27 Years & Counting of Chronic Migraines...I was diagnosed at the age of 12 with migraines. This long journey began while I was in middle school and continuously...reactions1comment
My Migraine Life...October 1973, my parents were called to the scene of a terrible car accident. It was mine. My upper body was thrown...reactions2comments
Beating the Migraine Heat...As the United States withstands another day of record-setting temperature highs, I myself, find it difficult to avoid migraine and keep things...reactionscomments
Migraine and COVID-19 Vaccines...People with chronic illnesses such as migraine disease want to know how COVID-19 vaccines may affect them. Many have questions about the...reactions6comments
Take the Person Before Patient Survey...The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with...reactionscomments
Refractory Migraines Complicated by New Chronic Pain...My migraines were “formally” diagnosed in my mid-thirties, but I’ve had “headaches” since my early 20’s that we’re debilitating and likely migraines-undiagnosed...reactions1comment
Managing the Workplace with Cluster Headaches...I am fortunate to work for myself part-time after I was laid off at the start of the pandemic. That’s given me...reactionscomments
Accept or Deny My Migraines?...I recall from as young as 5, crying from siring pain in my temple with blurred vision, vomiting. My momma would always...reactions2comments
2 Year Intractable Daily Migraine Journey...“That a migraine doesn’t kill you it is both a blessing and a curse”Virginia Woolf. TMJ and tinnitus seemed to progressively get...reactions1comment
Recognizing Chronic Migraine Awareness Day...Did you know that Chronic Migraine Awareness Day is recognized every June 29 during Migraine and Headache Awareness Month? According to the...reactionscomments
No Choice...Suffering chronic migraine is unbearable. Too many times I planned my death. It brought comfort to know I could say goodbye and...reactions1comment
Migraines Just Suck...I started getting headaches in middle school. My family always told me I would be fine just take some ibuprofen. Years went...reactions1comment
Acceptance...Sometimes I find it hard to separate who I am from my migraines. Of course, I am more than just my migraines...reactions1comment
When Life Without Migraine Is Abnormal...I had a normal childhood. Normal, at least, by my own standards. I thought it was normal to get headaches, just like...reactions3comments
A Lifetime of Hemiplegic Migraines...I always suffered with migraines whenever there were strong smells around. As a toddler I rarely cried and told my parents that...reactions3comments
Like Living With A Bad Roommate...My migraines started when I hit puberty at about age 13. Living with migraine and trying to work can be really tricky...reactions1comment
Unhelpful Physicians...I have had migraines since grade school. I can not get a dr to take me seriously. The last 3 doctors I...reactions1comment
Definition of Migraine: Utter Misery!...My first migraine struck at age 17, and 37 years later, they’re still pretty much the bane of my existence. Visits to...reactions1comment
Bootstraps and Buttercups...The internal dialogue of this migraineur is most likely a legit DSM -V diagnosis... or two. I am sure I am not...reactions1comment
My Migraine Story...I’ve dealt with chronic migraine headaches since about age 4...for as long as I can remember. My neurologist says that the problem...reactions4comments
