Old Story, but Familiar to So Many...I will try and keep this short as possible. I suffer from chronic near-daily migraines. They have gotten worse, the older I am. I turned 60 this past June. I...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Severe Migraine After MRI W/ Contrast...I had a sedated MRI with contrast a week ago. I woke up with one of the most severe migraines I have ever had and 8 days later I am...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Don't Know What's Going on to Be Honest...I had my first migraine aura in 1999 when I was 45. My husband was dying at the time and I saw it over his hospital bed. I didn't know...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Migraines and COVID...Approximately a year ago I had an MRI done on the brain and they found white spots and white spots can be anything from Multiple Sclerosis to Parkinson's but they...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
A Long Road...Greetings fellow humans that have been told that your sickness is all in your head. If that joke failed please let me know, I am a 51-year old with Chronic...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
A Poem to All Who Suffer...That thing showed up again. It came in the night. I tried to fight it off. With all my might. It thumped and it pulsed. It broke down every door...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Open Letter to My SSD Judge...Today (to be honest, not sure if it's AM or PM let alone day of the week) Dear Social Security Disability (particularly the judge who denied me): Hello, you may...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My Chronic Migraine and Comorbidities...There have been many comorbid conditions tied to chronic migraine over the years. Most individuals I have encountered through work with various chronic migraine organizations have suffered from additional ailments...Reactions0reactionsComments31 comments
Does Anyone Experience Hair Loss With Botox Treatment?...My neurologist says this is not a side effect of Botox. But I know I'm not imagining it. Has anyone else experienced hair loss as a side effect of Botox...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
Anyone Have a Blind Spot or Visual Aura Last for Weeks?...What started a week and a half ago as a flickering light has turned into a blind spot in my right eye. (I saw an eye doctor, spoke to my...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Anyone Use Estroven Weight Control?...My GYN wants to get me off of Estrodiol and go to Estroven. I am in need of loosing some weight and I see there is one with Synetrim CQ...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
Headache Longer Than 72 Hours...In fact, my headache is on day 5 with only slight relief each day (or maybe I'm just getting used to it?). It comes and goes in waves, and is...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Anyone Have Hair Loss After Having Botox Injections?...I had one session of Botox end of June. A week later I noticed significant hair loss. Last year I had to stop Aimovig because of excessive hair loss and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
Eye Floaters After a Bad Migraine?...Has anyone seen an increase in eye floaters after a bad migraine?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Is This My Fault? Episodic Now Chronic...Hi. Me...again. I was episodic for migraines for 20 years. Suddenly I’ve gone from my usual 6-8 attacks to 8-10 over the last year. Then migraines began waking me mid-sleep...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Is Wearing a Mask More Than an Hour Causing Migraines?...I have tried to do my part and wear a mask when out in public going to the stores and so forth. I am now going back to work and...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Metoclopramide or Ubrelvy?...Does anyone have any experience with metoclopramide or ubrelvy? I am trying metoclopramide for GERD in the hopes it will also help with migraines. Otherwise, I may try ubrelvy....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Is It Really a Migraine?...Hi everyone. Me again. Hope you are all well! I just got Botox on 7/28 and am hoping it will work. However, I have had headaches for 20 years and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Anyone Experience Sore Throat and Ear Pain as a Migraine Aura?...Hello, I am new to this site. I have had migraines for many years. For the longest time I did not know as my migraines oftentimes do not come with...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Migraine Hangover...I’ve been experiencing migraine for over thirty years. I started, as many of us do, as an episodic migraine sufferer who then progressed over time into a chronic migraineur. I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
