Stories

In June 2008 I awoke with the worst headache of my life, at age 53. This triggered a visit to ER, multiple MRIs to rule out AVMs or whatever. Ultimately...

I started getting migraines when I was in third grade. My father, also a chronic migraine sufferer, spent his life treating his headaches with Excedrin migraine. A necessary vice in...

My daughter had a constant headache for months. She saw neurologists and was a patient at the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago. See also  Complementary Therapy Natural Remedies Popular posts...

I had occasional - maybe once / month - migraines when I was young. I'm not really sure when they started, but I do remember at 8 yrs old just...

My son got a virus in spring of 2011, when he began having severe head pain, intense and debilitating. The unusual part of his headaches was that he would have...

I had migraines off and on as a teen and young adult, but nothing like this. I had a sub-mandular gland removed in January of 2009. In Feb. 09 I...

When describing how migraines have affected my life the only way I can explain it to people who aren't migraine sufferers is to compare migraines to an alcoholic. In this...

I have been living with migraines for a long time. But when I was younger they thought they were sinus headaches. My mother also suffered from horrible migraines, but out...

I have had migraines since I was 7-8 or maybe earlier, but this was when I started on medications for migraines. I used to be sent home from Day camp...

Well I was asked to share my story so guess I should start with I have had migraines pretty much since my 20's or at least this is when I...

I've had migraines for as long as I can remember. So did my mother, several of my cousins and aunts. We lived in Colorado when I remember my first debilitating...

My medication includes, Fiorinal 1 to 2 capsules every 4 to 6 hours as needed for pain, Compazine 5MG 3 times a day. Vitamin B2 and Magnesium Oxide. Ice helps...

I have had migraines/severe headaches since my early teens. Back then, my mother and i were told that i was too young to get them and that i was probably...

Looking back I probably had migraines as a kid and sporadically as an adult, but it all really started with shamu killing his trainer. My work allowed me to travel...

My 15 yo daughter is a very athletic, sporty type, and basketball, cross country running and martial arts are her favorites. After a few "classic" migraines that resolved within a...

Chronic pain; daily consumption of my day...... Why must we be the one's to pay? Day and night; Oh what a sight; Chasing the pain Just trying to stay sane!...

Ever since i can remember i have had headaches. I would get them almost everyday. I had a CAT scan and an MRI as a child to see if something...

I have been taking Zonegran (300 mg a day) for the last two years as a migraine preventative, and I must say that it has done a really good job...

Over the years, I have kept migraine journals and calendars. I've documented everything from possible causes, foods, anything ingested, activity and then what I did to alleviate it. I have...

I am 50 years old and have been in private practice for 26 years. The day I turned 40, I experienced my first migraine. At 41, I was having 14...