I gave up, and then a miracle!...Fine, you say, then why worry since cure is theoretically impossible at the present time? The fly in this ointment of denial is symptoms.... By 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Walking Gingerly Through Life...painful and lasted at least three days. 40 is a busy time for most people, and for me I had my hands full working two part-time teaching jobs, taking By marylorraine3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Trigger Happy! 10 Ways To See Migraines and Their Triggers From a Different Perspective...My migraines made me respect my body, everything I put into it, and the care I took of it.... By migrainesavvy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Living with migraines for 25 years...The hospital assigned a neurologist to me, and I continued to be in his care for the next year.... By karlotta237 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How my chronic migraines ruined my life...My coach had to carry me to our car because I couldn't open my eyes or even walk... I just buried my head into his chest til we got... By sweetmalis10 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
The Migraine - The elephant in the room that no one else sees...And one shot on the right side of the nape of my neck made me cry.... By kaosazure10 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Trying to figure out what works for me! Help!...We took her to urgent care at 8:30AM and was hooked up to ah IV and given Taradol 30mg and Reglan 5mg (helped a lot the other shots I... By onenonlymlp4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Side-Effects Chronicles...As there is no cure for migraine, all the doctors can do is give trials of the medications, typical and perhaps not-so-typical.... By hh456123 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Stepping Stone...In 1979 I was 6 yrs old. riding home on the bus from day camp I began feeling sick and head started hurting, lucky me I was able to... By virginiakramerage3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
One Pill, Two Pill, Red Pill, Blue Pill......My foramen magnum (main opening in the base of the skull in which the spinal cord passes through) is under developed but this problem was compounded by... By lillithdravin4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Life...The botox was a life changer for me, and I made it a couple of years thinking I had finally found my cure.... By jlhall9273 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Mouths Open, Mouths Close: Part I...They won’t cure. They don’t help. They only harm us in varied ways.... By hitesh-goenka11 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When people act like they know more about your migraines than you do......And I'm not talking about the typical "Here's you're miracle cure!" stuff that we've all heard a hundred and one times.... By faeriefate4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
People think a migrqine is just a simple bad headache we get over in an hr or two !!...I was having a very bad reaction to this horrible drug.Opiods etc is not the bad killer for people with migraines.I have a chronic condition with no cure... By hammerhead4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Headacheslayer still fighting after 7 years...Without the love and care of my husband and 2 kids, I simply would cease to be.... By headacheslayer4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Life Not My Own...I never took anything like that before and with 2 babies to care for I was a little scared. So I only took half.... By dominicandy4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
25 and counting......was finally allowed to be prescribed an abortive medication when I turned 18 because they were no longer narcotic based, and I switched to a primary care... By jrs125873 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Years of life lost but now Migraine Free for 3 months!...I finally had my mom take me to urgent care. I received my first dose of Imitrex and less than 10 minutes later I felt completely better.... By cmshep733 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Would you take your dr saying you looked strung out personally?...Today I'm still having trouble not being offended by his remark, and wonder if it's affecting my care....Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
What beautiful day am I going to lose to this migraine?...Which leads to another thing I have learned, as many other migraine sufferers have: YOU have to take care of YOU.... By 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments