Storms Rage in the Brain...I guess I will being by saying I have had migraines since the age of 5. I will be 40 in Jan. 2014. I was originally told it was because...reactions2comments
Lifelong struggle...I was officially diagnosed at age 36. The doctors try, but others in your life don't get it. It runs your life. I am on intermittent FMLA at work, but...reactions1comment
Alternative Help...Between migraines and my allergies I was always felling horrible. I read a book called "anti-cancer a new way of life." In this book it recommended mushrooms and turmeric to...reactionscomments
Living with an insatiable Monster...I started getting migraines when I was 15 years old, and they were simple, maybe 1-3 per month, and I would occasionally have to miss a day of school. I...reactionscomments
Can someone please help me...Two years ago I passed out while on the treadmill and broke and fractured my skull. I had brain surgery and got some neat metal plates in my head. I...reactions2comments
Exhausted........That's it, that's what I am, just completely exhausted. I've been 30 for a month and within the last 6 months I've suffered from chronic migraines...for what seems like, no...reactionscomments
Migraine without headache...I was a bit concerned to see the website suggesting that migraines without headache don't normally need treatment, they do. I was quite lucky when I was diagnosed quite quickly...reactionscomments
Remembering that I’m not the only one affected by my migraine disease...In times of particularly bad health, I tend to get hyper-focused on myself and the ways migraine and other chronic illnesses are impacting my life. When my migraine disease really...reactions4comments
Fermented Foods for Mental Health...Fermented foods (and beverages) have been a part of cultures around the world for thousands of years, as fermentation provides a way to preserve foods, gives them additional nutritional value...reactions5comments
Alternative ways of dealing with it....Migraine sufferers are a proud breed of people. We are excellent at hiding our pain, feeling guilty for spending 2 days in a room with black out curtains, curled up...reactions2comments
Getting Disability travel help...Any body get disability travel help. We have a scheme for getting free bus travel but you have to revoke your Drivers license and it's the only ID I have...reactions4replies
This is for Jules...Sorry that you are in the "club" as the other posts state. I am new to this site also. Jules, don't give up on finding a good Neurologist. I like...reactionscomments
My Chronic Migraines...So this is my first time posting about my migraines... I'm not really the sharing type. But it's been about three years now since my chronic migraines started and so...reactions9replies
Tips for Accessing HealthCare.gov's Federal Insurance Marketplace...As a freelancer with a pre-existing condition who is married to an entrepreneur, I've been early awaiting the opening of the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplace. Like the rest...reactions4comments
Meds, meds and more...but no relief from pain...Traversing down the migraine road now for some forty-four diagnosed years with migraines, I feel like I have seen and heard it all. I mean from the caring people to...reactionscomments
It's just a headache....not!...Hello. So glad to have found this site a few months back, it has been so helpful to me just to have others who understand! I started getting migraines from...reactions2comments
An Open Letter to the SSA...Dear Mr. D—, While I was assured by the forms sent by the SSA that "the determination on this claim was not made by my own doctor or by any...reactions9comments
I have my life back...I had been a person who suffered with migraines for many, many years. I took a variety of things from Ibuprofen, Advil, herbal remedies, ointments rubbed on the temples and...reactionscomments
Migraines and "I can't" - Necessity or Habit? Holding Us Back?...When we live with Migraine or chronic Migraine, there's an abominable word that we're forced to use all too often - the word "can't." That's a word I loathe because...reactions12comments
Communication...or lack there of...I'm just replying to what I've read here from others who have related their stories of trying to communicate effectively whilst in the throes of full blown migraine hell, which...reactionscomments
