My Life in PurgatoryI am a 53 year old female that has only known headache pain her entire life. My parents were young when they...reactions2comments
I'm Not Pretending!For me, the most frustrating thing is not being believed when the topic of my migraine disease comes up. I married into...reactions17comments
Accept or Deny My Migraines?I recall from as young as 5, crying from siring pain in my temple with blurred vision, vomiting. My momma would always...reactions2comments
2 Year Intractable Daily Migraine Journey“That a migraine doesn’t kill you it is both a blessing and a curse”Virginia Woolf. TMJ and tinnitus seemed to progressively get...reactions1comment
Too Much Sick TimeI’m an RN in a local hospital. Stress is one of my triggers and I was getting migraines from the stress at...reactions1comment
The Thief and CompassionAnother day, another morning missed with my son. All because I had to actually feel emotions. Any strong emotion can take the...reactions2comments
My Pain Was Also My GiftI have tried and heard so many suggestions to stop getting migraines yet I can say I am in deep gratitude. What...reactions7comments
Mrs.I started getting migraines when I was a teenager. I was at a sweet sixteen disco party, at a nightclub, when I...reactions5comments
Migraine Sucks The Life Out Of YouI started having migraines as a child. Luckily they were few and far between until I hit my 20’s. They then steadily...reactions1comment
Vacations Around MigrainesOne really frustrating thing about migraines is that I often experience attacks or migraine cycles when I’m far away from home and...reactions1comment
Migraine HellI started getting migraines when I was 8 years old, I'm now 51. They started occurring more frequently when I was in...reactions1comment
No ChoiceSuffering chronic migraine is unbearable. Too many times I planned my death. It brought comfort to know I could say goodbye and...reactions1comment
Lifetime of PainI have had migraine symptoms as far back as I can remember. They started with the weather, pressure from storm fronts moving...reactions1comment
Migraine JourneyI have had migraines my entire life. When I see was young they thought that the migraines were caused by my long...reactions4comments
Life Looks Different With Chronic AurasI don’t see the world the way you do. I live in an ever-changing prism of visual anomalies. They shift with the...reactions1comment
Migraines Just SuckI started getting headaches in middle school. My family always told me I would be fine just take some ibuprofen. Years went...reactions1comment
Migraine the Invisible DevastatorI was first diagnosed with chronic migraine in my teens and it has been a downward slope with my migraine disease since...reactions1comment
Refractory Migraines Complicated by New Chronic PainMy migraines were “formally” diagnosed in my mid-thirties, but I’ve had “headaches” since my early 20’s that we’re debilitating and likely migraines-undiagnosed...reactions1comment
AcceptanceSometimes I find it hard to separate who I am from my migraines. Of course, I am more than just my migraines...reactions1comment
Agony At WorkI work on a computer all day under fluorescent lighting. I had migraines so frequently and learned to work with them that...reactions3comments
