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...Suffering chronic migraine is unbearable. Too many times I planned my death. It brought comfort to know I could say goodbye and not have to drug myself to sleep for...

...I have had migraine symptoms as far back as I can remember. They started with the weather, pressure from storm fronts moving in, and the direct sunlight. In high school...

...I have had migraines my entire life. When I see was young they thought that the migraines were caused by my long thick hair. So each summer I got my...

...I don’t see the world the way you do. I live in an ever-changing prism of visual anomalies. They shift with the light, the time of day, my stress level...

...I started getting headaches in middle school. My family always told me I would be fine just take some ibuprofen. Years went by and by the time I was in...

...I was first diagnosed with chronic migraine in my teens and it has been a downward slope with my migraine disease since then. I recently began to put together what...

...My migraines were “formally” diagnosed in my mid-thirties, but I’ve had “headaches” since my early 20’s that we’re debilitating and likely migraines-undiagnosed. My migraines were controlled with preventative medication for...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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?...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...