GMO FOODS - Something to seriously consider.......I came home from working in Africa with chronic migraines at 56 yrs. old. I spent over a year trying to figure out WHY this was happening to my body...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Do I see a little hope? Oh no, never mind...I was diagnosed with migraines at 16, I am now 37. I managed most of my life with abortive meds, but as I got older there was nothing to "abort"...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
migraine relief...The minute I feel a migraine coming on I take Cambia. EXPENSIVE!!!!! Retail over $500. for 9 packs-- you mix in water. I also have phenergan to knock me out...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Question ......This is not so much my story (which, like others, could take pages to clearly relay). I recently relocated to the west coast of Florida (Sarasota area' - about an...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
New neuro, what do you think of her 2 diagnoses?...Hi, I have chronic migraines without aura and CGH migraines due to deteriorating cervical disks. Both types of migraines have been getting worse over the past 3 years to where...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosis
IV Lidocaine? At Jefferson?...Did anyone have this? How many days did you have it for, did it work, did the migraines keep away? I am on medicaid and they don't accept it. I'm...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
She's Just Lazy!...I was a John's Hopkins university graduate. I am also blind in my left eye. In 1994, four weeks after my mother died I experienced my first migraine. I was...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
BIZARRE CHALLENGE - Please help!...This is my first post. And its a wild one! I really need feedback from people who get it. Because there is literally no one in my life who understands...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Is facial numbness a side effect of Amitriptyline?...I don't see it in the list of side effects but I have noticed it on the left side of my face since I started amitriptyline two days ago. I...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesTreatment
Scary Day, Yesterday!...I've never had a migraine in my life. I'm 35, and I have Epilepsy. I am seizure free. I have 2 young kids, who were out with their dad, when...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Misery loves company...I'm so grateful to everyone for submitting their stories and making me feel like one of a million instead of one IN a million . My headaches started with my...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
UK Status Migrainosus, cannot get treatment. Urgent help needed....Hi there, I’m still fairly new to the issue of having migraines as this has only been going on for just over a year now, with very few episodes. It’s...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Brain Stem Migraine...Hi! New to this forum. I started having occipital, "complex" migraines at 19 years old with visual distortions, hemiparesis, nausea/vomiting, and then head pain. Several years ago, my migraines presented...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Aura with vertigo and aphasia...Hi! New to this forum. I started having occipital, "complex" migraines at 19 years old (44 years old now) with visual distortions, hemiparesis, nausea/vomiting, and then head pain. Several years...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Nutrition and Health...When it comes to managing your migraines, what nutritional challenges do you have and/or have you faced? Do you have any tips or advice you would like to share? Are...Reactions0reactionsComments12 replies
UK A&E will not treat Status Migrainosus. Any advice?...Hi there, I'm still fairly new to the issue of having migraines as this has only been going on for just over a year now, with very few episodes. It's...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Could defective RNA be the problem?...I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia back in the late 60s and early 70s until we moved to the Atlanta area back in 1974. But while I was...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Catch 22 of migraines...So, I have semi-chronic migraines (not sure if they're often enough to be considered chronic anymore). And there's a huge Catch-22 to having migraines. I knew I was going to...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
What a struggle...But that would be a very one sided view, "what a struggle." I'm sure we are here because we do just that. I have suffered from Migraines maybe since I...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
First timer needing some major advice. PLEASE HELP ME...Hi all, I am a first time sufferer and currently I just feel so lifeless... My migraine occurred very suddenly, 10 minutes before o left for work. I've never had...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies