“May Cause Headaches”...I cringe when I see those words on a medication that I need to take. As if we need something else in...reactions6comments
How My Partner Handles Her Head Pain...Relationships have never come easy for me. As an actor, and overall romantic, I’ve been fueled by media and love portrayals engrossed...reactions5comments
I have had migraines for 20 years...I have had migraines since I was in my 30's (now 52) and have been unable to find a doctor who can...reactions2comments
Flu started my migraines...In December 2012 I had the worst case of flu that I ever had in my life. I really thought I would...reactions5comments
Scents Send Me Into Rapid Descent...I am so tired of being vulnerable to anyone who feels the need to convey his or her personality by spraying cologne...reactions8comments
Living in Darkness...I have suffered with migraines since giving birth to my daughter in 1988. Over the years, I have received treatment from numerous...reactions6comments
My life of hell with migraines...Hello everyone, It's nice to have a platform where I can finally talk about the problem which I have faced for the...reactions1comment
Sensory Processing Sensitivity (a.k.a. Highly Sensitive People)...Migraineurs are more sensitive to sensory stimuli than non-migraineurs, certainly during a migraine, but also between migraine attacks. It is also said...reactions19comments
Research: What being a Migraine.com member means to you...Migraine.com just celebrated its 2-year anniversary as a community resource for people with migraine. About six months after the site was first...reactions12comments
Migraine: My Owners Manual...My Name is Kathy. I am a 54 year old female and have been living with chronic intractable migraine headaches for at...reactions9comments
Fighting The Invisible Enemy...I remember hearing stories from my family members talking about how they didn't know how to deal with my bouts of screaming...reactionscomments
The Pain of a Migraine...As I lay as still as possible, trying to avoid exacerbating a level 8 migraine, it struck me that using the word...reactions17comments
Pain Behaviors Can Perpetuate Stigma...Pain behaviors are all the things people naturally do when in pain. Yet these very legitimate behaviors are some of the excuses...reactions20comments
Letting People In...Although more than a week has passed since I was been overwhelmed by the isolation of chronic migraine, the memory of that...reactions7comments
At the end of my rope...I had occasional migraines as a teenager but then had none for many years. Chronic Migraine & Social Security DisabilityChronic Migraine &...reactionscomments
Living Nightmare...It came out of nowhere. I literally had no headaches one day, and it started the next. While I type this, it's...reactions7comments
My story (or is it really that of the whole family?)...I say it's "our" family story, 'cause while I'm the Migraineur, my DH is the partner, ice pack supplier, ER driver, disappointed...reactionscomments
Male with migraines...I began suffering from migraines in 2003. I was involved in a work related motor vehicle accident in a commercial truck. I...reactions2comments
Losing Hope...I have had migraines since the age of 22. I would have maybe one or two a month. That all changed in...reactionscomments
Last Straw...My name is Kathy and I am a 44 year old mom, wife and grandmother. I work full time and take care...reactions1comment
