Hitting rock bottom...Hello everyone I have recently been diagnosed with hemiplegic migraine headaches. I have been working as a healthcare professional for 13+ years ,today was the worst day because I had...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Does it really have to be like this?...I have had headaches since I was 6. They were manageable and I dealt with them because I didn't want to stop to slow down so in went the aspirin...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Dumped by Therapist - Again...Anyone navigating life with migraines knows that often, putting a new "to-do" on our schedules can take a massive effort. This past week, I sucked it up and went to...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Simvastatin...My neurologist has recommended the statin "simvastatin " taken with vitamin d for my migraines. I'm 29 year old female.. and just a bit concerned about taking a statin at...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Cluster migraines, vertigo, disc damage, shoulder knots...I was diagnosed with migraines 21 years ago and they have progressively gotten worse. I have cluster ( ice pick) migraines with severe vertigo, degenerative disc disease, bulging discs in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
A Walk Inside My Aura...The object was yellow and shaped like a cone, spherically 3-D. There were patterns etched out of the sides, each pattern precisely the same as the next. The patterns started...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
New to Retinal Migraines...I had gone to the Dr to see what the problem was as I was concerned that after having e a TIA (Mini Stroke) in Septemeber 2016, that the eye...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Who can you trust?...For the last 5+ years of my migraine journey, I had a friend by my side who had been a Neuro PA, and was comfortable talking about ideas drugs, symptoms...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Maybe Basilar...Hi all, I have not officially been diagnosed with Basilar-type migraines yet as I still have my MRI-angio on Wednesday to rule out stroke, but my neurologist seemed fairly confident...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Verapamil...Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker that is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), severe chest pain (angina), and irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmia). It may also be used as...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Confusing symptoms...Hi all: What a great forum! I'm a 28 year old male, and have suffered from headaches (migraines?) intermittently for the past 1.5 years. I will get a 2-3 week...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDiagnosis
Brave New World...My parents moved here in search of a better life. They were new to the US system, which played a large role in why I never received the treatment I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Hemiplegic Migraine...I've suffered with migraines for nearly twenty years, right after joining the military. They were hormonal at first - every three months I would have to call in sick and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Continuous cold therapy...I have had migraines for over 50 years with no relief. I go through ice packs like crazy and constantly having to get up to get one is overwhelming. I...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Migraine started after a severe trauma...I was 12 when my migraines started. I had been raped and beaten by my stepbrother so bad that it caused me to have seizures. And I started having migraine...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
New to the migraine hell....o...Hello I'm 42ish and just recently started having these really bad headaches. It didn't occur to me that they where migraines until they started happening more frequently. I have never...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Nickle Allergy and PFO replacement...Years ago I had the hole in my heart closed(PFO ) implant and was under the impression that it would help my migraines go away which it didn't. The PFO...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSurgery
Hallucination with migraine...I first had a migraine in 1972 - vision of a black and white snake lasting 15-20 min and leaving with slight frontal headache. Infrequent occurrence 1 a month or...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Best preventive?...I'm due to see my GP shortly, and one of the things we will need to discuss is my migraines. I think the way to go is going to have...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
When Migraines Age Us...Chronic migraine has a way of aging us early such that young people are living like senior citizens. How do we handle feeling as if we are decades older than we actually...Reactions0reactionsComments61 comments
