Misunderstood Teenager - How Original!Hmm, where to start? I suppose the beginning might be a good place.I'm told that I have had symptoms since I was very young, how young I'm not quite sure...reactions1comment
Living my life in the darkI will start with my first migraine at age 16, I felt like someone was hitting my head over and over again. My grandma packed my entire head in ice...reactions1comment
The Rainbow Lady with the Beautiful Smile - Hidden Away When Migraine VeilsTo me the World Health Organization statement regarding migraines is only too true. Migraines can and often are a severely debilitating disorder. The World Health Organization says severe migraine attacks...reactions7comments
34 year migraine sufferer.I've had migraines since I was 12 years old. The pain has gotten worse as I have gotten older. My main trigger is weather changes. Living in Michigan, that happens...reactions1comment
Ups and downsI started getting migraines as a child. It wasn't until my mom realized she was buying lots of OTC meds like Tylenol quite frequently that my condition was noticed. I...reactions1comment
Lifetime of MigrainesI have experienced the pain of "headaches" since I was a child. My "full blown" migraines began at the age of 18 with ALL the symptoms common to aura and...reactions1comment
Will they ever end?Suffering from migraines for 24 years. No visual aura but lots of prodrome symptoms. They have changed and moved literally on my head/face over the years. Started with one a...reactions1comment
Cindy's Journey with chronic migrainesHello, My name is Cindy and I am a chronic migraine sufferer. I have dealt with migraines for over 20 years, but the past two years my migraines have gotten...reactions5comments
A parent's storyMy husband and I have watched our 13 year old daughter suffer for the last 7 years. The first thing I must say is that she is a truly amazing...reactions5comments
Is there any hope?See Also VertigoVision ChangesMigraine AuraI have suffered with headaches / migraines for ten years, of which cause me to lose my balance for a long period of time, whilst...reactions5comments
Change in weather effectsSee AlsoMigraine TreatmentI have noticed with me any change in the barometric pressure in the air will throw me into a full-blown migraine. And when this happens even my migraine...reactions1comment
22 years of migrainesI have been having migraines since I was 6 years old. My father has them and so does my brother. And I have never heard of anyone having them as...reactions4comments
Quality of LifeMigraine sufferer for 16 years Symptoms: As a child, I believe that i experienced abdominal migraines where my stomach would cramp and i'd vomit after eating certain foods (drinking orange...reactions3comments
My Life With MigrainesMy name is Darlene Blair, I am 57 years old and I have had migraines since I was 13 years old. The following is the history of my life with...reactions2comments
Confused is it a migraine or a headacheMigraine Basics Migraine or Headache Quiz Migraine Headaches Doctors Migraine Types Hi, can anyone help i have been suffering from really really bad headaches for the past 3 months lasting...reactions5comments
Unsure...Sensory Aura Visual Aura Sensitivity to lights As a kid I would get tension headaches all the time and once in a while I would get double vision... Now that...reactions2comments
Refractory Chronic Daily Migraines. Is there no hope??So I'm one of the lucky few to have A) Chronic Daily migraines (for 18 years now) b) Refractory migraines C) Familial Hemiplegic migraines. I used to get migraines a...reactions4comments
Benzylpiperazine (BZP), Unremitting Headache and Aggresive TreatmentThanks for taking the time to read my headache (migraine?) story. Six months ago I (very, very foolishly) took a BZP-based, so-called ‘party pill’. 1-Benzylpiperazine (BZP) has a peripheral sympathomimetic...reactions1comment
Migraine Horton's Headache central and peripheral neuralgic painI'm Alex 44 years old male from Stockholm, Sweden. I suffered from headaches as long as I can remember. Puberty kicked in at it got worse. Acetylsalicylic acid like in...reactions1comment
Botox TherapyI have been suffering with Migraines for about 20 years now. I have tried and resistant to almost every medication that I have taken for my headaches. I have had...reactions5comments