Stories

I was in grade school the first time I got a migraine, I lived just down the road from my school and I walked home to meet up with my...

I'm doing a nerve stimulator trial for my migraines. I just had the surgery for the trial which will be 3 - 5 days. When I was still in recovery...

When I was twelve, I gave my mom the scare of her life with my first migraine. It struck while I was in gym class, out on a field with...

I got married almost 5 years ago. Right after I got married I started to get debilitating migraines that would last a day or 2. And I would get them...

I used to suffer 25 to 31 migraines each month. I had to see my Neurologist every six months, to try to reduce their frequency. My neurologist prescribed two or...

Definitely researching is the way to go. That's actually what led me to the Prometrium. I started with other bio-identical progesterone creams but my Dr. strongly suggested Prometrium because it's...

I had my first migraine at 23 (14 years ago), of course it being the first one I thought I had some kind of tumor and was dying. I was...

It’s difficult to find strength and perseverance when you are ill, it’s almost impossible to do so when you are surrounded by people who don’t believe you. I am a...

I'm a 47 year old woman who has suffered with migraines since my mid-twenties. I have been to many neurologists (some of the best in the country) and although they...

Besides living with migraines of my own I am a caregiver for my mom who has had migraines since the age of about 20. My sister also suffers from migraine...

I'm 19 years old and I started having basilar-type migraines since last year (which was when I went to university). I just experience aura without pain. I the second semestre...

After I had my accident 3 years ago, I started experiencing headaches beyond belief. Nothing seem to cause the headaches all I had to do was get up in the...

I have had migraines since I was in my 30's (now 52) and have been unable to find a doctor who can help me control them. I am now working...

I have been having migraines since 2005. I learned of this when I had to go to the ER because I thought I was having a stroke. They took me...

Today i got my first migraine i have ever had in my life . I do have to say that it was the most uncomfortable thing that has ever happened...

Since the middle of February I have a feeling in my head like someone has a cap on it and just keeps tightening it, I have had a continual headache...

My migraine experience goes back to 1962 and fortunately was mostly a very occasional thing. Over the years the triggering thing never became obvious, however, in the 1980’s I noticed...

I have always been very healthy, the last time I was even sick was 3 yrs ago with the flu. I have never had an issue with headaches but last...

I have always liked the Avett Brothers, particularly the song "Heart Like a Kick Drum." I would listen to this song as I exercised, climbing stairs or hills, and my...

I apparently inherited migraines from one or both of my biological parents. Over the past 10 years I have attempted contact with my birth mother through our state, but she's...