Migraine Chat is a great place to get support from other Migraine & Headache Disorders patients who know what you're going through. If we can help by sharing information we will, but more importantly, we're here to listen.
Chatting in a password protected chat room allows us to speak more freely than a Twitter chat because our messages aren't sent out to all of our Twitter followers. This has been very important to many participants. Plus this makes it possible for migraineurs who don't use Twitter to easily participate. Best of all, no registration is required. You can even stay anonymous if you like.
We have Migraine Chat on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.
Keep reading for:
Keep reading for:
- Dates & times
- Directions for participating (including the password)
- How to find your time zone
- Themes for upcoming chats
Questions? Shoot me an email at somebodyhealme@gmail.com or hit me up on Twitter @somebodyhealme or on Facebook at the Somebody Heal Me page.
DIRECTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING:
(1) Click here to join Migraine Chat: For Patients, By Patients
(room will open in a new window)
(2) Enter the password: somebodyhealme
(3) Sign in with a screen name, choose a text color & join the discussion!
NO RSVP OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
DATES & TOPICS:
- Past Chat themes can be found here: Past Migraine Chat Themes & Transcripts.
- Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 3 pm CT / 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT: Depression & Migraine: Coping with & combating this insidious monster.
- Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT: Unexpected blessings that have come out of our experiences living with Migraine Disease.
- Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 3 pm CT / 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT: Headache disorders & our intimate relationships. How they suffer & what we can do to overcome the challenges.
- Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT: General chat.
- Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 3 pm CT / 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT: Changes: How we've had to alter our lifestyles to deal with Migraine or another headache disorder.
- Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT: Migraine & Stigma: How has stigma affected your life, career and relationships? (rescheduled from February)
- Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 3 pm CT / 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT: Managing the guilt that so often accompanies living with Migraine Disease or another headache disorder.
- Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET / 4 PT: Favorite headache disorders resources: blogs, books, Tweeters, websites, etc.
- CHAT ARCHIVE: Migraine Chat - April 24, 2013
- Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 3 pm CT / 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT: Managing the guilt that so often accompanies living with Migraine Disease or another headache disorder.
- CHAT RESOURCES: Migraine Chat - May 8, 2013
- Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET / 4 PT: Effectively communicating & working with our doctors & other health care providers.
- Wednesday, June 12, 2013: Migraine & Headache Awareness Month Chat: What do you wish people understood about Chronic Migraine?
- Wednesday, June 26, 2013: General chat - no set topic.
- Future dates & topics to be announced.
TIME ZONE HELP:
Need a time zone other than the US zones listed above? Find out what time the chat will be held in your time zone at this link: Time Zone Converter. You put what time the chat will be in the time zone you've been given (Central, in this case) in the first set of blanks and the time zone you need on the bottom line on the right.
SUGGESTIONS OR QUESTIONS?:
Have suggestions, theme ideas or want to volunteer to host? Shoot me an email: somebodyhealme@gmail.com.
MIGRAINE CHAT ON FACEBOOK:
"Like" the Migraine Chat on Facebook so you can stay abreast of all the announcements: Migraine Chat.
EMAIL REMINDERS:
If you'd like to receive email notices about upcoming Migraine Chat events and reminders, please send me an email at somebodyhealme@gmail.com, and I'll add you to the mailing list.
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Please spread the word to your friends living with Migraine & Headache Disorders and others interested in these topics. I hope to see you at our next scheduled chat!
By the way, you may be thinking you'd heard at some point this was a weekly chat. You're right. It was. But the burden of living with Chronic Migraine left me way overextended and unable to continue to be available for that frequency of chats. So now we do it twice a month, and it's been working out great.
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By the way, you may be thinking you'd heard at some point this was a weekly chat. You're right. It was. But the burden of living with Chronic Migraine left me way overextended and unable to continue to be available for that frequency of chats. So now we do it twice a month, and it's been working out great.
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DISCLAIMER: Nothing on this site constitutes medical or legal advice. I am a patient who is engaged and educated and enjoys sharing my experiences and news about migraines, pain and depression. Please consult your own health care providers for advice on your unique situation.
