Stories

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...

I started having Migraine with Aura when I was 23, I am now 40. I would get the zig-zag vision changes then once it subsided I'd get a headache on...

After suffering from migraines all of my adult life (now 55 yrs old), I finally decided to get daith piercings in each ear and I also requested Aimovig injections. I...

Yesterday was a day of 90% negative stress (civic business red tape, computer problems, pharmacy troubles, missed meals, bright sun, fumes, heat and cold, and way too much driving) with...

I am obsessed with Halloween. Every year, I elaborately decorate my cubicle at work - it's been a graveyard, where I cut through astroturf so it looked like I was...

I have had migraines my entire life. They slowed as I aged until recently (2 yrs ago). They have taken up residence behind my eyes. I can no longer drive...

I injected My “Loading Dose” of Emgality on 28 August 2019. Since I’ve been through the new medication thing many times, I wasn’t expecting anything for at least 2 weeks...

I'm 44 now but it started when I was 12. I was into freestyle bmx, skateboards doing tricks jumping that kinda stuff. Loved to jump and get as much air...

I'm a lover of music that's what I find gets me by in my day to day life, but when my migraines are bad. Music is that last thing on...

My first migraine was at a party with my parents. It came on quickly by the smell of food. I was instantly sick throwing up and my head hurt so...

The first time I had a migraine headache I was in middle school and had no idea what was happening to me. All I knew is that my head hurt...

7am. Aura at retailer dismissed as fasting symptoms. 8am. Sugary breakfast (known trigger) 9am. Headache starts. 10.30am. Bedridden with debilitating migraine. Where's the victory? Well, between 10.30 am and 7pm...

Right now, I don't even know what to say. I just know something needs to be said or I'm going to sink into that black hole referred to so lovingly...

It feels good to look good. I have multiple chronic conditions. It takes so much effort to get groomed, dressed, and out of the house. I take pride in being...

There is this lucidity one gets post migraine, as we watch it leave... The storm has not only stopped brewing, but you see the tornado departing, and the clouds clearing...

My fun started a year ago Aug.2018. Headaches began. I had never had headaches before, well when younger I had Saturday AM and some Sunday AM ones. Continued getting worse...

I stumbled on this site and thought I'd post my life with this illness and see if anyone else has the same experience as I've had/have. I believe I've been...

First migraine 3+ yrs ago. Then one every other month. Then every month. Now averaging one every three days. I do get whole weeks migraine-free (increasingly rare). And I've grown...

Hi Before my TBI/concussion in the year 2000, I never even had bad headaches! I had mild headaches. And even then, not often. Unfortunately, I suffered a severe concussion in...

I've been on Aimovig for close to a year. It was working okay - down to four to six migraines a month (from 12 a month) but I was still...