Strange relief...I have been having migraine since teenage. The triggers being sunlight, cold air, spicy food, fish, less or more sleep, missing meals, any change in schedule or place or emotions...reactions1comment
Migraines triggered by Weather, MSG, and unknown...I have been living with migraines for almost 20 years. They are usually caused by barometric pressure changes but can also be triggered by MSG and then other times I...reactions2comments
Persistent and in pain: at the mercy of my mind...My first migraine started 3.5 weeks ago or so I thought... It started off as a normal day. It was a Tuesday morning and I was getting ready to go...reactions1comment
In my 20s, feeling so alone. Anyone out there?...I've suffered from migraines since, we think, I was pre-verbal. I have done really well academically despite missing ridiculous amounts of time from school... But, my social life has suffered...reactions5replies
What just happened?...Hi everyone. Another male migraine sufferer. My story. For several years, not sure how many, never really paid too much attention to it, I have gotten the ocular type aura...reactions3comments
A day in my shoes...The room is dark, I open my eyes slightly as I awake from the pain. It’s almost 4 am, and my body feels like a 1000 pounds and my head...reactions5comments
Passing it on...I have suffered with migraines ever since I was a teenager. My mother was a strict disciplinarian who did not believe in laying down during the day time. She did...reactions1comment
6 years of my brain using my body as a punching bag...When I first started with my Migraines it would last anything from a week to 2 weeks. i was about 16 when i had my first attack. I was sitting...reactions1comment
My hell!...When I turned 30 I experienced my first migraine. Like clockwork, every month during my menstral cycle I get a minimum of 8 migraines a month. 2 days prior I...reactions2comments
Meds to wean off hormones...I've been on continuous birth control for 15 years. The only thing that ever controlled my migraines. Now I'm about to turn 50 and I need advice about finding preventive...reactions1reply
My Journey...I have familial history on both sides of the family. I thought I started getting migraines when I was 14, but can remember having severe headaches when I was even...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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"...reactions4replies
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...reactions1comment
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions4repliesDiagnosis
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...reactions1reply
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions1reply
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...reactions9repliesTreatment
