Stories

I remember getting my first migraine at age 12 and feeling horrible, with light hurting my eyes, fatigue, and nausea, and not knowing what was happening. The headaches continued to...

Well, May of this year is my 6th year of non-stop pain. It's not a road that I had never heard of before and not a road I would want...

I cannot say I remember my first migraine, partly because I didn't know how to identify them. But I sure remember when the dam burst and migraines became a way...

I was about 10 years old when I had my first migraine attack. I remember being in the kitchen and describing what I was seeing - colorful flashing lights that...

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...

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...

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...

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!)...

Two days ago, I had an eye exam scheduled. Before the exam, I started to develop a headache, but it was still bearable. As the exam went on, my headache...

Thirty years ago, in my 20s, I moved to a new state, which involved finding new doctors in my new hometown. Looking at the list of neurologists in the area...

My name is Susan. It has been way too long. A lot has happened since I was last here. First, my migraines stem from a water skiing accident when I...

Crouched beside cold porcelain In quiet dark A bass drum thumping away behind my eye A big black spot in front of it Tears that hurt to cry, run down...

The concept of community has always been something I thought about mostly because I feel I don't have a community. I didn't fit in with this group or that group...

I’ve had headaches as far back as I can remember. I’ve officially had migraines for 36 of my 55 years. My first clinical diagnosis was migraine. Over the years, although...

Hi, my name is Sabine. I am writing from Germany. I am 51 and was diagnosed 40 years ago. I had to stop my career as a language teacher one...

I have worked in the insurance industry for 30 years now. I worked in marketing of health insurance plans, I wrote the welcome kits you get every year, created training...

Prior authorization – denied. Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – denied. Patient-level authorization for higher quantity – denied. Infusion treatment – denied. American with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation – denied...

The complexity of migraine disease causes so many side effects, the list seems endless. To add to the frustration we feel, people often tell us, “I suffer from headaches too,”...

My well-wishers usually say that I think about my symptoms and therefore I have them. This makes me what... a magician! I have the superpower to trick myself into sickness...

I started investing in the stock market in June 2024. It has been 4 months now. I didn’t do well, but it helped me come up with an analogy to...