Frustrated...Sudden onset of severe, at times debilitating headaches, I'm 51 and have never had a history of headaches. 4 doctors later, many...reactions1comment
My Story...I have had Migraines since I was 12, and now I'm 45. My Mom and Dad had them, as well as 3...reactions5comments
Freedom after a lifetime of suffering...I remember spending the bulk of my youth in the nurses office in elementary school. Mrs. Hickey and I actually became friends...reactions1comment
Lifetime Migraine ...I remember being in Second grade and feeling my head hurting. I was thinking, the lights in the classroom were hurting my...reactionscomments
Migraine, Genetics, and Guilt. ...I'm 34 years old and have had migraine since I was 5. I did go years during high school when my migraines...reactionscomments
Fear of Sharing How I Feel...Every month I write many essays and blog posts about living with migraine disease. At the end of each month, I pick...reactions26comments
When I struggle to find empathy for other migraineurs...I must confess something: I am not the best caretaker for fellow migraineurs. It’s not something I like about myself, but it’s...reactions34comments
Dear Me...Have been thinking very much the last few days about my migraines and the identity they force on me. Been extremely touched...reactions4comments
June 2012 Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival Call for Submissions...Summer is starting to heat up and it's time to start thinking about the June 2012 Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival...reactions1comment
Memorable Migraine 4: Bookselling While Ill...A couple of weeks ago, my dear friend and bookseller R. took me out for a much-belated birthday dinner. We went to...reactions2comments
Remembering to savor my free time...As I opened up my word processing program to write this, I looked at the clock. It’s 9:55 AM on a Saturday...reactions5comments
Springing Forward...Rather than making big resolutions at the first of the year like most people, spring tends to be my season of change...reactions3comments
Happy birthday to me...In 30 minutes, it will have been exactly thirty-two years since I was born. Thirty-two has always seemed like an important age...reactions9comments
Psychological techniques offer more than placebo for migraine sufferers...As a chronic pain doctor, I've spent a career working in a multidisciplinary practice, working side-by-side with nurses giving dietary and sleep...reactions4comments
Realizing you're anxious only when it's too late...In mid-January, I was invited to speak at a panel at the American Booksellers Association’s Winter Institute, a conference for independent booksellers...reactions6comments
Pregnant & Stroke Risk Due to Migraine with Aura...I am 30 years old and have suffered with migraines since I was at the start of secondary school. They have gradually...reactionscomments
I hate living with migraines....I have suffered from migraines for 20 years. My doctors have a really hard time treating my migraines. They are quite different...reactionscomments
My Migraines - A New Development...In college I had a friend who would curl up in a ball on the bathroom floor in the dark for an...reactions10comments
NO Pain...It started in 1988 was my first real episode, two days after a car wreck my wife took me to see and...reactionscomments
My Migraine Story...My name is Sema and my Migraines started when I was 30 years old. They weren't too bad to start, but then...reactions4comments
