When no news isn’t exactly good news...When you’re on the path toward getting diagnosed with migraine disease, your healthcare professional will take several steps to rule out what you don’t have. The symptoms of migraine can...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Feeling validated about my headaches...I experience my first known migraine at age 4. I was playing on a swing; when suddenly, all of the leaves on the trees swirled together in a myriad of...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
The Good 'Ol Days...Until April 25, 2012 I was a former migraine sufferer. I was someone who won. The almost daily migraines I survived as a teen didn’t rule my life anymore. Divinity...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Recent Progress and semi-healing...I want to share my story about my recent PROGRESS and semi-HEALING with migraines. I have suffered with migraines for 27 years. Without getting into a lot of history you...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Trying It All...I have had migraines since is was 13. I remember my mother giving me bayer aspirins and telling me to lay down in a dark room until it gets better...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Found my cure after 7+ years, I hope this helps you too...I've been suffering daily migraines for over 7 years. I've taken every medication ie: Topamax, Depakote, Nortriptaline, Xanax, Gabapentin & of course the usual meds to treat the pain ie:...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Migraine Paranoia...I am 29 and have been suffering from migraines since the age of 6. The attacks became more frequent, culminating the year I was 11. That was the worst year...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Transformed Migraine...I am a 51 year old Male, suffering from, diagonised as, Transformed Migraine for the last 25 years. I have consulted so many doctors and tried various forms of Medical...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Usual unusuals & unusual usuals...Hello everyone, Completely new here, and very indulgent as i already post without having read more than 2 other stories, i'd like to post this, also as a form of...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Gluten - Histamine Connection...I had headaches as a kid but NOTHING like what hit me when I was 21. This was 1991 and since then I have had migraines, about 10-14 headache days...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Lifelong Migraineur...Hello fellow migraineurs! I have been to many migraine specialists, neurologists etc and have finally found some relief! I think some of the biggest keys to my success is identifying...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Memory ...I started getting Migraine's when I was about 16 years old. I am now 29 and it seems like I get them more often the only thing that helps me...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Smiling Through Trouble..."I love those who smile in trouble" it or something similar is attributed to DaVinci. It's the motto I've long held in regard to my migraines. I've had epidsodic migraines...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Too much of a good thing isn’t a good thing for the migraine brain ...I am a longtime advocate of taking plenty of time to rest, relax, and read. I believe that taking time for yourself leads to better mental and physical health and...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What does diagnosis mean to you?...Getting a diagnosis is a crucial moment in our experiences with the healthcare system. A diagnosis organizes our symptoms and gives us a name to use when describing how we...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
New Year's Resolutions...again...In one sense, I think resolutions made on January 1 each year are a little silly. The common wisdom is that, by the end of the first month of the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What do you take for rain/atmosphere migraines?...I'm under the care of a headache specialist (neurologist) and I get alternating 6 week injections of Botox and trigger point injections. They do help, but weather changes are still...Reactions0reactionsComments12 replies
A New Year's Unresolution...Have you made migraine-related resolutions for 2013? Maybe to better track and/or eliminate triggers, get on a consistent sleep schedule,try a new treatment, find a new specialist. . . ...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
What Sets Me Off: Migraine Triggers...trig·ger noun \ˈtri-gər\ :something that acts like a mechanical trigger in initiating a process or reaction The path that I have taken through my journey of migraines started at the...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Wheat is my nemesis!...My migraines started 30 years ago when i was about 20. After suffering with them for almost 20 years I went on the Atkins diet with my wife and realized...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
