either. I’ve decided out doesn’t actuality matter.
Let’s take a look at one quadrant…
Side note: When I originally wrote this comic I was working as a dental hygienist. I’ve since stopped that due to my head pain. I’ve worked some over the years but it’s not really conducive to migraine.
It’s crazy to see that I first drew this comic in 2017. Things that have changed:
I hope I come across a little less bitter and jaded now.
But headaches are still a complicated nightmare.