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Having migraine in the workplace presents unique challenges. There are laws designed to protect employees with disabilities. Yet the status of migraine as a disability has yet to be firmly established. If migraine is interfering with work productivity, here are a few places that may help sort out your options.

Tammy Rome, LPC is a licensed, board-certified NBCC counselor. She's also an associate member of both the American Headache Society and the International Headache Society. Tammy offers behavioral telehealth services to clients with migraine and other headache disorders.

In her role as President of Cluster Headache Support Group, Tammy advocates for migraine and cluster patients throughout the year. In February, she travels to Washington, D.C for "Headache on the Hill." Since its inception in 2012, she has accepted the Social Media Challenge for Migraine and Headache Awareness Month.  She also volunteers for the Runnin’ for Research 5-K each fall.

You can read more of Tammy’s work on her website. Follow her on Twitter or view her professional profile on LinkedIn.

Having migraine in the workplace presents unique challenges. There are laws designed to protect employees with disabilities. Yet the status of migraine as a disability has yet to be firmly established. If migraine is interfering with work productivity, here are a few places that may help sort out your options.Read More →
Migraine Causes 113 Million Lost Work Days

Migraine causes 113 million lost work days every year just in the U.S. We are hemorrhaging talent and we don't even realize it. For all the complaints about losing jobs to overseas companies and the loss of economic superiority, you would think someone would be talking about this astronomical loss of productivity.Read More →
SUNCT & SUNA

While it's common for people with Migraine to also experience Primary Stabbing Headaches, SUNCT and SUNA can both be confused with these "ice pick" headaches. Primary Stabbing Headache, SUNCT, and SUNA all involve brief, stabbing pain. That is where the similarities end. Read More →
Paroxysmal Hemicrania

Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias are characterized by severe pain, nasal congestion, runny nose, involuntary tears, eyelid drooping, and more. One such TAC, paroxysmal hemicrania, is often overlooked. Its symptoms are similar to cluster headache, except attacks are shorter and more frequent.Read More →
Hemicrania Continua

Hemicrania Continua is a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia with symptoms are sometimes mistaken as Migraine. Unlike Migraine, which is made worse by movement, people with Hemicrania Continua are restless, agitated, and unable to be still during attacks. It is also characterized by severe pain and autonomic symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, involuntary tears, eyelid drooping or swelling, and facial sweating.Read More →
Cluster Headache

Cluster headache, nicknamed "suicide headache", is a neurological disease that involves, as its most prominent feature, excruciating pain. "Cluster" refers to the tendency of these headaches to occur periodically, with active periods interrupted by spontaneous remissions. The cause of the disease is currently unknown.Read More →
Benign Paroxysmal Torticollis

Benign paroxysmal torticollis is a rare migraine variant that is seen only in very small children. Symptoms usually appear in the first three months, starting with a tilted rotation of the head and an upward gaze. Attacks can last from a few minutes to several days. There is no known treatment for the condition.Read More →
Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo

Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo is a rare Migraine variant occurring in young children with a family history of Migraine. It should not be confused with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, a vestibular disorder that's more often seen in adults over age 50. Symptoms typically first appear when a child is two years old and disappear by age 12. Children with Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo may develop Migraine with brainstem aura later in life.Read More →