Stories

As a 28 year-old, I've had headaches for as long as I can remember. When having a headache every day of my life was all I'd ever known, I didn't...

My chronic migraines began the year I turned 20. They came on suddenly with severe pain, nausea/vomiting, aura, and dizziness like I didn't know it was possible. During that year...

I use to have Epilepsy. When I had them I would get an aura in my stomach. I had brain surgery in February 2000. See also  Hormonal Migraines Migraine Aura...

My wife has suffered daily migraines for five years. Sometimes, she has an aura before the previous cycle is even completed. Cycles lasting for days are not uncommon. We strongly...

Hi, my name is Andy and I have been diagnosed with migraine headaches. Starting when I was 14 years of age and living with them every day till now at...

I have had headaches most of my life (like most people) I always thought I was having sinus headaches because it kinda started in my cheekbones and forehead. I would...

I hope the following story brings some relief for fellow migraine sufferers. I started having migraines in my teens and they continued for the next 30 years disrupting my life...

I had a hedache for 3 days. Was talking to my Mum about it she suffers from realy bad migraines. She said it sounds like you have a migraine. So...

Hi everyone! My name is Carrie and I am 22 years old. I have been suffering with headaches since I was 15 years old. I have tried literally everything including:...

I have had migraines for 12 years. They have recently gotten worse i am sensitive to sound, noise, sometimes movement and nauseous even after taking Excedrin. Triggers sometimes involve light...

Hello, My name is Becky. I've been dealing with migraines/headaches for more than 15 yrs. In the beginning I took Advil on a daily basis & never looked for help...

65 Years old, cannot take it anymore. My pain only comes in middle of night, starts in my neck, then encompasses my head, feels like it is in a vise...

Hi there, I am twenty seven years old and I have been suffering from migraines since the age of sixteen. I can remember most of my migraines, they generally play...

I have had migraines since I was in my twenties. I had one in February that was pretty scary. I had trouble getting the right words out. It felt like...

I just turned thirty a couple months. I have gotten headaches my whole life since a child. The way I deal with them and always has mainly been stubbornness, avoidance...

I have had migraines since I was about 16, although they were not diagnosed as migraines until I was in my 30's. My husband died when I was 40. I...

Hi my name is Jessica and I have been suffering from migraines since I was 16. I am now 33. My mother and grandmother both get them severely. I typically...

Severe pain and vomiting, flushed and pacing, unable to lay my head down because the pillow hurts. Lost days, many of them. Beautiful summer days, crisp clear autumn days, holidays...

My name is Vicki and I'm one of the millions of suffering Americans with Migraine disease. I believe mine started when I was around 13. I am 43 now. That's...

After 7 months of keeping a food journal and going through allergy testing, my allergist decided that the weird "prickle sensations" and numbness that I experience in my face weren't...