Active 3 days agoChild Migraines Go Undiagnosed...When I was 6 years old, when we would stop at a gas station, I could smell the gas and I'd get a headache with vomiting, etc. My parents said...reactionsreplies
Active 3 days agoBraces and TMJ...Hi All, I’ve been suffering with daily chronic migraines now for 15 years. I had to retire at 55 as I couldn’t do my job effectively any longer. Yesterday was...reactions1replyChronicDiagnosisNewly Diagnosed
Active 3 days agoBotox billed as "surgery"?...Hello all, I have been receiving botox treatments since 2019, and it has proven to be the most effective treatment for my condition. I also use Nurtec as a rescue...reactions1replyInsurance & DisabilityBotoxSurgery
A Childhood Mishap to Remember...I lived on the second floor of a large brick apartment house, which was part of a very big complex filled with similar buildings. Every day, I walked to school...reactionscomments
My Life with Migraines: Beginning at Age Five...I’ve been dealing with migraines since childhood, starting at 5 years old, and I’m now 65. Back then, my migraines were linked to anxiety. I had a deep fear of being...reactionscomments
Active 3 days agoVestibular Migraine to Meniers Disease...1. I'm new here but went thru hell my last 5 years. 2.I Suspected Praluent because it started 3 weeks after switching from Rapatha 3.Attacks of Hot sweats;Aura-My world turned...reactions1replyTips & AdviceAuraCluster Headache
Any small business owners out there? How do you manage when you're the boss?...Wondering if any fellow migraineurs out there are also small business owners and how you deal with migraine as such? Especially curious if you happen to be a key employee...reactionsrepliesCopingWork & Employment
What Have You Learned About Your Migraines?...I started getting migraines when I was in my early 30s, I made an appointment with the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago. Although I didn't expect it, they had me...reactions5replies
Migraines...Well hello I am Hope and my first migraine attack was on thanksgiving when I was 3rd grade. But back then it was just a headache or if you were...reactions1reply
Active 8 days agoMy Best Friends: Ice Packs...I remember getting my first migraine at age 12, and feeling horrible, light hurting my eyes, fatigue and nausea and not knowing what was happening. The headaches continued to plague...reactions1reply
Active 8 days agoSeventh grade attack...I will never forget my first migraine. I was in Mr. Osborne's 7th grade math class in my junior high school. I remember going up to his desk and telling...reactions3replies
Killer migraines in first grade...I remember having severe headaches as far back as 3 years old. Possibly they were migraines, and I had them sometimes. It was not until I entered first grade that...reactions1reply
Active 7 days agomy first migraine...When I was about 10, I had a migraine and vomiting in the evening. My mom had been skating and fell and hurt herself. I had to get myself to...reactions3replies
Story of Resilience Through Generations...Inherited migraines have shaped generations of my family. I’m a fourth or fifth-generation migraineur—though it’s hard to explain what that truly means. I watched my mother lying in a dark...reactionscomments
Learning What Works For Me...I don't remember when my first migraine was. It was probably junior high, but I can't pin it down beyond that. (But that's not bad for half a century ago!)...reactionscomments
Migraines have diminished...I am a 74 year old woman and about 30 years ago my migraines started. My mother suffered and my sister and my son. They changed over the years. For...reactions1reply
Am I unusual ...I have been getting weird migraines with no order of symptoms and it can go on for weeks. I get blurry eyesight first, then numbness, then pain or aura and...reactions3repliesAura
Active 7 days agoAnyway wake up some mornings just feeling off...Some mornings I wake up just feeling awkward, a little nausea, nervous, fatigued. I question is this when I take a rescue med. Or do I wake for a more...reactions5replies
Migraine Myths...I suffered from migraines in elementary school. The doctors at that time told us, "Kids don't get migraines." My mom knew better as she also has them. Now at 65...reactions3replies
Active 3 days agoJournal Prompt: List everything you have tried to find relief from migraine....Ah, the infamous, "Have you tried...?" question. It feels like you've tried everything, doesn't it? We want to know, what have you tried? What's worked and what hasn't?...reactions21repliesTreatment
