I Thought I Had My Migraines Under Control...I've had migraines for over 20 years and since the end of June, I have suffered more then any other time in my life. I have minor to major migraines...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Desperate and need help...My name is kelly i am 36 and I have been suffering from migraines for 15+yrs. It started out that my migraines were a result of grinding my teeth. In...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Migraine That Wouldn't End...I've had migraines for over 20 years and have tried many medications (some with success and some without), changing my diet, eating more of this or less of that, etc...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Shout Out for Good Mainstream Media Coverage of Migraine Research...Most of the time when mainstream news outlets discuss migraine disease they get it wrong. They reinforce stereotypes, refer to treatments as cures, use the outdated term migraine headaches or...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
4 Things I Want You to Know, Friend Without Migraine...I wrote this for a collective “You,” for the non-migraineur loved ones who might not understand certain things about my illness. Dear You, I know you are trying to be...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Dear Me...Have been thinking very much the last few days about my migraines and the identity they force on me. Been extremely touched and inspired by the last few migraine stories...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Finally Relief...Been battling migraines all my life but the past ten years have been horrible. Had them every day. After many Drs and treatments including Botox i found a CNP (certified...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Art of (living with) Migraine...What I have grown to recognize over the years is that having chronic migraines has contributed to the development of art as a central to my life. As Terry Tempest...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Emergency Room Doctors need to understand and treat Migraines properly...My name is Linda and I suffer from what my neurologist calls Chronic Dibliting Migraines. I have suffered about 4 or 5 of them per week, and probably need to...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Low cost prescriptions...When i had insurance i was using maxalt dissolving tabs for relief. I get on average ten migraines a month. The one i have right now is behind my right...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Beer Therapy...I have found a strange treatment for my migraines, which is kind of embarrassing. I haven't even told my doctor that I'm doing this. Several years ago I was with...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
It's my party and I'll barf if I want to. ...I was 5 years old when I started having migraines. Of course, no one knew that's what it was until several years later. Not for lack of trying on my...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Chronic Runner with Chronic Migraines...It controls everything I do. It decides when I do things I enjoy and how I plan. Which, in turn, controls my family as well, which to me is the...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
A weird and Strange Migraine Cure...I've suffered from migraines for over 50 years, but this one-time event has always remained in my memory. I share it in case it might provide a clue for further...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
5 Tips for Questioning Your Doctors About Migraine Treatments...In the chronic illness community, we talk a lot about how to be empowered patients who work as partners with our healthcare providers to make the very best decisions about...Reactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Will It Ever Stop...I started getting migraines in my 20's I'm now going to be 52. I thought when I was younger if I drove my car really fast into the telephone pole...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
A puzzling mystery to all my Doctors...As a teenager I had 3 major head injuries in 3 years. At 15 (1975) I was hit in the head with a bat pretty hard by my baby sitter...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Migraine with Aura and Aphasia...Yesterday I was on a conference call around 11pm and I started to feel dizzy and lightheaded. I was supposed to read a report with some numbers to my co-workers...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Wrong Diagnosis ...For 25+ years, I thought I had sinus headaches. Once or twice a week, I'd get a blinding headache on the right side of my forehead that would cause me...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Where to Find Accurate Information About Migraine Treatments & Medications...When your doctor recommends a new (or new to you) medication or treatment for your migraines, it can be overwhelming. Perhaps you've never heard of the medication or what you've...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
