Migraine with aura - AIWS...Besides living with migraines of my own I am a caregiver for my mom who has had migraines since the age of about 20. My sister also suffers from migraine...reactions5comments
Basilar-type migraines - Aura without pain...I'm 19 years old and I started having basilar-type migraines since last year (which was when I went to university). I just experience aura without pain. I the second semestre...reactions5comments
Cyclists: Ride for a Reason on a bike tour of New York City, and do it to help fight migraine disease!...The Migraine Research Foundation is an official Charity Partner in the TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour on May 1, 2011. This is the largest recreational cycling event in America...reactionscomments
A new life with migraines...After I had my accident 3 years ago, I started experiencing headaches beyond belief. Nothing seem to cause the headaches all I had to do was get up in the...reactions1comment
Trigger, bright light in the eyes...Over the years I recall a bright light flashing in my eyes seemed occasionally to trigger the eye aura and beginning migraine. Today (4/1/2011), my desk light flashed into my...reactions3replies
I have had migraines for 20 years...I have had migraines since I was in my 30's (now 52) and have been unable to find a doctor who can help me control them. I am now working...reactions2comments
Weather Migraines...I have been having migraines since 2005. I learned of this when I had to go to the ER because I thought I was having a stroke. They took me...reactions19comments
My first migraine...Today i got my first migraine i have ever had in my life . I do have to say that it was the most uncomfortable thing that has ever happened...reactionscomments
You don't ever "deserve" a migraine...Last month, I had a particularly bad week, health-wise. I woke with a migraine three days in a row with no easily discernible triggers in [hind]sight. Well, now that I’ve...reactions29comments
Frustrating...Since the middle of February I have a feeling in my head like someone has a cap on it and just keeps tightening it, I have had a continual headache...reactions3comments
Under control now...My migraine experience goes back to 1962 and fortunately was mostly a very occasional thing. Over the years the triggering thing never became obvious, however, in the 1980’s I noticed...reactions2comments
New to Migraines...I have always been very healthy, the last time I was even sick was 3 yrs ago with the flu. I have never had an issue with headaches but last...reactions1comment
Like a Kick Drum...I have always liked the Avett Brothers, particularly the song "Heart Like a Kick Drum." I would listen to this song as I exercised, climbing stairs or hills, and my...reactionscomments
No History...I apparently inherited migraines from one or both of my biological parents. Over the past 10 years I have attempted contact with my birth mother through our state, but she's...reactionscomments
Suffering for 3 years now!!...Suffering for 3 years now!! I have had headaches, but only on the left side of head,close to the eye.Sometimes I get sick and other times I cry because they...reactionscomments
Struggling with migraine for 25 years...I'm 35 years old and have been struggling with migraine for roughly 25 years. Just recently, I wound up being sent home from work due to what we, at first...reactionscomments
Medicare Challenges for Nonelderly Disabled Americans...Medicare is typically thought of as a program for elderly Americans, and it works very well for their purposes. However, Medicare is also utilized by eight million Americas under age...reactionscomments
17 years old with chronic migraines...I am 17 years old and I have been suffering with migraines since I was in grade school, but just this year I got diagnosed with chronic migraines and got...reactionscomments
Serious as a Heart Attack...I've been a lifetime migraine sufferer. My earliest childhood memories revolve around migraines and not being "Normal." The last few years have been fraught with the worst migraines of my...reactionscomments
Complicated migraine with stroke like symptoms...My 28 year old daughter was diagnosed with a complicated migraine with stroke like symptoms about four weeks ago. She has a history of migraines since the age of 4...reactions24comments
