Migraines And Motherhood...It started with menstrual migraines at 11. With my second pregnancy in 2002, I had almost constant migraines. It was so bad my OB induced labor a few weeks early...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I am More Than My Diagnosis...My sister had migraines as a child so I knew what was happening with my first onset the end of freshman year in college. In my mid-50s now, the migraine...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Headaches My Whole Life...I’m 19 years old and I’ve had headaches for as long as I can remember. My parents remember the first time my headache got unbearable, I got off of the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What’s Most Helpful to Hear During a Migraine Attack?...We have all heard less than helpful comments from coworkers, friends and family while in the throes of a migraine attack. Though typically well-intentioned, these comments are often simply based...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Botox Saved Me!...I suffered with migraines since my 20s, undiagnosed till my early 50s. My neurologist tried prescribing every Rx for prevention....all made me feel ill and did nothing to keep my...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I Have Always Been Sick...I was always the "sick" kid. My siblings were always saying I missed school just because I didn't like it. What they failed to understand is that I WAS sick...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
30 Years of Migraine...This summer I celebrate 2 birthdays: my 35th birthday and 30 years with migraine. I celebrate because I know how hard I have fought to get to 30 years. This...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I need some advice on my current migraine that I cannot get rid of please...Hi, I have been experiencing visual problems for 9 weeks now which are driving me insane. I had the usual migraine attack but I noticed following the aura stage my...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Chronic Migraine Will Not Defeat Me...My 11th grade year book is the perfect metaphor for life with chronic migraines. It is filled with photos I am not in from events and clubs I could not...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Frustration and hopelessness...I am a 26 year old female from Pennsylvania. I have struggled with migraines as far back as I can remember. (I remember leaving school in first grade d/t severe...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Migraine Free Until My 30s - Now Chronic...I was never a "headache" person until I hit 31. I was on my 2nd day of Seasonique birth control when I had my first migraine, though that may have...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Finally winning the battle against migraine!...I'm a 51 year old woman and have suffered from migraines since I was a kid. As did my mother before me (and two of my three brothers). Between my...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
No help in a state that has gutted mental health!...I have been fighting now for five years on getting disability, in those five years i have been diagnosed with bipolar to go along with my migraines. I Have been...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Just a Way of Life...I am a 49yr old female who has been plagued with debilitating migraines my entire life. I was very ill throughout my infancy and toddler years. At the age of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Managing Migraines: A Life Project...The earliest migraines that I can remember started in my early 20s when I started taking birth control pills. I had to stop those because I was having significant headaches...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Status migraine for 6 days...I dont typically post on forums, social media, etc but I am so worn down. I'm 28 and the manager of a vet clinic. I've suffered from chronic migraines since...Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies
Dog trainer in the Atlanta area for migraine therapy?...Does anybody know of a dog trainer in the Atlanta area to help train a therapy/service dog for migraines?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Photophobia and Phonophobia...Greetings, I’ve been suffering from light and sound sensitivity for three weeks now, it started with just a weird issue with my eyes focusing and now has turned into extreme...Reactions0reactionsComments22 replies
What could all my symptoms really be!?...Hi all I've just signed up as I'm so fed up now that I hope someone can maybe relate to my symptoms, first off about 3 months ago I noticed...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
4-months of near-chronic "silent" migraine/ history of hemiplegic migraine...Thank goodness for this site. I feel like such a complicated case and I feel all alone: I am a 50-years old woman. 2 years ago I was hospitalized for...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies