CGRP Injections Causing Weight Gain?...And, btw, as most of you probably know, dieting isn’t all that easy, either, when you have chronic migraines. Hunger=headache =migraine....Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
This is a condition - talking from experience...It may be due to not having my botox shots anymore (can't afford them but will find a way), but if this has taught me one thing - it is...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCoping
May sound like a strange question but how do you pass the time when a migraine hits?...To anyone reading, sorry if you have a migraine right now, hope it's on its way out....Reactions0reactionsComments117 repliesSymptoms
Should I be worried?...This is all very new to me, I have never suffered from any sort of migraine up until 2 weeks ago....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Botox Side Effect - neck pain...years now and don't ever recall getting pain in my neck/back of my head, upper back/shoulders which leads to a vicious headache which then becomes a migraine...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Is anyone offended to hear migraine is "Just a headache"?!...Does it infuriate anyone else when someone calls a migraine a "headache"?...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Husband does not understand....I have .vomited in front of him from my migraine yet still he doesn't get It?...Reactions0reactionsComments16 repliesDiagnosis
What might this be...I thought I would try asking if anyone here on a migraine group if what I am experiencing is familiar....Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Does anyone experience short term memory loss?...I suffer with severe chronic migraines and there are some points during the day when I have a really bad migraine that I'll forget something I did less...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
Lidocaine and Steroid injection...I am not sure that migraine is considered very serious at the VA, more like a nuisance illness and that this is just another method of making it seem...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Mood Issues/Emotional Auras?...The placement of it right where my other aura symptoms are suggests that it's one of them but emotional auras seem to be rare in migraine, and more common...Reactions0reactionsComments11 replies
Vertigo and Vestibular migraines. Exposure to PFAS and Diagnosis...anybody had exposure to PFAS, especially firefighters with symptoms of vertigo, of vestibular migraine?...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesAwareness
OTC that is not a blood thinner, or stroke risk?...A neurologist told me that this was a "true migraine" and that I am actually feeling pain in my brain itself, from it being over-stimulated....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Tried a new to me treatment - nerve block - and it has worked for 8 weeks...On Feb 22 of this year, I was going through another migraine that just would not respond to treatment....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Conversation of the Week: Creativity and Coping with Migraine...Do you use any form of creativity to cope with your migraine, pain and disability?...Reactions0reactionsComments23 replies
Tips for a long lasting migraine and puffy eye?...I’ve had migraines on and off for a while now but this last one has been a killer....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesTreatment
Are there specific holiday triggers that affect your migraine?...Are there specific triggers during this time of the year that affect your migraine? Do you have some tips for managing them?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Migraine started at 37 years old above right eye...I was prescribed a medication to help (forgot the name but it definitely helped) when migraines appeared....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Alcohol induced migraine- what alcohol? Varies in a month...I get light flash triggered Arora migraines which, if i take couple paracetamol & ibuprofen within 20mins never goes beyond that but… half a glass of wine...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTriggersTreatmentTips & Advice
Will Increasing Aimovig for Migraine Also Increase Side Effects?...In the beginning, it eliminated my migraines. Aimovig side effects Unfortunately, they are slowly returning....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatmentSide Effects