Diagnostic mysteries - a moving target?I was recently diagnosed with familial hemiplegic migraine. It has been a long road only to arrive at the quarry. In my mid-thirties I started having migraine with aura four...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Migraines Myth or Major pain in the... Head?Hello, my name is Bonnie and I have been suffering from these wonderful painful things since I was about twelve years old. As I have gotten older I have noticed...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Male with migrainesI began suffering from migraines in 2003. I was involved in a work related motor vehicle accident in a commercial truck. I was broadsided by another commercial truck who had...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Myth1977 Chronic Migraine StoryI often find it difficult to tell my chronic migraine story, because the truth of it is sometimes to hard to think on. I've had migraines for as long as...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
At the end of my ropeI had occasional migraines as a teenager but then had none for many years. Chronic Migraine & Social Security DisabilityChronic Migraine & Child CustodyThe Family Medical Leave Act & MigraineMy...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Ophthalmic Palegic MigrainesI have very rare migraines. Only three times in my life have I had one of these headaches. The first time was 29 years ago, the second time was five...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Migraine StoryI first started having headaches when I was about 12 years of age. I really thought nothing about them since the only time I had them was when I was...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dawnn's StoryI have suffered from migraines since I was about 11 or 12. I can remember as a teenager going to my PCP and begging them to do something to make...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Still a mysteryIn 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Life long victimI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
My Daughter's HeadacheMy 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Migraine Mystery Turns Out to be Autoimmune DiseaseI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Mother of 9yr old boy who suffers from migraines after a virusMy 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Total DisruptionI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Years of life lost but now Migraine Free for 3 months!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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Migraines since I was eight. (Now I am 48.)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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My brain hates meI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Never ending migraine taleWell 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...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Not Like MomsI'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...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
My headMy 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...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments