FeaturedMigraine Basics: Introduce Yourself!We want to get to know you! Our Migraine Basics forum series features different questions for our community to learn more about each other's lives and journeys with migraine. [Reminder:...Reactions0reactionsComments281 repliesCopingFriends & Family
Vent warning: How does my family really feel...Wow...after pushing myself through a migraine day (husband sanded and varnished kitchen floors, was stinky), had problems with one son, the other son had bought tickets that evening for a...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDepressionFriends & Family
Has anyone called you "useless" since you have chronic migraine? (long vent)Venting warning and may be repeat. This may sound like I'm on repeat, but oh boy...just when I think I have my family on board, one falls over, and yes...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesCopingFriends & FamilyMental Health
Migraines are better, but SIL doesn't want me to babysitLong story short, I was "restructured" out of my job because of migraines. And I'm at retirement age so just threw in the towel. I have been using magnesium patches...Reactions0reactionsComments8 repliesFriends & Family
During a Migraine Attack Do You Prefer to be Alone or With Others? Why?Migraine attacks can feel scary. In the face of severe pain and complex symptoms, everyone responds differently. Some want to be alone while laboring through it. For these people, having...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesCopingTips & AdviceFriends & Family
Sensory ReliefHello! I don’t personally suffer from migraines, but my mom has since before I was born and I’ve always felt so bad with how much it impacts her life. I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTips & AdviceChronicFriends & Family
My 28 yr marriage may be overI've suffered with migraines on and off all my like but since 2013 I've been in constant pain. I lost my career in 2016 and now migraines have likely destroyed...Reactions0reactionsComments30 repliesFriends & FamilyGuiltDepression
Christmas lights...no, no, no!Greetings...folks...this is the first year...Christmas lights are bothering my photophobia/migraine, especially the flashing ones. Anyone else? I get a migraine after, no seizures - I don't want to present myself...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesFriends & FamilyGuiltTriggers
Parenting with migraineBeing a parent comes with its own unique set of challenges. Having migraine as a parent, however, can elevate these challenges and bring on feelings of guilt and insecurity. What...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesFriends & FamilyTips & AdviceCaregiving
Celebrating Pets! A Call for Pictures and StoriesFrom the support, love, and companionship they offer to the way they can alert us to an oncoming attack - pets can be essential for people living with migraine. In...Reactions0reactionsComments32 repliesFriends & FamilyTips & AdviceCoping