My millenial 'candid' migraine story and tips, hashtags included...I attribute them both to a car accident I had that summer which needless to say, made the remainder of my college years painful, but not as painful as...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Has anyone else on Earth experienced this odd migraine symptom?...Now, thank God, I only have one about every 2-3 years, but even with that long gap between, they still alternate sides with the pain, and the aura is...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
32 days into postdrome and no relief in sight...I have had bloodwork 3 times in the past month, peed in a cup, and had an EKG. UVA ran an MRI two years ago....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTips & Advice
Not Just Pain...It was further augmented when I lifted 3 suitcases from the car to the trolley at the airport. This kind of pain can be ignored and worked around....Reactions0reactionsComments10 replies
New neuro, what do you think of her 2 diagnoses?...Hi, I have chronic migraines without aura and CGH migraines due to deteriorating cervical disks....Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosis
Feel like I'm being whipped...The pain lasts for around 15 seconds max, but feels much longer, and I have no choice but to stop what I'm doing...that includes pulling over in my car...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
How long can this really last?...Most days I just sit here and cry and contemplating suicide so I don't know when it's going to end and I cannot live like this and I don't...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesSymptoms
Help! chronic migraine sufferer...But this morning after I dropped my son I got suddeb glitter effects and had to pull over to ensure I wouldnt crash my car....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Fired for Migraines?...So I've lived with Migraines all my life, as a kid I would randomly throw up at home or stay in my room and cry because I didn't know...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Migraines in a professional kitchen...At the job I currently have, my boss also gets serious migraines - though probably for a different reason, as he has some serious spine damage from a car...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
coping (or not) with people's reactions to aphasia and muscle weakness...realise that- but somehow I can handle all the crappyness that comes from migraines better than this, or maybe it's just the final drop that makes my cup...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
Nortriptyline treatment ...I don't want to get out of the bed, bathe, eat, work, talk, I cry at the drop of a hat and can't seem to manage my emotions....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
From migraines to vertigo ...appointment neurology appointment last week on a dead battery just praying to God that I would be able to get home and back and I was able to get home...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
Cluster Headaches......the head and particular over the eye and no wonder they call them "suicide headaches"...you wish you were dead they get that painful and you sit and cry...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCluster Headache
Complex Migraines or Seizures?...Hello, I had a car accident last year, suffered a severe concussion with physical injuries to neck, shoulder and back....Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
Migraine seizures for many years (probably neck related)...She was a medical geek, so her scepticism is understandable, mostly health care system is meh in our country....Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiagnosis
Life long migraines - change with age & new diagnosis w/ cervical stenosis...Lately I've been having an increase in the migraine activity, not an increase in pain, but I'll have multiple episodes of the visual crap....Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiagnosis
Junkie Clinic Healed Me...But I guarantee you, 99.99% of all healthcare practioners today would scoff at the idea meanwhile shoving much more problematic crap like topamax, depakote...Reactions0reactionsComments13 replies
Coping with the Neurocognitive Impairment...For example, I could look at a table with only a cup on it and instead of seeing the cup I see empty tabletop....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Visual Symptoms...blobs/shards of light that suddenly appear in my vision, and they sort of look like when you look at a lightbulb for a second or the sun reflecting off a...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSymptoms
