Sudden Continuous Migraine with Aura...Hi, I am new to this forum and a new migraine sufferer. I am a 45 year old healthy female. While at work in April had an aura with right...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Link between Ovarian Cyst & Migraines?...My mom told me I started having migraines when I was 4 years old, only she and I called them "sick headaches" because they would cause me to vomit. Fortunately...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Invisible Illness...Not only does migraine bring a wide variety of debilitating symptoms that can wreak havoc throughout one's entire body, it comes with the frustrations of having a highly stigmatized illness...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
complex hallucination w/occular migraine?...We are just beginning our journey down the rabbit hole of the medical system and referrals. My son (9) has a family history of migraines on both sides of his...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesSymptoms
Michigan Head Pain and Neurological Institute / Chelsea Inpatient Program...At the end of the week I begin the next steps in the quest to better control chronic migraine. I am hopeful that this will result in the improvement that...Reactions0reactionsComments60 replies
Desperate...Hi there, My name is Rachael, I'm 30 and I live in NZ. I'm a professional and a mum. I have Ehlers-Danlos - hypermobility type but with vascular features. With...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Odorless Cleaning Products for the Scent-Sensitive Migraineur...For the scent-sensitive migraineur, finding cleaning products that won't trigger an attack can be difficult. In my years of searching, I've found some excellent products, both store-bought and homemade, that...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Jittery / Tremors...Hello All, First post ever on Migraine.com, so please forgive if I'm asking something that has already been discussed. I think I'm in the middle of an epiphany regarding an...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
Menopause & migraines...I've had migraines for thirty years. For the last eighteen years I have had transformed migraine. Now that I am going through menopause my migraines are worse. If you have...Reactions0reactionsComments13 replies
Voltaren Gel...Has there been any discussion about using Voltaren Gel? I've had severe migraines for the past five years and my mom recently gave me her bottle of arthritis medicine in...Reactions0reactionsComments16 repliesTreatment
Top Migraine Clinics in US...Hi, My wife has been suffering with debilitating migraines for over 2 years now. She sees a local specialist however I think its time to get her referred to one...Reactions0reactionsComments39 replies
Stress of working with Migraines...About six months ago my headaches had been getting worse very quickly. Not responding to medication nothing would help. I got nervous and finally went to my primary care dr...Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
Mum caring for 10 y-o dd with migraines since she was three...Hi, I've been caring for my dd who has had migraines since she was three. Seemed to get them under control for most of this year and then when the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
sibelium...My new Dr prescribed me this as a preventative. He told me that while it is not approved in the US, it is a very safe drug, and very effective...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesTreatment
The Monsters in My Head...Thank you for the welcome! I haven't been on any of the headache forums for quite a while. I was one of the hosts on the old about.com forum quite...Reactions0reactionsComments22 comments
The Monster has a face....The first time it attacked me it was a surprise attack not knowing or understanding what was going on. I thought that I was just having a really bad headache...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Slamming Pain, Too Often...I can remember as early as 9 years old having terrible headaches. My mom would come and pick me up at school because I would be crying in horrible pain...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Migraine, I hate you!...Hello, fellow sufferers - I remember my first migraine - I was in the 6th grade and thought that I was dying - the next migraines happened in high school...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Body doesn't seem to metabolize medicine...My story is long and very similar to so many of you. My biggest concern and source of frustration in trying to treat my migraines is the horrible side affects...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
I'm at My Wits End...I've had "migraines" for around 25 years. I've seen lots of neurologists who have never been definite about the diagnosis and have suggested it 'may' be my jaw joint or...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments