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My life with Migraines
May 14th, 2012 - Posted by adriennecavanaughI will never forget my first migraine. I was 7 years old and in second grade. My mother picked me up from my grandmother’s house in the late afternoon. I would go... READ MORE
What does a migraine feel like?
May 11th, 2012 - Posted byWhat does a (my) migraine feel like? Take an ice pick and stick it in your eye… …wait, I’m not finished… Develop nausea so severe that the slightest movement of your head... READ MORE
Service Ending Change
May 9th, 2012 - Posted byLet me start with a fact that many do not believe, I am a MAN that gets Migraines. I know I am in the minority, I accept it, but I do wish... READ MORE
Migraines and Bulging Discs in my neck
May 8th, 2012 - Posted by HeatherI am a 48 year old female who started getting Migraines in 1998. My first one came 2 days after having surgery to have my retina re-attached. I thought it was surgery... READ MORE
My experience with a sudden stroke like feeling, but not really knowing what it was a week ago.
May 8th, 2012 - Posted byI went to bed early with a terrible headache a week ago last Thursday after taking 2 adult aspirins. Woke up the next morning with the same headache and I never get... READ MORE
Drudgery – My life
May 8th, 2012 - Posted by susankinnon-timmonsI’ll try to keep my story short and sweet. I am 42, I have been suffering from chronic migraines for almost two years now. I have done everything. I am not a... READ MORE
Migraine, Migraine Go Away!!!
May 7th, 2012 - Posted byMy first migraine came at 9 years old. I was alone at the time and thought I was dying. They continued to increase in intensity and frequency throughout my 20s, so now... READ MORE
Worse again in recent months
May 1st, 2012 - Posted byI have had migraines since I was 15, was “officially” diagnosed 17 years later after spending years of trips to the emergency room and losing weeks on the couch. Common Triggers Management... READ MORE
They came, they went, and now they are back….
May 1st, 2012 - Posted by stacyweichelI had my first full blown migraine when I was 16. I had no clue what it was, but I remember it was at night and my bedroom was next to the... READ MORE
Frustrated and want this to end
May 1st, 2012 - Posted by yvettekupskyIt has now been eight weeks, still with what I was diagnosed with: spinal migraine. Simply it hurts have to live it. Common Triggers Management Essentials: Triggers Alcohol Caffeine Exercise MSG Sleep... READ MORE
Rolling with Migraines
May 1st, 2012 - Posted byI had my first Migraine at 12 years old…it’s scared the heck out of me. I thought I was going to die. I didn’t get my next one until I was fifteen... READ MORE
Chronic Migraines…32 Years and still ticking
April 27th, 2012 - Posted byI had my first migraine when I was 18. It was the only one I remember having aura, and it put me in the ER. Common Triggers Management Essentials: Triggers Alcohol Caffeine... READ MORE
Worse in recent years
April 27th, 2012 - Posted by carladulI had my first migraine at age 9. I remember calling home sick and my mother saying I just didn’t want to be in school that day. I didn’t care. I thought... READ MORE
My life with Migraine Headaches
April 20th, 2012 - Posted by emilyberlinI suffered from a closed head injury (2 in fact) in 1996 and have had migraines ever since. I have tried nearly every med out there with little to no relief. See... READ MORE
My changing migraines
April 17th, 2012 - Posted byI had my first “typical” migraine at age 17. I woke up one morning to my alarm going off for me to get up and get ready for school, and the noise... READ MORE
Happy for my migraine, sounds weird?
April 17th, 2012 - Posted byOnly 5 years old. Now it is 25 years ago it started. That whole week I was very sad and had no one to talk with about it, no one did care.... READ MORE
Figuring It Out
April 17th, 2012 - Posted byI’m a 21 year-old female who’s been suffering from chronic migraines for just under two years. However, I wasn’t diagnosed until a year and a half ago which means that I went... READ MORE
Life of unpredictable pain
April 17th, 2012 - Posted by lisahartI am a migraine sufferer who is looking for help, support, and if possible, relief. I have had these headaches since I was in grade school (several years before puberty) and I... READ MORE
OMG! SOMEONE ELSE DOES KNOW!
April 17th, 2012 - Posted by sally-jonelsonI had my first migraine in the 5th grade. My Daddy sat up all night with me while I cried. So in 40 years I’ve gone through all the usual tests and medication trials... READ MORE
Losing Hope
April 10th, 2012 - Posted byI have had migraines since the age of 22. I would have maybe one or two a month. That all changed in the year 2008. I started having migraines everyday. Chronic Migraine... READ MORE

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"I had my first migraine when I was 12. I thought I was going blind, the spots in my vision all grouped together and everything went black. The pain was intense and felt like my head would crack open above my right eye."
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