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Holly Baddour commented a story 4 hours, 41 minutes ago

Hi Angel,
We are honored that you shared your story with us. I’m so sorry to hear of the frequency of your migraine attacks and the intensity of your related neurological symptoms. I hope you are working with a migraine specialist to help you navigate this complex neurological disease. If not, here’s a link to help you find one in your area:…

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Holly Baddour commented a story 4 hours, 47 minutes ago

Hi Tina- I’m so glad you shared your story here because you are NOT alone and here you’ve found a community of thousands who completely understand the way migraine is capable of changing a life. In reality there are millions of us. 36 million in the U.S alone who are navigating migraine right along with you. Many of whom, just like you, have some…

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Dana replied to the topic Have you experienced side effects from Aimovig? in the forum CGRPs (calcitonin-gene-related peptide) 5 hours, 17 minutes ago

So I’m 5 days out from the loading dose of Emgality. Wish I had better news, but I haven’t had one ounce of relief. I’ve actually been in bed all day at an easy 8, buried in ice packs and using my oxygen on and off trying to get some relief. I don’t want to over do it on meds. I found just one other website with Emgality reviews and one person…

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Dana replied to the topic Emgality: Have you tried it? Share your experience here. in the forum CGRPs (calcitonin-gene-related peptide) 5 hours, 27 minutes ago

5days out and still no relief. I am easily at an 8. my eye is throbbing goes around to the base of my skull, my neck and shoulder hurt, my jaw hurts, my teeth hurt, my nose hurts in a sense that I got punched, my ear even hurts. And I get terrible hay fever symptoms so my nose is running, my eyes are tearing up, I’m sneezing. I could only find one…

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Joanna Bodner answered a question 6 hours, 54 minutes ago

Hi there @suzie828, Thanks for reaching out! Don’t give up hope! It sure seems like everyone is responding to Aimovig drastically differently. Some are experiencing results after the first dose, while others it is taking a few months/rounds. As you wait for others to possibly chime in to share their experiences, I wanted to share our forum page…

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eastcoasta replied to the topic Aimovig: Have you tried it? Share your experience here. in the forum CGRPs (calcitonin-gene-related peptide) 9 hours, 44 minutes ago

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I am 7 weeks out since the only shot and still dealing with effects. And triptans worked the other day and today I’ve doubled up and still not working. A few days ago I had the most severe pain in my arm I couldn’t move my arm. Your doc is ignorant to not think this has something to do with the aimovig. Join the many groups on Facebook and…

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