How My Migraines Led Me to Creating a Business

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In the summer of 2018, I was excitedly applying to jobs. I had just finished my Master of Public Health and was excited to start my career as a public health professional. I was passionate about health equity. I felt like I had a bright future ahead.

It was during that time when my migraines had changed from just vertigo to a more classic migraine. While vertigo is debilitating in its own way, I was, for the most part, functional as long as I didn’t have to drive myself somewhere. The change to more painful migraines was exceedingly difficult. It always hit me at about 2pm and I needed to lie down in the dark silence of my room. They became more and more frequent.

Prior to graduation I had seen a doctor at my campus health center. Because I was no longer able to see her I had to find a new family doctor. Unfortunately, there was a three month wait to get into a new doctor. In the interim I had learned that Botox could be very beneficial for migraines, so I went to a plastic surgeon. I received part of the Botox for migraine treatment and it made a world of difference. I was able to resume my life. Or so I thought…

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