Mother's Day 2008...The Sunday before Mother's Day in 2008, I had a Basilar Artery Migraine (BAM) that almost ended my life. I am a RN and have dealt with migraines since 1994...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Caution: Taking This Drug May Cause...Hair Loss...I constantly work with my neurologist to adjust medications, hoping that one day we’ll discover the perfect cocktail to manage my chronic migraines. The ever-changing ingredients can lead to a...Reactions0reactionsComments26 comments
Medication stop working?...Hi. Has anyone had a situation where their medication just suddenly stopped working or helping? I've been to a few headache doctors and am in the middle of finding a...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
Sarah Hackley...Sarah was previously an advocate on Migraine.com. In 2008, after spending months in never-ending pain, Sarah Hackley was diagnosed with intractable migraine with aura. Two years and countless symptoms, medications...
The Physician's Burden: Diagnosis...It all began innocently with routine questions from my optometrist. Do you have headaches? Yes. Do you ever see flashes of light? Yes. But usually they are flashes of dark...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Which type of magnesium do you take? ...I need to ask my headache specialist, but in the meantime wonder what type of magnesium you take. Do you take: 1. Magnesium oxide (I currently use this type at...Reactions0reactionsComments11 replies
Gravol...Has anyone found Gravol helps with migraine pain? I am an ER nurse, and we often give patients with sprains and strains 400mg-600mg Ibuprofen and 1000mg Acetaminophen. I have found...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTreatment
Migraines...I have suffered with migraine for 22yrs. I have tried about everything and nothing works. When I get them they are so bad and I have them for 2-5 days...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Effexor...Has anyone had positive or negative experiences with Effexor? After crossing into chronic migraine land last summer, I started struggling also with depression. My migraine specialist suggested Effexor. I titrated...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTreatment
Pre-Existing Condition...I changed jobs in May, and my health insurance from my previous job expired on 4/21/13, and my new insurance went into effect 7/1/13. At the end of September, I...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
5 years too long...5 years ago, my whole life was turned upside down because of chronic headache and migraines that I suffered from daily. From being a student who did not miss class...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Suffering from serious migraine...From one of our readers: I am Adeniyi from Nigeria,am 48yrs old and am a teacher. It happened in May 2013..I started to feel severe headache at the right side...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Hope for Chronic Migraines...I am 37 and have been suffering from migraines for about 20 years. I remember as a kid being very sensitive to the sun and having fainting episodes on hot...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Relief...I have been getting Botox injections from a neurologist for over two years. The results are amazing! (And my insurance covers 80% of the injection.) I may get only one...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Victim? Survivor? Hard to choose....I am a female, age 54, who has suffered migraines for at least 25 years. They were occasional to begin with, one every other month or so. Over the years...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Migraine or something more serious?...I am Rachel and I am 16. The day after thanksgiving of this year I woke up with blindness. I went to 2 different eye doctors and after having several...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Migraine Hostage...The very first time I ever had a migraine was at 37 years old a day after flying in from NY to Las Vegas. I didn't know it was a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Teen's Migraine....My name is Elavarasan , Im 16 years old and I've had migraine for over a year. I came to know my father has the same problem as well. That's...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Need migraine doctor in Houston, TX...I am in desperate need of a migraine specialist in Houston, TX. The trouble is, I’ve lived here for 35 years — with migraines — and have tried quite a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Hurt to the Bone...I have dealt with migraines since is was 13 years old. Over the years I have had good days and bad days, but you go on. I have been one...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
