Preparing for the Next Attack...Ever have a plan? Ever have that plan get ripped to shreds? I know you do because if you are reading this, you probably have a devastating disease as well or know...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
COVID vaccination and migraine...Hi all: I'm glad to finally get my first dose of the vaccine but the headache that some people get as a side effect triggered a migraine. Now I can't...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSide Effects
If You Could Only Take One Migraine Home Remedy With You Which One Would It Be?...There’s a longstanding game that starts like, “If you were stranded on a desert island and could only bring one ______, what would it be?” Inserted in the blank is...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What’s Your Secret: Increasing Awareness & Decreasing Stigma...We’ve all encountered friends, family members and coworkers who don’t understand the true impact of migraine; who downplay it and see it as a mere headache. As most of us...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Migraine Pill Popping...As an actor, or ‘attention seeking guy who also memorizes lines’ as we’re sometimes referred to, it’s sometimes assumed that we don’t face generalized anxiety. I mean these are people...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Swimming and Migraine...Hi, I've had migraines forever. But the last 6 months or more they have gotten a whole lot worse. I even had my hair hurt and I've never had that...Reactions0reactionsComments20 replies
When You and Your Family Follow Different Diets...I’ve changed my diet a lot over the years to address countless health struggles including migraine, multiple sclerosis, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, and much more. Migraines were actually the catalyst that...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
My Journey To Getting Diagnosed With Migraine...Hi, I have been dealing with headaches since I was 2 or 3 yrs old. They continued to gradually increase as time went on. They're getting worse so I go...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Imitrex Injections (Sumatriptan) for Migraine...I'm a 66yr old male. I've had severe migraines from 16 to 40 years old with no relief from meds other than strong pain pills that would knock me out...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Hope: A Lesson From 25 Years of Plague...Today and for the past two years, I did my Aimovig injection. It doesn’t hurt me, it doesn't give me scarring side effects. However, my migraine went from 17-19 per...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Medication...Has anyone had a medication worsen symptoms? What do you do if this happens? My nasal spray intensified my migraine when I used it after it being prescribed. Other migraine...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
Preventatives...My doctor wants me to try Elavil. I an doing my own research. What about Effexor? I have been on multiple preventatives in the past. I also tried Ajovy but...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesTreatment
2 days after pain stopped & still feeling out of it?...I had migraine all Saturday, Sunday and part of Monday. I only had water Sat (1 apple early in day), only water Sunday, and oatmeal & squash later on Monday...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesSymptoms
A Sudden Increase in Humidity as a Migraine Trigger...Although a sudden increase in humidity is a known migraine trigger in the medical literature, it's not one that I've heard anyone who has migraine identify as a trigger. In...Reactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Is my preventative med working ...Hi I hope someone can help just at a bit of a loss really! I really appreciate it. I’m early 20s male, always had headaches but they have got progressively...Reactions0reactionsComments26 repliesTips & AdviceTriggersSleep
Fremanezumab Making Things Worse...I would like to know if anyone has tried Fremanezumab and it has actually made their migraines worse . I had my first injection at the beginning of March ...Reactions0reactionsComments8 replies
Your Migraine Muscle: How the Condition Can Strengthen Us...It is without a doubt that migraine can consume, deplete, and drain us. On multiple levels and on many fronts, day after day, migraine asks much of, and takes a...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Migraine side effects...Started Aimovog on Feb 5th and my 2nd shot March 5th. I've had so many side effects . I had to weine off topamax because I almost lost my eye...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCGRP
You Can Help with Headache on the Hill 2021!...HOH is an event where people with migraine, doctors, and caregivers meet with members of Congress in Washington, DC, to advocate for headache and migraine diseases. Each year advocates present...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
10-year old granddaughter with migraines ...My 10-year-old granddaughter has inherited my migraines. My daughter has reached out for help from the school counselor, but to no avail. She asked me for tips for managing her...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies