My story of migraines...I got my first migraine in 1973. Hereditary I am sure, as my mom and sister had/have them. Mine may have started about when I first menstruated. Although initially I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Dear Doctor, I Wish You Understood Even Better Than You Do...As I’ve mentioned before, I am very grateful to have excellent healthcare providers on my team. My primary care doctor is vivacious and strong and smart, and she’ll never make...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Smelling salts/ammonia...Relief at last! My migraines begin with uncontrollable yawning. I used to think the yawning was a migraine symptom, but I now believe yawning triggers the process of sinking into...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
New Symptom Sudden Extreme Sleepiness...This past Saturday till about yesterday evening I battled a migraine. The pain was enough but not enough to prevent me functioning. Just a drone of a migraine that hammered...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Whose Health is Better?...Who's Health is better? Mine or my grandparents? I'm lucky to have three of my four grandparents still alive. My mom’s parents both turned 80 this year. They watched my...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
looking for new neurologist...If anyone lives in the Birmingham al. or surrounding area and knows of a good neurologist, I am looking for a new one. thanks, CG...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Perimenopausal migraine solutions?...Hi I am new to the forum and have read the articles on this site. I am 45 and a chronic migraine sufferer and had it in control for a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Managing Migraine Nausea...Nausea and vomiting are as (or more) disabling than pain for some people with migraine. Not only do these symptoms add to the misery of migraine, migraine medications aren't very useful...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Migraine: Role Playing Game....My sister was scrolling through Kick Starter and she found this. It is designed to help migraine suffers, family members, friends, and other people to understand and experience what living...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
a vacation from Mugraine...I just returned from 2 weeks at the ocean with no computer, TV, bight lights, long work hours and all the expectations from home life. I had only 2 level...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Oxygen debt...We all look like a lot of hopeless cases expecting the medical profession to come up with something to save us from our torments. In all my 60+ years of...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
At Wits End!...I was diagnosed with chronic migraine in 2011. 49 years old at the time, trained as a life coach and building my business, and working part time as a cashier...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Migraine haiku...Yesterday, great day I felt good and was hopeful Today hope is lost....Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Migraines and Canines...Not too long ago, my fiancé brought home the most beautiful puppy – a part American Staffordshire Terrier and Southern Louisiana Swamp Cur little girl that he named Butters. She’s...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Old Man Migraine...When I was 15 I had a splenectomy for a dermoid cyst in my spleen. Within a week I developed severe - aura beginning - Migraine Headaches. Typical at first...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My migraine is gone! I'll tell you how...Hello, I am 29 years old and I suffered from migraine almost all my life. Now it seems (finger crossed!) that my migraine is gone. Before you start: no, I'm...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Different migraines, different treatments....So, I just broke a 10-day status migrainosus with a round of magnesium, reglan, benadryl, torodol, and IV fluids, and BOOM. Next day, migraine with aura. Thankfully, my migraines with...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatment
Hemiplegic Migraines...I was diagnosed with alternating hemiplegic migraine at the age of 12. I am now 35. It is a migraine which alternates from side to side. Right side being worse...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
First real Migraine; A terrifying array of new experiences...I am a 30 year old with no known history of migraines. I say 'known' because I don't think I've ever had one, and I think if I had, I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The pain the noise...Oh man I thought I was only one. Some of my worst attacks I have at work. No one understands. It gets so bad I just want all the lights...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
