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My life with Migraines

May 14th, 2012 - Posted by adriennecavanaugh
I 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
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What does a migraine feel like?

May 11th, 2012 - Posted by
What 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
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Service Ending Change

May 9th, 2012 - Posted by
Let 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
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Migraines and Bulging Discs in my neck

May 8th, 2012 - Posted by Heather
I 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
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My experience with a sudden stroke like feeling, but not really knowing what it was a week ago.

May 8th, 2012 - Posted by
I 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
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Drudgery – My life

May 8th, 2012 - Posted by susankinnon-timmons
I’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
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Migraine, Migraine Go Away!!!

May 7th, 2012 - Posted by
My 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
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Worse again in recent months

May 1st, 2012 - Posted by
I 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
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They came, they went, and now they are back….

May 1st, 2012 - Posted by stacyweichel
I 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
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Frustrated and want this to end

May 1st, 2012 - Posted by yvettekupsky
It 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
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Rolling with Migraines

May 1st, 2012 - Posted by
I 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
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Chronic Migraines…32 Years and still ticking

April 27th, 2012 - Posted by
I 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
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Worse in recent years

April 27th, 2012 - Posted by carladul
I 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
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My life with Migraine Headaches

April 20th, 2012 - Posted by emilyberlin
I 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
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My changing migraines

April 17th, 2012 - Posted by
I 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
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Happy for my migraine, sounds weird?

April 17th, 2012 - Posted by
Only 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
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Figuring It Out

April 17th, 2012 - Posted by
I’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
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Life of unpredictable pain

April 17th, 2012 - Posted by lisahart
I 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
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OMG! SOMEONE ELSE DOES KNOW!

April 17th, 2012 - Posted by sally-jonelson
I 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
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Losing Hope

April 10th, 2012 - Posted by
I 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