Sh!t People Say to Me During a Migraine
How to support a migraine sufferer (Hint: Less talking, more quiet).
In my purse, I carry three different migraine medications at all times: an individually sealed CGRP pill that looks like something from an Instagram vitamin pack, a tiny kidney-shaped blue Triptan with nasty side effects, and a mini travel-sized bottle of over-the-counter Excedrin (a cocktail of caffeine, aspirin, and Tylenol).
When an attack comes on, y…
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