Free Migraine & Headache Support Group — Online, ME | Maine Migraine
The Maine Migraine & Headache Support Group brings together people across Maine who live with migraine disease and other chronic headache disorders. It meets virtually once a month, which matters for a condition where the symptoms themselves — light sensitivity, nausea, unpredictable onset — often make leaving the house the hardest part of getting support.
What to Expect
The group meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., entirely online. Sessions are conversational rather than lecture-style: members share what they are dealing with, what treatments they have tried, and how they are managing work, family, and daily life around an unpredictable condition. Because the group is virtual, members join from anywhere in Maine — from a dark room, from bed, with the camera off if that’s what the day allows. The group is listed among the statewide support resources maintained by the Brain Injury Association of America’s Maine chapter, reflecting the overlap between headache disorders and other neurological conditions.
Who This Group Is For
Adults in Maine living with migraine, chronic daily headache, cluster headache, post-traumatic headache, or related conditions. No diagnosis paperwork or referral is needed. People who are newly diagnosed and people who have been managing for decades both attend, and family members seeking to understand the condition are generally welcome — contact the facilitator to confirm.
Why Peer Support Works
Migraine is frequently minimized as “just a headache,” and that dismissal follows people into workplaces, families, and sometimes exam rooms. A group where nobody needs the condition explained removes that friction entirely. Members also trade the kind of accumulated practical knowledge that no single appointment produces: which neurologists in Maine take headache disorders seriously, how to navigate insurance for newer preventive treatments, what to say to an employer, and how to hold onto a life that doesn’t shrink to fit the disease. Connection also has a measurable effect on the isolation and low mood that so often accompany chronic pain conditions.
How to Join
The group is free to attend. Contact Carly Lovas at info@mainemigraine.org for the meeting link and details before your first session. More information about the group and about migraine resources in Maine is available at mainemigraine.org.