Newbie- worsening migraines..or?...Hi all I've had migraines since my early 20s. Started when reading a book and all the words on my right hand side of the page suddenly became blurry and...reactions1reply
My One-Year Emgality Update: Side Effects, Migraine Frequency, and Insurance Stressors...I’ve been taking Emgality, one of the new CGRP antibody medications, for a year now and wanted to report my experience. Below I share about side effects, insurance stressors, and...reactions14comments
Muscle Twitches/Shakes...Do you guys get muscle twitches/shakes that are 1-3 seconds long on some parts of your body?...reactions8replies
What's In Your Toolbox? Migraine-Friendly Products...With an often overwhelming array of “products” that either claim to help migraine or make life more manageable, it can be hard to know where to start. In fact, it’s...reactions16comments
Xeomin vs Botox...Hello! I’m new to this forum but not migraines. My question is someone’s experience with Xeomin injections. I’m a chronic migraine sufferer. Last year, I received the Botox brand for...reactions1replyTreatment
Hemiplegic migraine one part of the puzzle...Hey! I'm hoping any of you guys with more experience with HM might be able to offer some insight. These migraines were the first neurological experience I had as a...reactions2replies
2020 Has Me Short-Tempered...I don’t feel like myself right now. The stress of living in 2020—plus the increase in migraine severity that stress has brought—has me short-tempered and quick to anger or tears...reactions1comment
Feel like I'm being whipped...Hello, First and foremost I'd like to say hello as I'm new to the site, so apologies if I am writing in the wrong forum or it has already been...reactions1replyDiagnosis
Keeping track of triggers...Does anyone have any good methods of keeping track of their migraines and triggers? In the past, I've tried keeping a headache diary and a spreadsheet of potential triggers but...reactions2replies
Aimovig...I spent almost a year on Aimovig and had to go off it suddenly a month ago for insurance reasons. About three weeks after I was due for a dose...reactions1replyTreatment
Why I Stopped Hiding And Started Talking About My Migraines...“Mom, I’m good at keeping secrets because I always forget them,” my 6-year-old said. We giggled over the reason he was a super-secret keeper and I remembered there was a...reactions2comments
Does Suddenly Going off Aimovig Cause Rebound Headaches?...I had to stop using Aimovig suddenly after being on it for about a year because my health insurance stopped covering it. I was fine for the first few weeks...reactions1reply
I’m New. How Do You Join In?...Confused about how this works here. I’m also electronically challenged....reactions1reply
Emgality Weight Gain, Hair Loss, Joint Pain...Has anyone experienced weight gain, hair loss, joint pain while on emgality?...reactions12replies
What Migraine Medications Have People Tried?...So I am 19 years old and have been suffering from 20 migraines per month and almost every day is a headache day. I have tried Amitriptyline, Topiramate, Propranolol, Mirtazapine...reactions3replies
Heart Palpitations Before or During Migraine?...My question today is does anyone else get heart palpitations before or during migraine? I'm going for a heart checkup tomorrow to be sure that my heart is ok. I'm...reactions17replies
First Migraine, Are You Forever Cursed?...Once you get the first migraine, are you forever cursed? I just had the first migraine at age 19, just 3-4 days ago and im worried because now that I...reactions2replies
Medical Bills and Validation!...Hi, fellow migraineurs. I've had migraines since my youth, but officially diagnosed since my 20s. I'm now 56 and haven't worked outside the home since I was 30 years old...reactions4replies
Surgery Scheduled Need Advice!...I have a surgery scheduled in the next couple of weeks for a torn rotator cuff. That will be fun enough, but I have a bit of anxiety about pain...reactions1reply
Hair After Topamax?...I have been in 50mgs of Topamax for 4 months. For the past 3 weeks, I have noticed an unusual amount of hair in the shower drain. I called my...reactions2replies
