5-Minute Wide-Ranging Chat Between Two Chronic Migraineurs...In this video, our contributor, Holly, shares a wide-ranging discussion with one of our active community members, Annie Reynolds. They talk about migraine frequency, treatment protocols, navigating nausea and brain...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Migraine Management via Telehealth...In March 2020, when COVID-19 made a prevalent and widespread entrance into the United States, life as we knew it changed. As a chronic illness patient living with two autoimmune...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
You Asked...Here it is, day two. I walk around with a cast-iron lid on my head. It’s ever-present and uncomfortable. I am up and about going on small errands and forgetting...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Why Won’t Insurance Help Me?...I have had migraines since I was a teenager. Now in my 60s I finally found something that actually works! I was given a 2-month sample of Qulipta which is...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
50 Years of Pain...I started getting migraines in my teens. At first, I didn't get them often but in 1994 they became an everyday and night companion. Most of the time they were...Reactions0reactionsComments20 comments
Binasal Occlusion Glasses Significantly Reduced My Migraines...I was asked to write about my binasal occlusion (BNO) glasses. However, a little background is needed. In 1963 when I was 9 and on vacation in Minnesota with my...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Convincing a parent about source of migraines?...Hi folks. I have very debilitating migraines, and I've become convinced that they're triggered by foods containing a high amount of histamine, and/or histamine liberators. The histamine foods list at...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesFriends & FamilyDiagnosisSymptoms
Hypnic headaches...I’ve suffered with migraine most of my life. Had a few years gap in middle age but started with daily ( actually nightly) migraine/headaches nearly 10 years ago. I was...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
Coping Methods...In this thread feel free to share your methods for coping or what you find helps when you are under a migraine attack. I find hot baths and watching comedy...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCoping
How Do You Prevent An Attack?...Do you take measures to try to prevent a migraine on days that you know will be more demanding than usual? We know that migraine thrives on change, and often...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Aura migraine...When I get an aura migraine out of the blue & have several in short amount of time, I feel like I’ve had a set back & I feel depressed...Reactions0reactionsComments9 repliesAuraChronicCoping
Migraine Cocktail Via Infusion...One of the biggest advantages to having my migraines managed by a migraine specialist this past year, rather than a primary care physician or a general neurologist, was having access...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Walking Gingerly Through Life...I've had migraines since about age 22. The first one was preceded by a classic aura that led me to believe my eyeball was falling out. Luckily the first doctor...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Few Too Many Years......I distinctly remember my first migraine attack. It was approx 1992, or 1993? A Saturday night. I’m from the UK and there was a hospital-based drama on TV, the scene...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Preparing for a Big Snow and Depression With Migraine...It’s supposed to snow next week in the Pacific Northwest. To be clear, I know it snows all over, and I know it’s already snowed all over, but when it...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Recommendation for a Migraine Tracking App...Hi y'all, I'm new here. I was just wondering if anyone was using any of the many Migraine Tracking Apps out there and if they are at all useful. There...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTips & Advice
Exertional Migraines...I have had chronic migraines for the past 12 years. I am now 42 and before 30 years old did not suffer from any migraines. I now take Aimovig, which...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesChronicExerciseCGRP
covid vaccine and migraine changes...Hi, I'm 43 and usually have 1-2 migraines a week, a pattern which has been relatively steady at least for the past 10 years. The most I've been without an...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesAuraSide EffectsSymptoms
Migraines Making me Depressed...Hi everyone, I have been having migraines with aura for the past 5-6 years. I'm turning 36 soon, I also have fibromyalgia, TMJD with osteoarthritis. I hate the surprise which...Reactions0reactionsComments34 repliesMental HealthAura
One of the worst hidden disabilties ......Hi all. New here ... I've suffered from an 'everything-stopping' vicious form of Classical Migraine with Aura/Vomitting/Severe Pain since my first attack at the tender age of just 14 years...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAwareness
