When You Disagree with Your Neurologist...I don’t like confrontation. Honestly, I’ve avoided having “crucial conversations” in all areas of my life. I want everyone to get along. I never want to offend, challenge, or hurt...reactions23comments
What Is Mental Health?...Mental health is the range of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that affect your well-being and how you relate to others. Just like good physical health, good mental health is vital...
Someone must understand what I'm going through...Hello. I'm a 40 year old male whose been suffering from migraines since I was 16 years old. My migraines started around the same time I had a minor head...reactions2repliesSymptomsChronicCluster Headache
Speaking Out for Those Who Can’t: Headache on the Hill 2022...On February 15, I participated in my second year as an advocate with Headache on the Hill (HOH), a day of migraine advocacy with members of Congress organized by the...reactions1comment
Baffled with this "migraine", Can anyone relate to these symptoms?...Does anyone get migraine in this form or am I alone with these symptoms? I get the visual "auras", but not frequently. That's about the only classic migraine thing without...reactions22repliesSymptomsSide Effects
Migraine and vomiting...This has only happened twice in my life, both of which the last year. Ive gotten severe migraines for years and have always taken medicine, slept, used a cold cloth...reactions3repliesNauseaSide EffectsSymptoms
Aura after a migraine...Hi everyone, I've had a few instances of migraine aura symptoms lingering on and off in the days after a migraine. I haven't read about this as a typical migraine...reactions3repliesAura
Write About Your Migraine Experience: Prompt 2...Migraine disease can be very isolating, and sometimes it's hard to describe your experience. Well, creative writing can help! In this series, I'll share some inspiration, and give a new...reactions10comments
Magnesium daily preventative dose...Hi Community, I have been taking Magnesium as one of my preventatives 2x daily, but am wondering what is the best dose & form (vitamin supplement, form & strength). Need...reactions11repliesTips & AdviceTreatmentDiet & Nutrition
Ubrelvy and Increased Heart Rate...Has anyone taking Ubrelvy experienced an increase in their resting heart rate?...reactions5repliesSide EffectsCGRP
Is There an Acceptable Level of Pain?...For those of us who live with chronic migraine, the question is not whether or not we have a migraine, but rather to what extent the pain and symptoms are...reactions5comments
Is it Possible to Be an Easygoing Migraineur?...In this video, Holly, a Migraine.com contributor, interviews community member, Annie, about whether or not people with migraines can be easygoing. Given all the challenges that come with the complex...reactionscomments
First-Hand Account of Alice In Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS)...In this video, community member Annie Reynolds shares a first-hand account of her experience with Alice In Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS). Although it is generally assumed to be rare, studies show...reactionscomments
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...reactions8comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions6comments
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...reactions20comments
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...reactions7comments
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...reactions3repliesFriends & FamilyDiagnosisSymptoms
