Acceptance...Sometimes I find it hard to separate who I am from my migraines. Of course, I am more than just my migraines - but, at this point in my life...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Bonnets and Migraine: Challenging The Stigma of Both...I’ve recently seen many discussions online about natural hair, protective styling, and the use of bonnets (a head covering used as a way to protect and cover the hair while...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Agony At Work...I work on a computer all day under fluorescent lighting. I had migraines so frequently and learned to work with them that I call them livable migraines even though I...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
27 Years & Counting of Chronic Migraines...I was diagnosed at the age of 12 with migraines. This long journey began while I was in middle school and continuously was being picked up from the school nurse's...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Migraine Life...October 1973, my parents were called to the scene of a terrible car accident. It was mine. My upper body was thrown out of the car and I had head...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
CGRPs and Medicaid ...I recently had a discussion with a neurologist friend about my lifelong migraines that seem to have become more of a cluster headache situation in the past five years. He...Reactions0reactionsComments14 repliesCGRPCluster HeadacheChronic
When Life Without Migraine Is Abnormal...I had a normal childhood. Normal, at least, by my own standards. I thought it was normal to get headaches, just like my mom always did. Who doesn't get headaches?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
A Lifetime of Hemiplegic Migraines...I always suffered with migraines whenever there were strong smells around. As a toddler I rarely cried and told my parents that crying made my head hurt. I had my...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Like Living With A Bad Roommate...My migraines started when I hit puberty at about age 13. Living with migraine and trying to work can be really tricky. Most people think migraines are just headaches which...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Unhelpful Physicians...I have had migraines since grade school. I can not get a dr to take me seriously. The last 3 doctors I have been to and discussed migraines have all...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Definition of Migraine: Utter Misery!...My first migraine struck at age 17, and 37 years later, they’re still pretty much the bane of my existence. Visits to the Mayo Clinic in 2013-14 were a godsend...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Bootstraps and Buttercups...The internal dialogue of this migraineur is most likely a legit DSM -V diagnosis... or two. I am sure I am not the only one who argues with myself about...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Migraine Story...I’ve dealt with chronic migraine headaches since about age 4...for as long as I can remember. My neurologist says that the problem is hereditary. I’m only 22 now, but I...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Rise and Shine...I was diagnosed with migraine in 1988 -- four years before the first acute treatment, became available on the market. There was nothing for me but pain management and life...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Migraines Since Age 12......My migraines started at age 12 and have gotten worse with age. I'll be 56 in a few days and they're worse than ever. All my triggers include auras, any...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Keeping The Hope Despite Pain!...Today I have literally done a bunch of nothing and that is exactly what my body needs. Being high functioning in many areas of my life like with depression and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Sometimes I Make Plans...Sometimes I make plans. I’ll feel okay one day and get a glimmer of optimism. Maybe I’ll be able to do something with my friend who’s in town this week...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Pain No One Understands...I started getting headaches as a child. They were pretty bad. Tried all different things but nothing seemed to work. Then my late teens the migraines started every weekend just...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Migraines Are A Constant Battle For Me...Migraines have always been a constant battle. Having them since I can remember, I finally got diagnosed at 18. Before that, it was dark rooms, ice packs, and ibuprofen (and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
So Many Things I Would Have Done......I've been a migraine sufferer since my early 20s. My mother had terrible ones so I believe I inherited them from her. I didn't understand why she spent so much...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments