When Coworkers See You Work on a Sick Day...Like many of you, I have somehow managed to hold down a job despite my diagnosis of chronic migraine. I also have psoriatic arthritis, which has been well-managed in the...reactions10comments
Have I had a migraine?...A couple of weeks ago I was siting in my work van and I lost vision at my point of focus in both eyes, like blind spots. Letters on my...reactions1reply
Feel Like I Am In Prison...I first started getting migraines when I was approximately 5 years old, part of my inheritance I guess since my mother and her sister have them and their mother had...reactions9comments
My Migraines Are Cyclical...My first migraine was in Junior High during p.e. in a sea of navy and white striped uniforms under florescent lights. I lost my vision on one side and scared...reactions1comment
Can I work...I have given up 2 amazing jobs because of my chronic migraine condition. Just recently I decided I had to go back to work because the expenses were not being...reactions2replies
I can't do this anymore....I can't do this anymore. Chronic migraine has worn me down, there isn't anything left. My fiance says to keep my chin up, stay positive. I at 26, I lost...reactions9replies
Work Stress?...I've had migraines since I was 40, but not officially diagnosed by a neurologist until I was 45. I've been to 3 different neurologists. None have been able to help...reactions2comments
Still Struggling...I am now 22 I have been struggling with migraines since I was about 16 after a trip to Australia and New Zealand. They are constant I don't have but...reactions3comments
The Never-ending Journey...I have had migraines for 20 years now. They started when I was around 5 or 6 and haven't left me alone since. I was always the sick child- staying...reactionscomments
The Day That Changed My Life...March 23rd, 2013 seemed like a normal day except we got a snowstorm and I was headed back home a couple hundred miles from home. I was traveling around 15...reactions1comment
Finding My Migraine Puzzle Pieces...I was officially diagnosed with migraine about 18 years ago, but believe I have been suffering since I was a teen. Just thought I had bad sinus headaches. I was...reactions2comments
Giving Cefaly Another Go And Staying positive...Hi folks,I wrote a week or so ago about how the Cefaly was causing me pain. I had the good fortune to have a very considerate gentleman from a chemist...reactions1comment
Any ideas as to what is causing my migraines?...I’m a 34yo woman, mother to three children. I got my first migraine at 15 but it wasn’t until I got into my 20’s that I started tracking them. My...reactions1reply
Migraines Showed Up Suddenly...I never had a migraine until I was 33. But one day they just showed up. They were bad, 1 - 3 day migraines out of the blue, with all...reactions1comment
Alcohol=headache...Being retired, I no longer get work related stress migraines. They were so bad, they caused an outbreak of my herpes virus a day or two after migraine left. Thank...reactionscomments
Life Long Fun and Games...I started having migraines when in grade school, but only when we went to Detroit Tigers baseball games. Every summer, my dad would take all 4 of us boys to...reactionscomments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions19comments
