Frustration to the MAX...I have had migraines for about 20 years. at first was told that the pain was due to my sinuses. I have had 4 sinus surgery's since I was in...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Does Polly "really want a cracker?"...Below is a true story that happened inside a grocery store. I was with my best friend and my two children and he asked me what type of crackers was...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Support?...I am a 44 year old female with chronic migraine. They started when I was in 6th grade although I had car sickness before that. They became progressively worse as...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Hit by a MAC Truck...Have you ever been hit a MAC truck? I was five the first time it happened to me. I was on my way to my best friend’s birthday party when...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Just Starting This Horrible Process......I just turned 24 in July. My first migraine was in June. I freaked out the first day I had it. It scared me, and I thought there was something...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Kidney Disease as a result of my Migraines...I had my first migraine when I was 17. Mine are not nearly as severe as many that I have read about. In fact, I had no idea that they...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Life is a Zoo...Welcome to the newest zoo. Admission is free but in time you will pay a price. Be careful around the animals that live here because you never know what their...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
You have to fake it to make it.........My story. I am 56 yr. old. I have had migraines and daily headaches for 47 years. 12 years ago I developed a rare form of migraines. In one weekend...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Transdermal Magnesium Therapy - Excellent Results...It's been two years since I've had to go through the hours long unbearable migraine. Complete with vomiting, numbness, hyper-ventilating etc. I started using magnesium oil 2X per day and...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Migraines no more?...I'm 22 years old and I've been experiencing migraines between 5 and 12 times per month since I was about 17/18. Unfortunately, they run in my family, on both sides...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Postdrome: The Migraine Hangover..."Postdrome" is the official term for that wrung out, exhausted, headachy feeling migraineurs experience after the most painful and intense phase of their migraine attack has passed. Calling this stage...Reactions0reactionsComments87 comments
Late in life start...I started getting migraines when I was 38 or 39. My mother has had them since a young teen. I have to take a generic imitrex because my insurance won't...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Do You Ever Feel Like Giving Up?...I am 44 (45 in Nov) and have lived with migraines since I was about 11. At first they were just menstrual migraines, but around age 30 they started increasing...Reactions0reactionsComments16 replies
Heart Attack after meds...I was taking up to 18 of the treximet or imitrex per month depending on how bad a month I was having. Recently I had a heart attack/vaso spasm. Other...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
What a Migraine Attack is Like...This "guided visualization" is a way to help non-migraineurs understand what a migraine attack is really like. It walks the reader through the most common symptoms of the pain phase...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Short-Term Option for Migraine Prevention: Frova...For many women with migraine, their menstrual migraines are the most disabling. Research shows that menstrual migraine headaches last longer and are associated with a greater level of disability than...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Thorazine...Hello to the group! My neurologist has prescribed Thorazine to help break a migraine cycle. I am to take one 10mg tablet each hour up to a maximum of five...Reactions0reactionsComments15 repliesTreatment
My left eye is cloudy...I have a question for anyone. I was diagnosed with migraine at 13 and have been dealing with it ever since I was probably 7 (that is the first time...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
The Difficulty of Conversing During a Migraine Attack...Though personality assessments have me riding the line between introvert and extrovert, most people who know me will tell you that, without a doubt, I am a poster child for...Reactions0reactionsComments328 comments
Jefferson Headache Clinic...Has anyone been to the Jefferson Headache Clinic in Philadelphia? My neurologist is sending me there in 2 weeks for an initial consultation and is suggesting that I am hospitalized...Reactions0reactionsComments167 replies
