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
Annoying Migraines...My name is Elizabeth and I’m 27 years old and I get a lot of migraines which I really hate they make me so tired the next day when I...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
A Lifetime To Understand...My migraines probably started when I was 14, but I wasn't actually diagnosed until I was in my 20s - after I had brain surgery for an unrelated tumor. Then...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Cefaly Hurts...To join a blog takes time. I don't have spare. But I am motivated enough to put this out there. For me the cefaly device has been VERY painful. Yes...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Unpredictable And Frustrated...I’ve suffered with migraines my whole life. I can remember sitting in the nurse’s office at school and wanting nothing more than to find some relief, or having to miss...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
biofeedback/heartmath?...Hi all! I wanted to try biofeedback and my therapist said at the hospital programs they use heartmath devices. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with them?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
What’s Your Secret: Strange Symptoms and Side Effects...Migraine can cause a wide array of odd neurological symptoms related to the condition and side effects from medications. Rarely do migraines impact two people in the exact same way...Reactions0reactionsComments21 comments
Walking for Migraine: Virtually and Physically...How can counterintuitive behaviors help reduce migraine severity? Which will freeze faster, boiling water or room temperature water? The answer would seem to be the room temp water, right? Well...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Has anyone started with CGRP? Did your insurance approve it?...Hi: I emailed my neurologist about CGRP and he said he doubted my insurance would approve it. I am wondering if anyone else has started on CGRP therapy and if...Reactions0reactionsComments67 repliesCGRP
How do you raise awareness?...Share with us! How have you helped to raise awareness about migraine? Have you gotten others to understand that migraine is way more the JUST a headache? Have any of...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
