Migraines Made Me...I have never known life without occasional severe headaches. “Occasional” meaning once per week, twice per week, sometimes every day. Mom says that at two, I was banging my head...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
It's nice to know I'm alone...Where do I start ... Well it all started 35 years ago, I was 12 and getting bad headaches . All through school bad headaches then a migraine here and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Happy Medium?...Is there a happy medium between incapacitation from migraine pain and incapacitation from migraine medicine? It seems like if the medicine I take works, it knocks me on my butt...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Ends up on the same road...My story began when I was 13 and severe headaches and vomiting landed me in the hospital. Many tests later, the doctors diagnosed me with a severe allergy to shellfish...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
It's winning but I am not giving up...Hi my name is debbie and I am new but have taken part in botox discussion. I live in ireland. I last told you that I was getting my 7th...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Aura Again After 30+ Years?...I've had migraines for 44 years now. When I first began having them at age 11, and through high school, I had visual aura during the prodromal phase. This would...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Who Moved My Cheese?...Today is the 12th day of the 2014 Migraine & Headache Awareness Month (MHAM) Blog challenge which is hosted by the American Headache & Migraine Association (AHMA). The prompt for...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My Hero...My 10 year old daughter.....is my hero. From the tender age of 1 year, she began suffering. Daily episodes of vomiting, weight loss and diarrhea which required constant medical care...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Hold Fast to Dreams...As in past years, our team of patient writers here at Migraine.com is tackling the Migraine & Headache Awareness Month Blog Challenge prompts. All of the prompts and the instructions...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
CGRP Antibody...Before posting this I did a quick search and found some older articles about CGRP, but nothing recent. I was reading a couple of news articles recently about Phase II...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Migraine Extraordinaire...I'm 25, nearly 26, and I've had migraines as long as I can remember. Certainly since I was 13. It runs in the family and I have a few friends...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Social group and boyfriend still tries to get me to drink alcohol ...I gave up drinking once I got diagnonsised with migraines. I was having them 2 or more times a week and it would take me at least a full day...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Botox...I am hoping a get a response to this. I had Botox injections two weeks ago, and my doctor told me I should begin to see results within a week...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesTreatment
You Liar!...I have had migraines for my entire life. I am 34 now and remember having them as far back as 7 yrs old. I am brand new to this forum...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Life without migraines...Life without migraines. I don’t have to imagine what it would be like without migraines. In 1992 I discovered a technique for my “aura” migraines. I haven’t had a headache...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Driving Miss Katie...I remember how excited I was as a teenager to get my driver's license. Growing up in a small town, driving meant freedom. I could jump in the car with...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Chris's Migraine Story...Hello, I thought I could deal with my migraines until recently, then they showed me who was boss... I've been suffering from migraine with aura since 2003, when I was...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Simple help for Migraines...Every neurologist I've consulted has had migraines. I can tell when they have headaches because their office lights are turned off. It makes them sympathetic to suffers of migraine and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Getting Botox today......I have been dealing with these stupid migraines for more than half my life. I have gone from Episodic to Chronic, from just the headache to the severe nausea (CVS)...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Looking for some input...Now, before you all go on about how I need to see a specialist or whatever else, and how I need to seek professional advice for it, I know. And...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis