The Horror of Migraine...When I have a migraine my head feels like it is in a vice grip and one small twist is all it would take to blow my skull into a...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
How long was your worst Migraine? ...So about a week after I got my covid vaccine I developed a severe migraine. (My doctor said the vaccine probably has something to do with it). It is Worse...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTriggersSide EffectsTips & AdviceTreatment
Migraines triggered by smells...Have had migraines since high school, now 62. Worst trigger for me for years has been smells (perfume, cologne, dryer sheets, smoke, etc.) My sister (who lives in Indiana and...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesSymptoms
The Fear of A Migraine Away From Home...“How far are we going?” I asked my husband for the thousandth time. He told me how long we’d be in the car and again I felt my nervousness kick...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Laura Kiesel...Laura was previously a health leader on Migraine.com. Laura Kiesel is a freelance writer/journalist and patient advocate living in the Boston area. She has written on health-and disability-related topics for...
Solved my migraines ...After 40+ years of searching for the cause of my migraines I stumbled upon the cause. I realized I am gluten sensitive. I started eating gluten free months ago and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingDiet & Nutrition
Talking Head Pain: A Podcast About Life With Migraine...In heartfelt, insightful interviews with people who live with migraine, Talking Head Pain, a new podcast from the Global Healthy Living Foundation, takes us inside other people’s stories to show...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
New Migraine Attack: Occular...I've never had this type of migraine before and was wondering if occular migraine can happen in both eyes at the same time and if blindness was a normalcy followed...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesChronicCopingTips & Advice
Spinal pain as first symptom of migraine. Every step feel like the spinal fluid has taken a vacation....Firstly as a new member, thanks in advance for sharing. Have had these for about 15 years. The resulting migraine lasts for about 5 days. Which seems too long. In...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesSymptoms
Pins and needles?...Hi all, I wondered if anyone experiences pins and needle sensations around the body before/during a migraine/in middle of night? :) thanks...Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesSleepSymptomsAura
Are worsening migraines related to the vaccine?...I've had chronic migraines for 25 years but the past 3 months have been terrible. I can barely work or leave the house. I'm wondering if there might be a...Reactions0reactionsComments35 repliesChronicSide Effects
What Do My Migraine Auras Feel Like?...Learning that not everyone who lived with migraine experienced aura baffled me. Did I just have to "luck" out? I’ve never won any sweepstakes or lotteries in my life, so...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Nerve block advice- Do they only stop the head pain or actually help with the pre and prodrome as well?...I am at my wits end. Diagnosed with Migraine with aura, HM, and Chronic migraine. I get maybe 5 days a month without any symptoms (Pre, H-pain, Post dromes) and...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesSide EffectsTreatmentBotox
Traveling...I have been diagnosed with cluster/migraine headaches. My headaches are weird as I don’t get them every day. Sometimes I can go 3 months or so and not have one...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCluster HeadacheTips & AdviceTreatment
When Should We Question Our Diagnosis?...Migraine disease encompasses a wide range of sub-types such as hemiplegic migraine, vestibular migraine, and so on. Other headache disorders fall outside this umbrella and often take a headache specialist...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Can't Move One or Both Legs During Migraine Attack...I've had migraines since I was 14 with various symptoms like headache, partial vision loss, sound and light sensitivity, etc. But just within the past few years, a new symptom...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesTips & AdviceDiagnosisSymptoms
Migraine-Covid Vaccine...Hi, I have a history of hemi-cranial headache. I have worked in the healthcare and always received the flu vaccine. The last 2 years I received it, it threw me...Reactions0reactionsComments7 repliesTreatmentTriggersSide Effects
Snowy vision and night blindness after aura...I've been suffering with severe migraines for about 9 years now. This year, the symptoms have changed. A few months ago, I suddenly noticed what looked like visual snow, especially...Reactions0reactionsComments36 repliesSymptomsAura
Botox-triggers afterward?...I am going to get Botox soon. My triggers are just about any food I put in my mouth. I react to the Latex cross-over food list, for example, and...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTriggersBotox
I Got a Migraine From My Dental Cleaning...I suffer from chronic, intractable migraine and new daily persistent headache. I’ve dealt with these conditions for over nine years now, and I am pretty used to my environmental triggers...Reactions0reactionsComments19 comments
