Migraines do not readily respond to one medication and even when they do, this can randomly stop, which is why the search continues. I first heard about occlusal splints from a nurse who had worked for a Professor of Oral Medicine at the Royal Victoria read more

Some people chase storms, some rainbows, hopes and dreams, but anyone with a condition chases explanations, relief and cures. Presenting as a possible migraine sufferer means a serious symptom exam. Not every headache is a migraine. My London doctor was thorough, as indeed all doctors read more

In between bouts of pain I clutch at straws Well I’ve got news for you foul beastNot another day will I feed your greedI’m getting off your medicationYour bowl will be emptyYour greed unfed. And you will dieThat I may live. In between bouts of read more

All Dreams Die I enter my other world where pain – a brutal sun – rises so slowly I hardly know its pointless orbit has begun Then – too late – it floods my landscape. Higher, harsher more violent rays find my soul and all read more