Help for Nausea...My acupuncturist told me the worst thing to drink when you are nauseous is room temperature water. He said our intake needs to be either hot or cold, not room...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
What Do You Crave?...Food cravings and migraine often go hand in hand. Cravings frequently occur during the first "prodrome" phase of a migraine, preceding the more obvious signs of an attack (aura and...Reactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Discharge?...I'm wonder if any other women notice or have lots of discharge during a migraine? Normally I have very heavy discharge all the time but it's completely normal. But during...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSymptoms
Weight Gain and Migraine..connection?...Has anyone noticed weight gain with migraine? Specifically, even if you are not on a preventative med that causes weight gain. Is it caused by having to be down so...Reactions0reactionsComments6 replies
disease or disorder??...Does anyone have a clue how they decide what is a disease and what is a disorder? I am quite vexed as how some things are called disorders and some...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Basilar Arterial Migraines...I have crazy days including seizure days with my BAM events. I have painful migraines 15 of 30 days but no pain with BAM events. Any info and help would...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosis
Sweating...Hi fellow migraineurs, I am wondering if anyone experience these sensations: Sweating in neck and scalp mood changes, from extremely happy to feelings of anxiety Hard to keep my head...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSymptoms
Strange Speech...Hello, I have experienced a disturbing migraine symptom twice in the past month. I have been talking with someone (while in the midst of a migraine) and I've suddenly realized...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSymptoms
getting SSDI for migraines...I have suffered from migraines for 31 years. I have a constant low lying headache daily and can run the meter up to an 8 or 9 at least 3...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Depakote Anyone?...Has anyone had success with Depakote as a migraine preventative? I started it at 500mg and has good results but my liver function studies went bad. We reduced it to...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Where/how do you get peace and quiet???...I have no choice except to live with my parents because I cannot afford to live on my own, but my parents/family do not understand my chronic migraines. It's the...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Cervical Disc Exercise...I've been going to a headache clinic in San Antonio, Texas since March 2013. I was referred by my Migraine Specialist to this Physical Therapist who has a 9 month...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome / Abdominal Migraine...I've been dealing with extreme nausea with severe vomiting and severe stomach pain for several months now. As a kid, I would just have extreme nausea and severe stomach pain...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesDiagnosis
Migraines, doctors and work......I have been luckier than most of this site. I didn't get migraines until I was 35. I had had one when I was around 12 but that was it...Reactions0reactionsComments20 comments
Just Hanging Out With My Head in My Hands...Sometimes life isn't fair. Not that I am bothered by that. I find some sort of sweetness in it actually. The sweetness took me years to find at a toll...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Theresa's Migraine Story...I so appreciate all of you who have taken the time to share your stories. I did not have my first migraine until I was 35 years old. I was...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
I Received Botox at the Age of 27...I often feel like I have been through all the medicines known to man-kind when it comes to managing my migraines. I have tried preventatives (before the migraine starts), abortives...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Treating Headaches with Compassion...Dr. Traci Purath built a headache clinic from the ground up to help patients who were dealing with debilitating headaches in Racine and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Now, after over a decade...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
MRIs...My story is a scary one. In the summer / fall of 2000 I started running a fever with no other symptoms. Lots of tests were run, which showed that...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Smooth Sailing to Troubled Waters...I was first diagnosed with migraines at the age of 19... I was met with the typical notion that it was all in my head. My first neurologist was a...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
