Seventh grade attack...I will never forget my first migraine. I was in Mr. Osborne's 7th grade math class in my junior high school. I remember going up to his desk and telling...reactions3replies
Killer migraines in first grade...I remember having severe headaches as far back as 3 years old. Possibly they were migraines, and I had them sometimes. It was not until I entered first grade that...reactions1reply
my first migraine...When I was about 10, I had a migraine and vomiting in the evening. My mom had been skating and fell and hurt herself. I had to get myself to...reactions3replies
Story of Resilience Through Generations...Inherited migraines have shaped generations of my family. I’m a fourth or fifth-generation migraineur—though it’s hard to explain what that truly means. I watched my mother lying in a dark...reactionscomments
Learning What Works For Me...I don't remember when my first migraine was. It was probably junior high, but I can't pin it down beyond that. (But that's not bad for half a century ago!)...reactionscomments
Migraines have diminished...I am a 74 year old woman and about 30 years ago my migraines started. My mother suffered and my sister and my son. They changed over the years. For...reactions1reply
Am I unusual ...I have been getting weird migraines with no order of symptoms and it can go on for weeks. I get blurry eyesight first, then numbness, then pain or aura and...reactions3repliesAura
Anyway wake up some mornings just feeling off...Some mornings I wake up just feeling awkward, a little nausea, nervous, fatigued. I question is this when I take a rescue med. Or do I wake for a more...reactions5replies
Migraine Myths...I suffered from migraines in elementary school. The doctors at that time told us, "Kids don't get migraines." My mom knew better as she also has them. Now at 65...reactions3replies
Journal Prompt: List everything you have tried to find relief from migraine....Ah, the infamous, "Have you tried...?" question. It feels like you've tried everything, doesn't it? We want to know, what have you tried? What's worked and what hasn't?...reactions30repliesTreatment
Stress, Relax, Migraine...I was 21, in my 1st apt in Ft Lauderdale. My neighbor’s friend was flying in from Massachusetts and I told her I d make dinner since she only had...reactions4replies
Commenced with puberty and has never left. ...In 1971 I was twelve years old, seated in class in grammar school. Out of the blue I felt a sharp, stabbing pain on the left side of my head...reactions2replies
Blurry Sparkling Movie?...I was watching Titanic and all of a sudden something was wrong with the screen. I kept blinking and trying to see the movie, but then there was a large...reactions7replies
Reduced Consciousness with Migraine...Two days ago, I had an eye exam scheduled. Before the exam, I started to develop a headache, but it was still bearable. As the exam went on, my headache...reactionscomments
First Migraine attack on Thanksgiving...My first migraine attack was Thanksgiving 2012 at 2:00 PM, right before dinner. Standing outside the kitchen at the back of the den watching football when an imposing heavy cloud...reactions3replies
I do exist......Has anyone else had a spouse that didn't ask them to breakfast, lunch, dinner, event, etc...because "you wouldn't want to anyway". And the kicker is my husband finds companionship with...reactions4repliesIntimacy & RelationshipsFriends & Family
Aura migraine...Hello, I’ve been suffering with aura migraines for years but they’ve increased in the last few weeks to one of two a week. This morning I actually had two in...reactions3replies
Reflections on a Decade of Advocacy...For the past ten years, I have been privileged to be a writer and advocate for the migraine community, sharing my journey and amplifying the voices of others on Migraine.com...reactionscomments
Active yesterdayWhat's your strangest migraine symptom?...The less obvious symptoms associated with migraine often get overlooked - difficulty communicating, excessive yawning, smelling things that aren't there, and even distortion of body image and perspective. What have...reactions74repliesSymptoms
experience with Cefaly for migraine control...I am 3 weeks into a trial of the Headaterm ( CEFALY clone ) for migraine control. This is the little electrical device that attaches to your forehead and is...reactions3repliesTreatmentTips & Advice
