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Beth Morton

@migrainechat.bsky.social

Education researcher turned migraine advocate #MigraineChat moderator VT maple syrup aficionado ๐Ÿšซ Unsolicited advice She/Her/Dr (PhD kind) Header: Dinosaurcouch MigraineChat Resources & Discord: https://campsite.bio/migrainechat MC feed/starter pack๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป

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Just saw someone refer to the year 2000 as the turn of the century and, while they're not wrong, I think I turned into a fossil reading that comment.

01.03.2026 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please alt text your posts.
@alt-text.bsky.social

28.02.2026 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fremanezumab Reduces Migraine Days in Children and Adolescents: NEJM A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that Fremanezumab reduced migraine and headache days more than a placebo in children and adolescents with episodic migraine. In...

Fremanezumab (AJOVY) significantly reduces monthly migraine days in children and adolescents with episodic #migraine

(I might've already posted this.)

27.02.2026 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cannabis for Acute Migraine: A Successful Randomized Trial - Migraine Science Collaborative A combination of THC and CBD proved superior to placebo, and to either cannabinoid alone.

MSC News: A combination of THC and CBD proved superior to placebo, and to either cannabinoid alone, in a trial for acute #migraine.

migrainecollaborative.org/cannabis-for...

27.02.2026 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do not vote to confirm her. As a constituent, I'm begging you. This doesn't remotely balance out her dangerous lack of qualifications.

27.02.2026 01:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reaching out to my disability community here, does anyone have expertise on how federal student loan discharge for disability works? Would love to ask some questions.

26.02.2026 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is AI.

25.02.2026 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not so private anymore!

25.02.2026 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm $0.52 short of free shipping. Come on!

24.02.2026 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah pretty sure the lundbeck one is an infusion but I might be wrong.

24.02.2026 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Slate starts up with $130M and a headache drug from China The biotech is developing a drug aimed at a protein called PACAP, which has emerged as a potentially new way to prevent the onset of migraines.

Slate starts up with $130M and a headache* drug from China

(*Migraine ๐Ÿ‘‰ Some questionable phrasing but posting because this was the first I'd heard of an at-home, PACAP injectable.)

24.02.2026 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From Surviving to Thriving: Why Quality of Life Should Be a Primary Migraine Management Goal Migraine care should shift beyond headache days and pain scales. Hereโ€™s how to bring quality of life and personal goals into migraine treatment.

Nice perspective to see...

"From Surviving to Thriving: Why Quality of Life Should Be a Primary #Migraine Management Goal"

24.02.2026 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Theranica/ In the news release, Study Confirms Safety of Using Theranica's Nerivioยฎ REN Wearable for Treatment of Migraine Simultaneously with Contemporary Continuous...

Do you use a CGM? Nerivio has been shown to be safe to use with it.

"Study Confirms Safety of Using Theranica's Nerivioยฎ REN Wearable for Treatment of #Migraine Simultaneously with Contemporary Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Devices"

24.02.2026 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Migraine Triggers: How Much Control Do You Have? Learn which migraine triggers you can influence, which are unavoidable, and how trigger stacking affects your risk of attacks.

Pretty basic reminders but posting anyway...

"How Much Control Do You Really Have Over #Migraine Triggers?"

24.02.2026 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chronic Migraine Prevention in Diverse Populations: What the COMPEL Trial Reveals | NeurologyLive - Clinical Neurology News and Neurology Expert Insights In this Q&A, migraine expert Deena Kuruvilla, MD, FAAN, provided clinical context on the phase 4 COMPEL trial testing onabotulinumtoxinA as a preventive treatment of chronic migraine (CM) in diverse r...

Chronic #Migraine Prevention in Diverse Populations: What the COMPEL Trial Reveals

24.02.2026 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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House passes bill banning โ€˜leftist indoctrinationโ€™ and LGBTQ+ teaching in public schools โ€ข New Hampshire Bulletin New Hampshire House Republicans are moving forward with a new attempt to regulate teaching on race, history, and LGTBQ+ issues in public schools. On Thursday, the chamber passed a bill that would ban ...

the badness from New Hampshire I mentioned. If you know anyone in NH ask them to contact their state reps and governor. Remind them that their state slogan is Live Free or Die and that they are abandoning the "live free" part (oh no, i hope that doesnt sound threatening. Plz help me workshop this)

24.02.2026 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*Tomorrow

24.02.2026 03:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They got it out all of the winter of 2015 but not today?! Whew!

24.02.2026 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More info on the drug negotiation for Botox, #migraine friends.

24.02.2026 02:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excellent, thanks!

24.02.2026 02:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love to be told to just "do more" as a remedy for anxiety and fatigue.

22.02.2026 22:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thoughts and prayers to Boston for Snowpocalypse 2026.

22.02.2026 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lived through this hell.

22.02.2026 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

May I recommend free health care for all Americans, disability supports, student loan forgiveness, and funding research for neglected diseases like Long COVID and ME and many others!?!?

22.02.2026 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This seems to be happening more and it's so frustrating. For one, ruins meal planning. Also, the waste. ๐Ÿ˜”

22.02.2026 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesterday, something happened that set off my contamination OCD spiral. I'm still stuck on it. And it likely will cost me in wasted food/money, adding to my anxiety. I hate this.

22.02.2026 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy birthday ๐ŸŽ‰

20.02.2026 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@milesformigraine.bsky.social
@headachealliance.bsky.social

Do you all know if any migraine org is coordinating patient testimony if someone is interested?

20.02.2026 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Public Engagement Events | CMS As part of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program,

From NORD:

โ€œHave your say in the #Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. Sign up for virtual patient roundtables or the livestreamed clinician town hall to share your experiences and help shape pricing for these drugs.โ€

**Folks with #migraine, Botox is one of the drugs under consideration.**

20.02.2026 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ugh, I'm sorry. It's miserable. I get it.

20.02.2026 01:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0