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
Medical Marijuana and Migraines and how it helped......I have suffered migraines since I was 11 years old, I am 35 now. I use to only have 2 to 3 migraines a month which I could manage. A...reactions1comment
I Share Your Pain!...I have had migraines since the age of 23. I am now 48 and I still have the debilitating headaches. I have lost jobs over this disease and friends as...reactionscomments
Constant silent migraine...Hi all, I have been having a bunch of migraine-type symptoms, though my neurologist was quite iffy about the diagnosis because it does not happen in discrete episodes. Sometimes, it's...reactions4repliesSymptoms
When Your Neighbors Give You a Headache. Literally....Once again the buzz, buzz, buzz sound woke me from sleep at 5:30 am, and once again I knew it was coming from the apartment upstairs. I would never have...reactions48comments
Chronic Migraines & Degenerated discs in neck...Hi everyone, I have had chronic daily migraine for more than 14 years now and have just been diagnosed with degenerated discs in my neck. I'm just wondering if anyone...reactions11replies
Waking Up with a Migraine…or not!...You know the feeling. Your alarm clock rings and, as you turn over to hit snooze for the first of ten times, you sense that heavy, cottony sensation in your...reactions29comments
Fitness Training and Fascial Stretch Therapy...Has anyone heard about fitness training and/or fascial stretch therapy and whether or not these would benefit a migraineur? I know my back and neck muscles are very tight, always...reactions1reply
Common migraine to classic migraine...Hi! I was wondering if it's possible to go from a common migraine (no aura) to a classic migraine (with aura). I've had migraines for almost 4 years now. They...reactions1reply
TENS Unit...I've had suggestion from both my neurologist at Vandy and the Vandy Pain Mgt Clinic to try TENS therapy. I've gotten a machine, a TENS 7000, which has far too...reactions3replies
Alcohol Question...I was recently diagnosed with migraines but we weren't able to find a definite trigger. Last night I had 2 Miller Lites - a brand of beer that I have...reactions1reply
Continuous Headache...Hi all, I am new to the site, but not new to migraines. I am 47, beside Migraines I also have Parkinson's Disease, and Fibromyalgia. Over the past few months...reactions1reply
Jennette Fulda...Jeanette was previously an advocate on Migraine.com. Jennette Fulda has suffered from New Daily Persistent Headache since February 17, 2008. She chronicled her search for a cure and eventual acceptance...
