Long Hair affecting headache?...Has anyone ever considered chopping your hair off for a little headache relief? My pain sometimes makes it feel like just having hair hurts. It feels heavy and painful. I...reactions24replies
Spike...I was driving home yesterday wearing my cool Blues Brother shades and I was suddenly furious. I was thinking about a meeting I'd recently had at work. "Coaching and counseling"...reactions5comments
red/purple at fingernail base...Has anyone had red or red-purple discoloration at the base of your fingernails? My thumbs started this a week ago and now its in nearly every finger on both hands...reactions3repliesSymptoms
Believing the lie...We’ve all heard it. Migraine is NOT just a headache. There are so many other symptoms we have to deal with. Sometimes it’s difficult to determine if what I am...reactions18comments
Mirena VS Pills...Hi, I'm 47 and use Mirena for almost 10 years. Loved it. about 2 years ago i started to get my periods twice a month. The periods are not bad...reactions4replies
Active yesterdaycoping (or not) with people's reactions to aphasia and muscle weakness...The thing that's upsetting me most at the minute seems trivial & I totally realise that- but somehow I can handle all the crappyness that comes from migraines better than...reactions9replies
Not giving up...I've been living with migraines since I was 19. I'm 41 now and they became chronic several years ago with the inclusion of a nasty friend diagnosed as-tension headaches. I...reactions3comments
Mummy what's wrong?...I've had migraine episodes all my life..when I was little I remember if I got too excited I'd end up one and in my teenage years with exam stress I...reactionscomments
Has Anyone Had Any Experience With Marijuana Helping/Not Helping Their Migraines...I'm hoping that since medical marijuana is now legal in many states, my question will be considered socially acceptable. Marijuana has proven useful for other types of pain and for...reactions5replies
Mayo clinic - what should I expect?...I have had chronic daily headaches over persistent new daily headache for the past eight years. It started after having surgery where I had a tumor in my pituitary removed...reactions3comments
Can location of new home be causing increased migraines?...Hi Everyone, I am new to posting here, but have been reading a lot. I recently moved- within the same city, but to a new location. There is a river...reactions3replies
Migraines came back with a bang in my 60's...I had my first migraine at 23 yrs. They were even diagnosed then. I would suffer for 3 days unbareably. The only thing available was Excedrin. When I was in...reactions3comments
Life on The Island...After one too many ridiculous sessions with my neurologist, I gave him the boot and went on strike from prescription medication. In the face of constant migraines I stopped taking...reactions2comments
Is this normal?...I've been suffering from headaches for about ten years. During the past five years I've been officially diagnosed with migraines with aura. They come about once a week to once...reactions1replyDiagnosis
It's winning...I can't keep doing this the migraine comes one after the other after the other. I have had enough I don't know what to do now. I am on botox...reactions2comments
The Lucky One...My mom always considered me the lucky one of her kids...interesting, I was a screaming baby until aged two, then apparently, almost over night, I became the first child to head...reactionscomments
Ever changing symptoms - Insane Nausea...Haven't posted in a bit but lurk often. I haven't had a major migraine in a few months which was an Aura Migraine. I had just completed a 16 page...reactions4replies
Day 14 of my first migraine, and I feel helpless....I woke up with this headache two weeks ago today. I have waves of terrible pain in my temples and behind my eye, ranging from a 4 to a 9...reactions5repliesDiagnosis
Lisa Robin Benson...Lisa Benson creates words and images to raise awareness about migraine. She cares about awareness since she was undiagnosed for over twenty years, which allowed her migraines to worsen over...
10 Tips to Quiet Your Mind for Sleep...Does your mind start chattering loudly as soon as you get into bed? Thoughts of what happened in the day, what you need to get done tomorrow, that comment you...reactions2comments
