Finding Hope...Sometimes I have no idea where to begin, and today is one of those days. It seems like I have been on the merry-go-round of headache and migraine for so...reactions1comment
Chronic Migraine Sufferer For 33 Years...As a child, I would sometimes be headachy when I was sick with a cold or virus, but the migraines began in earnest after I got married and quickly became...reactions1comment
Recognizing Chronic Migraine Awareness Day...Did you know that Chronic Migraine Awareness Day is recognized every June 29 during Migraine and Headache Awareness Month? According to the Migraine Research Foundation, 12% of the population, children...reactionscomments
Pushing Past the Small Life of Migraine...Living with chronic migraine can feel like living on a postage stamp. Through trial and error, we learn how much we can do in a given day before tripping the...reactions12comments
Side effect of Botox? Need help....So I’ll try to make this short. I had 4 treatments of Botox by May of 2020. I was down to 10-12 migraines a month, which was 50% less migraines...reactions2repliesBotoxChronic
First post but long time reader...Hello Everyone, I am a 58 year young male who has had migraines since about 1984. At the most I would have one about every 2 months but most of...reactions22repliesAuraChronicTriggers
Migraine Diagnosis?...I saw a neurologist last week and he diagnosed me with chronic migraines. I am a 60 year old healthy male. In early April of this year, I started to...reactions8repliesChronicNauseaNewly Diagnosed
Still Learning About Migraine Triggers...I have been living with migraine for over 15 years now and have only started learning to manage them in the last two. For years I thought everything was a...reactions1comment
30 Years of Pain & Anxiety...I had always wondered why my migraines suddenly began soon after I got married in my late 20's, early 30's. I never had any issues before that time with headaches...reactions1comment
Fighting For My Normal Life...My migraines started in my late 20's. I would get migraines periodically, no big deal. I would talk Tylenol and be done. Well, the older I got the worse it...reactions9comments
My Daily Migraine Struggle...I started having migraines in my early 20's. Never had headaches or migraines before this. They have progressively become worse over time. I have tried several medications including high doses...reactions1comment
In the Beginning There Weren't Headaches!...My migraines started with all the symptoms except the headaches. I had visual disturbances and nausea, great fatigue, and a sense of doom. Finally, one doctor looked at me and...reactions1comment
What are Cluster Shadows and Ghosts?...People who experience cluster attacks often have pain outside of the traditional attacks. While the cluster attacks are completely debilitating and the pain is excruciating, shadows and ghosts are a part...reactions27comments
The Disappointment of Normal Test Results...Looking for a diagnosis is a natural step when you're trying to resolve (or at least manage) symptoms that affect your quality of life, especially if one of those symptoms...reactionscomments
Life As I Knew It......I've suffered from migraines since I was 17 years old. They've progressively gotten worse as I've gotten older. Longer, increased severity, and more triggers. I'm sensitive to medications so the...reactions3comments
My Tribe and MYgraines...I have had migraines since I had children, but they're chronic, and I've lost weeks to them for 11 years or so. I grieved the loss of identity as an...reactions1comment
A Lifetime with the Monster...I remember my first migraine at age nine. I had an accident at school and fell face-first off a jungle gym onto a concrete pad and seeing only half of...reactions1comment
No Relief from Migraine Pain...I was in my early 20's when I had my first "headache". I'd always been told about my paternal grandmother having bad headaches but I didn't know that what I...reactions1comment
Chronic Daily Migraines...I've had migraines since my 20s, but started getting chronic daily migraines in my 40s and have been unable to get them under control. I've tried everything from Botox to...reactions1comment
