Connecting with others in the Bay Area...Hi all, I'm a 29 year-old woman struggling with chronic migraine and I would love to connect with others in the area! Thanks, Sara...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Weird tongue exercises - worked for me!...Hello - This may sound wacky, but it worked for me. For around 15 years I suffered migraines at least monthly, usually related to my cycle. I'd feel sick and...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
With what type of doctor have people had the most luck?...I have almost daily migraines of varying intensity. I think I may be having cluster headaches also. I am struggling terribly. The daily meds my headache specialist has tried so...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
My Long Road with Migraines...It was 1997, and I was a medic in the military. I had a pounding headache, which at the time, I did not realize was linked to my severe vertigo...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Peri-menopause, migraine or both...I just watch a video here about losing words and migraine. I do this a lot. I put it down to peri-menopause. It does get worse tho when I am...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Can migraine skip a generation?...Is it possible that migraine skipped a generation, for example: my dad's mother used to suffer from migraines whenever she looked into a bright light. My dad never had migraines...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Not sure what this is please help...I am a 17 year old male. I have had visual snow, after images, and pretty much every other symptom there is to go along with it for about the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
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First Time Poster - Long Time Migrainer...I've had migraines since I hit puberty. So does my Mom. Immitrex 100 mg is my rescue med and works great if I take it at the first signs of...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Is it all in my head?...Hello! I'm 30 with 4 kids and a hubby that is my caregiver. I have had migraines since I was 7, I started recognising the auras and triggers and by...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
First-time poster, caregiver and mom needs advice...My daughter is 10 years old and has had an ongoing persistent headache for 2 months now. She has a continuous headache 24/7 and sharp stabbing pain in the center...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Speaking Gobblygook During Migraine...While I have difficulty finding words during many attacks, usually I'm talking to friends, my husband, or my coworkers when it first happens. (When I'm at one of my bookshops...Reactions0reactionsComments19 comments
Throughout my life and getting more intense and frequent...My mom tells me the first headache she knew about was when I was 2. I held my head and cried and wanted darkness. The first I remember is from...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Does climate and location affect migraine?...I live in Richmond, BC. It's below sea level. Last week I visited Ontario, Canada and I was migraine free the whole week. I get back and have been suffering...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Struggling to get Proper Treatment...I have had a persistent migraine aura for nine months. My vision is constantly flickering, I get flashes and sparks of light, shadows in my vision, after images, and visual...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTreatment
“Migraine is not a 1 or 0 thing”...When I asked Canadian Migraine Specialist Dr. Elizabeth Leroux why migraine research and treatment is so egregiously underfunded in proportion to the widespread disability it causes, she noted migraine stigma...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Arteritis?...I have suffered with migrane since 1986 (maybe before that but didn't know what it was until I ran into the doctor's office screaming that I was having a stroke...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Waiting to Live...I’ve been doing it for years: canceling get-togethers with friends and family, missing important events, putting off work projects, avoiding going outside. Putting plans on hold and waiting for the...Reactions0reactionsComments63 comments
General malaise or feeling under the weather normal with some types of migraines?...Are periods of general malaise, or feeling under the weather, normal with some types of migraines? I have been diagnosed with migraines (with auras), and persistent auras without infarction, and...Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
Anyone undergone the ketamine infusion treatment?...Grasping at straws at this point. Has anyone undergone the ketamine infusion treatment for effective long term migraine relief? I’ve had the nasal spray in the past and it was...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
