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...reactions4comments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions6comments
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...reactions9comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions8comments
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...reactions9comments
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...reactions9comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions4comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions87comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions16replies
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...reactions1replyTreatment
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...reactions9comments
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...reactions16comments
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...reactions15repliesTreatment
