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Hi. I am Mamet, 50yrs old and have been living with migraine all my life. It was HELL back and forth but I had very good insurance. I got injured...

To take or not take? That is the question regarding medication I and so many others with Migraine consider when experiencing an attack (whether acute or chronic). Why would anyone...

Hi All, I want to share my migraine symptoms and how I treat it thru acupressure. I have been getting migraines for last 10 years. I get severe headache throbbing...

I was supposed to celebrate my birthday and book a quiet room because I unfortunately I suffer from severe migraines. I suffer from cluster migraines and brainstem aura migraines. Such...

While I often have the support and understanding of my friends and family, there are folks in the public who respond to my saying "I have a migraine, can you...

In October 2018, I signed up for the Bridge to Commercial Coverage program for Aimovig. It offered twelve free doses until my insurance carrier approved. My neurologist started me off...

Hello! I am 26 years old and I have suffered from migraines since I was 13. I was lucky enough to only experience one or two every year until this...

I went quite a few years without chronic migraines. Yes, I'd have them here and there, maybe 2 or 3 times a year. Since May, 2 weeks before Mother's Day...

Timing my rescue medications is a challenge. I have 5, 2 must be taken together (one mitigates the side effects of the other as well as reducing vertigo) 1 of...

Things I am thankful for.....my wife. Not everyone knows what it's like to be the spouse to someone with chronic migraine, let's just say it's not easy. She is required...

I’ve had migraines since I was 16 that developed into chronic migraines (20-28 per month) in my forties - I am 67 years old now. I have tried everything except...

I have suffered with migraine for over 25 years. I tried everything and nothing works. When the new class CGRP‘s came out I was hopefully optimistic as I usually am...

I've had migraines since I was a child, I'm 48 now. I have memories of them. I'm sitting in bed with my mom next to me, rocking back and forth...

I have inherited the migraines we believe from my father's side. As a girl, I remember my grandmother "stretching" her neck on bad migraine days. I had more than 25...

In 2004 I had a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I was sitting on the floor when I was struck in the head by a falling industrial sliding door. I was...

My partner's name is Madeleine, she has been confined to bed for four years with ME/CFS. Her life was on hold and to make matters worse she developed a severe...

I know everyone has a story. Every migraine has a trigger. And every sufferer loses a part of their life pleasures they once enjoyed. I'm just like every other migraine...

30 October Have taken 3rd injection of Emgality. I am getting approximately 18 days of relief from the worse of the worse Migraines. “Spiking” is my name for them. The...

I’ve had migraines for over 45 yrs. They are more debilitating now and last several days. I’ve now learned I might have Aphasia headaches. After having migraines for so long...

I started getting migraine headaches when I was 13. I was a cheerleader and they seemed to happen after every game. They stopped after I stopped being a cheerleader so...