My (Blank) Gets Migraines, Too...“I know someone who gets migraines, too.” To many migraineurs, this sentence is all too familiar. I have spent the majority of...reactions1comment
Sleep Sweet Sleep...I slept poorly my entire life. This affected my mental and physical health. After developing migraine, sleep became more crucial. Only a...reactionscomments
Feeling Bad About Migraine Limitations...Hi! I am struggling with accepting my limitations when I have a migraine. I feel as though I'm struggling on all fronts...reactions1comment
Wrong Place to Be For Me...My "well-meaning" younger brother put me in a nursing facility 2 years ago and has thrown away the key. He seems to...reactions7comments
Ask Your Neurologist to Order an MRI...For years I was having what I thought was the aura that comes before a migraine, even though the painful migraine never...reactions3comments
Migraines, You're Fired!...I recently lost my job. My former employer would never say it, but it was in large part due to my chronic...reactions6comments
My Miracle...Emgality!!! That is the miracle. I have had chronic migraines my entire life. The first one I remember was when I was...reactions1comment
Brain Fog with Migraine...When I have a really bad migraine I suffer from what I call my brain fog. I can't think of words I...reactions7comments
My Migraine Rollercoaster...Migraines have been a part of me since I was in middle school. At first, we didn't really know what was causing...reactionscomments
Living with Migraine: My Journey - Still Continuing...I’ve lived with migraines ever since I can remember. I’ve also had stomach issues since I could remember. Then, when my son...reactions1comment
Migraine Diagnosis & Migraine with Aura...About 6 years I had a strange experience where I didn't know what I was saying or what others were talking about...reactions3comments
Climbing Mount Migraine: Plateaus and Lessons Learned...Well, it has been 5 years since I was first diagnosed with migraine. It has been just over a year that I...reactions4comments
Migraine Is An Addict & I Am It’s Dealer!...Migraine is an addict and unfortunately began its “use” of me in my teens. I am in my mid-fifties now and have...reactions3comments
IV Therapy...I have begged to have them set me up with something like I just read. In ER, I have had saline in...reactions3comments
Desperate Caregiver...My husband is 59 and we’ve been married for 23 years. He has suffered from migraine his entire life but in recent...reactions8comments
What’s Your Secret: Increasing Awareness & Decreasing Stigma...We’ve all encountered friends, family members and coworkers who don’t understand the true impact of migraine; who downplay it and see it...reactions2comments
Challenging Relationship Dynamics that Accompany Migraine...Life with chronic migraine, or really any chronic pain or emotional/mental health issue, can be challenging enough on its own. Navigating a...reactions25comments
My Migraine History - 30 Years in the Making...I remember being young, maybe 6 or 7 years old, and feeling this earth-shattering pain in my head. I’d crawl into my...reactionscomments
Inconvenience of Having to Come Off Meds Abruptly...Because of a recent medical series of events that led to a major POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) flare-up, I’ve had to...reactions1comment
Telling Your Story May Be Good for Your Health...“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to...reactions2comments
