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...reactions3repliesCopingDiet & 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...reactions2comments
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...reactions1replyChronicCopingTips & 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...reactions7repliesSymptoms
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...reactions11repliesSleepSymptomsAura
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...reactions35repliesChronicSide 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...reactions2comments
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...reactions4repliesSide 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...reactions2repliesCluster 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...reactions2comments
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...reactions17repliesTips & 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...reactions7repliesTreatmentTriggersSide 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...reactions36repliesSymptomsAura
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...reactions6repliesTriggersBotox
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...reactions19comments
Can a Migraine Attack Be Triggered By Crying?...Recently, I was at my daughter’s elementary school graduation. It was a challenging year for all of us, to say the least. In addition to all of the stress of...reactions15comments
Living With My Chronic Migraine...Waking up in the morning is supposed to be a refreshing start to a new day. But with chronic migraines, it can be like playing Russian roulette. I truly never...reactions17comments
The Darkness of Migraine Shines a Light on Joy...As I shared in a recent video, I adore Seattle and feel most like myself there. Yet I'm not able to live there because the weather is a migraine trigger...reactions2comments
What works? ...My husband has experienced migraines for years. They are over his eyes/sinus area. A few years ago we made it our top focus to try and get answers which led...reactions1replySymptomsDiagnosisTips & Advice
