Find a meetup spot that makes you feel safe
Because heat, pollen and bright lighting often trigger migraine for LaCross she suggests meeting at a museum instead of a park.
Is there a restaurant near your home that you’ve been meaning to try out? This may be the perfect time to try it out because it’ll allow you to get back home quickly if you get an abrupt headache.
Zoom and FaceTime are also great ways to chat on days when your symptoms are really intense.
Schedule around your symptoms
Predicting when a migraine will attack isn’t always easy. However, you probably have a good sense of when they usually happen. For LaCross, her symptoms usually hit in the morning and last a few hours. This allows her to schedule her plans throughout the afternoon and evening with plenty of rest and recovery.
Because migraine can be unpredictable, having a backup plan for days when your headache won’t go away can be helpful.
“I’ll either try to reschedule plans for another day or come up with ways to adjust [them] so they’ll work better for me,” LaCross tells SELF.
Chronic migraine can impact your life, but that doesn’t mean you have to wave goodbye to a social life altogether. Hopefully, these tips help you get some much-needed time with your family and friends.