Emergency Room Doctors need to understand and treat Migraines properlyMy name is Linda and I suffer from what my neurologist calls Chronic Dibliting Migraines. I have suffered about 4 or 5 of them per week, and probably need to... By lindadougth1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
It's my party and I'll barf if I want to. I was 5 years old when I started having migraines. Of course, no one knew that's what it was until several years later. Not for lack of trying on my... By shariwismer4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Chronic Runner with Chronic MigrainesIt controls everything I do. It decides when I do things I enjoy and how I plan. Which, in turn, controls my family as well, which to me is the... By fredaspitzelburger3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
A weird and Strange Migraine CureI've suffered from migraines for over 50 years, but this one-time event has always remained in my memory. I share it in case it might provide a clue for further... By judyatvaughn1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Will It Ever StopI started getting migraines in my 20's I'm now going to be 52. I thought when I was younger if I drove my car really fast into the telephone pole... By oldwhitewoman1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
A puzzling mystery to all my DoctorsAs a teenager I had 3 major head injuries in 3 years. At 15 (1975) I was hit in the head with a bat pretty hard by my baby sitter... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Migraine with Aura and AphasiaYesterday I was on a conference call around 11pm and I started to feel dizzy and lightheaded. I was supposed to read a report with some numbers to my co-workers... By jesses52 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Wrong Diagnosis For 25+ years, I thought I had sinus headaches. Once or twice a week, I'd get a blinding headache on the right side of my forehead that would cause me... By elizabeth721 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My story....I was diagnosed with Clusted HA about 7yrs ago along with migraines and given Topamax. I started to lose weight and my dose was lowered then but my neuro left... By jbinsley772 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Has My Ailment Become My Identity?The first question I'm asked when seeing family or friends is, "How is your head today?" Their hearts are in the right place, but the pity in their eyes as... By justinwilliams1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
My migraineMy symptoms started about a month ago with 2-3 headaches a day for 2 wks then on the 14th @ 9:30 AM I got another one this time i tried... By tfd1181 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Patient Recently Punted — My Quest for the Migraine-Free End Zone :)Here’s an off-the-cuff summary of the many paths, experiences, and thousands of dollars, time, and tears I have spent/shed through the years. (I’m typically a very happy, positive person, who... By admin5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
FrustrationI had “headaches” as a child. Was daignosed with migraine and petit mal as a teenager. Treatment was hit and miss. I moved from CA to MN. The nuero there... By admin1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Finally free of migraines now for 1 Year after 28 years of migraines!Hi folks, I’m a 38 year old male who has been getting migraines 2-20 times per year since the age of 10. My headaches began with “scintillating schotoma” — a... By admin4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Many attacks, but undefeated!My migraine story began over 50 years ago when I was 11 or 12. It would strike me usually in the night and I would wake up with nausea and... By admin4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
A Continuing JourneyMy life with migraines started in high school. Back then, they were an infrequent monster that occurred once a month or so. The Doctors were unconcerned with them; I would... By heathersmith3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Suffering Migraine with NEW symptom occuring todayGreetings to all. First let me tell you that I am in the minority being that I am a male however THAT doesn't change my triggers, symptoms or pain. I... By kenlogerquist2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Found reliefMy 12-year-old daughter developed a three-month intractable migraine after two years of increasing migraines. She lived in a bed in darkness missing school, her friends, and her life. Our whole... By ecstaticmom1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I'm at the end of my ropeI’m at the end of my rope. I have had chronic daily headaches/migraines for the past 17 years. I’m lucky enough that where I work is so slow with the... By hyealice2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments24 comments
Crippling DiseaseI experenced my first migraine at about age 14, I have been getting them pretty regular for the past 10 years. I have just turned 40. I had the worst... By mary12712 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments