Stories

I’ve had migraines for over 40 years. I’ve been to every kind of Dr and tried many medications to acupuncture, to chiropractic care, everything! I take Relpax now and they...

I started getting migraines back in 5th grade. I am a 17-year-old male. Both of my parents suffer from migraines. My mother suffers from migraines without aura. My father suffers...

I was first diagnosed with Migraine with aura at 17, suffering from mild aura symptoms from around the age of 12 before experiencing my first debilitating attack on holiday at...

43 years ago my life changed forever. I was in a speed boat at what was supposed to be a fun weekend in Patagonia, Arizona. But instead, it started out...

I remember the first time I entered the chiropractic clinic. I was at a point I could not drive, not really talk and if someone had pointed a gun at...

I've had migraines for about 20 years now (I’m 46 now), and just learned over time to live with them. I’ve researched all the ways to help like eating healthy...

Tried injections of Emgality and now on Ubrelvy and or Nurtec. With all three, I have had strange chest aims that don’t make sense. Don’t have other health issues and...

I have had migraine with aura for almost 40 years now, and I have been managing to function, with a demanding job, but it has not been easy. What I...

How I achieved 95% improvement in Migraine Frequency and 80% improvement in Severity in the remaining 5% occurrences: Hi, I am 44, an IT Expert living in Pakistan, with a...

Has anybody tried aspirin for prevention? I suffered from the wretched thing to the tune of every couple of weeks. This went on for many years until I had the...

A Poem by Rema MacLean: She awoke at 4 a.m., long before dawn. The weather report was calling for rain all day today so she knew this wouldn’t be a...

I wanted to ask the community about my migraine change, I have had migraines for 38 years, always starts with aura zigzags, then pain over my left eye, and eventually...

I was diagnosed with chronic migraine when I was only 9 years old. It was a constant reason for a lack of confidence for my appearance of a geeky child...

Starting at 17 years old migraines came into my life. I knew what it was and what I should do because I had watched my mom suffer with them most...

About 30 years ago, my occasional one day migraine headaches, became worse, gradually, turning into up to 3 day migraines. It was becoming increasingly difficult to do well, in my...

I have not applied for disability because of the fear of rejection. My migraines are triggered by growth in my pituitary gland in my brain. Part-time work is all I'm...

I have suffered since aged 16. In my 30s and 40s, the pain and frequency worsened. I have no aura, so most medications don't work as I don't know if...

At the age of 4-6 years old my mother was told I have a seizures disorder and was put on Depakote among other seizure medications to try throughout the many...

I work as a CNA at a nursing home and I take care of those vulnerable to COVID-19. We have to wear masks and either face shields or goggles. Because...

I'm a 37-year-old male here. Who use to not have as many migraines when I was in my early to mid-twenties. But as I've got into my late thirties they...