Hanging on to HOPE!...It all started when I was diagnosed with epilepsy, a seizure disorder....Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Erica Carrasco...Erica Carrasco, aka Achy Smile, lives with hemiplegic migraine, a subtype of migraine with aura that mimics stroke and epilepsy....
Silent Migraines...I suffered from epilepsy when I was young, this is controlled medically and there have been no major epilepsy events for 47 years....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAuraSymptoms
Migraine Road: Fighting to Love the Life You Live...I was actually diagnosed with epilepsy prior to my migraine diagnosis. Bonus, epilepsy makes you more prone to migraines....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Flu started my migraines...I went through all of the usual tests with my neurologist -- MRI, EEG, epilepsy center at a major university hospital, etc. All came back normal....Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Scary Day, Yesterday!...I'm 35, and I have Epilepsy. I am seizure free. I have 2 young kids, who were out with their dad, when this all happened....Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Old Companion...For the last few years, I have been on epilepsy medication, antidepressants, botox injection, occipital nerve injection, sumitriptan injection, anti-sickness...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Electroencephalogram - EEG - for migraine diagnosis...This test is usually only given if the migraine sufferer has seizures and epilepsy is suspected....
Are migraines genetic?...He has had epilepsy (Petite Mal and Grand Mal) for 20 years. We both get migraines that are often debilitating. My mother has never had a migraine....Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Daily persistent headache. All treatments failed....She also regularly takes Gabapentin for epilepsy. And alas, none of the above helped. Ibuprofen helped a few years ago....Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesBotoxCluster HeadacheTips & Advice
Can migraine skip a generation?...My brother has idiopathic occipital lobe epilepsy with secondary generalized seizures and after a seizure he also has migraines, but the rest of my family...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Migraine: A Lifetime Journey...I have suffered from childhood with chronic head pains, my parents and doctor had no clue to what was the matter with me, from growing pains to epilepsy...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Cindy's Journey with chronic migraines...I had epilepsy brain surgery in 2002 and though it was very successful and I no longer have seizures, I am left to deal with migraines on a daily...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Full Moons and Migraines...be the cause for the wide-ranging reports from emergency rooms during full moons regarding the increase of incidences involving migraines, alcoholism, epilepsy...Reactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Celiac disease masquerading as Migraine / Narcolepsy...While each state is different, here in TN any doctor can have your drivers license suspended for epilepsy / any condition which might result in a loss...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesDiagnosis
Motor tics and Migraines, is there a connection?...I have migraine with aura, and there is a family history of epilepsy, (my brother). I am concerned....Has anyone heard of motor tics and migraines?...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesDiagnosis
Pregnant & Stroke Risk Due to Migraine with Aura...I also want to push for an epilepsy style card that people with aura can carry so that they can show it in the case of having an attack...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
TMS Trial...I have been on beta blockers, epilepsy drugs, antidepressants, calcium blockers, Namenda, ace inhibitors and other drugs that I have forgotten....Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Five Things About Migraine I Don’t Understand...to the chart in this article from the Washington Post, migraine is underfunded compared to other diseases of similar burden such a schizophrenia and epilepsy...Reactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Connecting The Dots: Migraine or Comorbidity?...Some of the most common conditions in people suffering from migraine disease are depression, anxiety, insomnia, IBS, stroke, epilepsy, and hypertension...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
