Active yesterdayWhat does a migraine diagnosis mean to you?...Did your diagnosis validate your pain and experiences? Did it throw a monkey wrench in your life?...reactionsrepliesDiagnosis
Active 5 days agoMigraine and Gym Workouts...Hello, I have been experiencing aura migraines since my childhood. Recently, I have discovered another trigger for my headaches, which is gym workouts. Does anyone know of any remedies to...reactionsreplies
Active 6 days agoAimovig: 100% effective, 100% too expensive?...I have had 3 scheming strokes in 4 years. The only medication that worked completely was Aimovig 70mg. Auto-inject every 28 days. The only problem is it was expensive, $178...reactionsreplies
Living with Migraines: My Journey with Kratom...I've been living with migraines since I was 30. I'm 44 now, and sadly, they've only gotten worse over time. I've tried just about every migraine treatment available - antidepressants...reactionscomments
My Ongoing Headache Journey – 2 Months and Still Searching for Answers...I wanted to share my experience over the past two months in case anyone out there has gone through something similar. It all started about two months ago. I was...reactionscomments
Chronic Migraine Changed My Life Forever...These migraines started in my early 40s. At that time, I didn't understand why I was having horrible headaches. Later on, I found out I had chronic migraine, which changed...reactionscomments
Active 4 days agoSex and Migraine: Trigger or Relief?...Does sexual activity ever act as a trigger for your migraine attacks, either before, during, or after? Or, conversely, have you ever found it to be a surprising means of...reactions2repliesCopingTriggers
Active yesterdayNurtec and Emgality ...My doc has taken me off relpax and now use Nurtec. He says due to my age and hypertension. Nurtec takes longer to work for me. Ubrelvy didn’t work well...reactionsreplies
Active 4 days agoMigraine lasting over two weeks. ...Hello, I have always struggling with migraines but this is my first experience with a “status migrainosus”. I am on day 16 and have found little to no relief from...reactions1replyTips & AdviceCoping
Active 4 days agoMigraine causing sore throat and stiff neck?...Hello, I'm currently dealing with another migraine that started yesterday around noon. I've got pain from my eye to the back of my head. It's not pleasant and hurts quite...reactions1replyAwarenessEpisodicSymptoms
Active 5 days agoDiet Questions...Hey everyone! I recently underwent a colonoscopy/endoscopy and had to do a low residue diet beforehand. I was very limited on what I could eat. No vegetables, only fruit juice...reactions1replyDiet & NutritionChronic
Active yesterdayWhat are your migraine warning signs?...What tells you a migraine is on it's way or starting? What symptoms do you experience during the prodrome phase of migraine?...reactions26repliesSymptoms
Strange Aura...I had this happen to me over the weekend and was wondering if anyone else has. I was talking on the phone and crocheting. Without any warning, I felt like...reactions1replyAura
Active 4 days agoMental Fatigue / persistent drowsiness / hypersomnolence...Last September, I started using low dose Adderall (5 mg BID) for migraine associated hypersomnolence. I have found it helpful, but not yet optimized. It allows me to mostly function...reactions3repliesSleepSymptoms
Active 5 days agoBotox: long term side effects...There was a paper published recently, late last year, on an investigation of the effects of botox on CNS neurons using a 3D tissue culture model. See: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11022717/pdf/ADVS-11-2305326.pdf I had...reactions3repliesBotoxSymptomsSide Effects
Observations on Auras: Hand Numbness...One of the aura effects that I have been getting for several decades has been a progressing numbness that slowly passes diagonally across the palm of one hand in a...reactions3repliesAuraSymptoms
Migraine and Sex: It's Complicated...Well, I guess I will say it plainly: migraine has impacted my sex life in irreparable ways. That is a heavy statement, but so is living with migraine disease. While...reactions11comments
Pounding in temples ...I have been diagnosed with migraines. I'm currently on Nurtec and just had my first Botox treatment in June. My issue is I'm getting pounding pain in my temples along...reactions1replyChronic
Active 6 days agoLooking for friends with chronic migraine. ...I have chronic migraines, insomnia, and chronic fatigue. I suffer from intense loneliness especially when I don't have anyone who relates to my disability. I'm at home alone most of...reactions1replyIntimacy & RelationshipsMental Health
Emgality...Has anyone had odd side effects. I had eye pain, redness and swelling in one eye. Had to stop . Other than that, I had no migraines while on injections...reactions4replies
