Symptoms are how a migraine actually feels for you. Nausea, light sensitivity, blurry vision, a stiff neck. MigraineMe comes with a long list of common symptoms, but everyone's migraine is a little different. You can add the ones that match you, and remove the ones that do not.
Your symptom lists live on a screen called Manage Migraines, which you reach from the Manage Items screen. (It is under "Migraines" because these lists describe the attack itself.)
These steps are the same on iPhone and Android.
Opening Manage Migraines
- Open MigraineMe.
- Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen. A drawer slides in from the left.
- Tap Manage Items.
- At the top of the list, tap Migraines (the row that says "Pain character & accompanying experiences").
- The Manage Migraines screen opens.
You will see three sections: Pain character (how the pain itself feels, like throbbing or stabbing), Accompanying experience (everything that comes with it, like nausea or light sensitivity), and Postdrome (after attack) for the after-effects.
Adding a new symptom
- Find the section you want, and tap the small purple + icon next to its heading.
- A small window slides up.
- In the Symptom name field, type the name of your symptom. Keep it short, for example "Eye throbbing" or "Cold hands".
- Pick a Category chip (for accompanying experiences the choices are Accompanying, Cognitive, Digestive, Emotional, Motor, Sensory, Visual, Other).
- Pick an icon from the Pick an icon grid if you want.
- Tap Add at the bottom.
If the Add button looks faded, the Symptom name field is still empty. Type a name and it will light up.
Renaming a symptom
The app does not let you edit a symptom's name directly. To "rename" one, you remove the old one and add the new one with the spelling you prefer.
- Add the new symptom using the steps above.
- Remove the old one using the steps below.
Any past migraines that already had the old symptom logged will keep it. Your history is safe.
Removing a symptom
- Find the symptom you want to remove in its section.
- On the right of its row, tap the small trash icon.
- A small box asks Remove symptom? Tap Delete to confirm.
It will no longer be offered when you log a new migraine.
If you remove the wrong one
- No harm done. Tap the + button.
- Type the same name again.
- Tap Add. It is back in your list.
A gentle note
The most common symptoms (nausea, light sensitivity, sound sensitivity, throbbing) are already in your list when you first sign up. You do not have to add anything. Most people only add one or two personal symptoms over the first month.
