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My mom had migraines when she was younger, the kind that laid her out for 2 days, in complete darkness. I was the oldest of five and had to take...

It started around when I was 19, I had no idea what a migraine felt before. I still have no clue as to what triggers it. My doctor tried having...

Migraines have been a part of my life for over 50 years. I had always gotten an aura migraine which was usually brought on by hormones or stress. In earlier...

In December 2012 I had the worst case of flu that I ever had in my life. I really thought I would not live through it. I had never had...

For as long as I can remember I've suffered from migraines that last for weeks or months at a time. The worst was my Junior year of High School, while...

I can remember having those first migraines in high school. They weren’t too terribly bothersome back then - I guess when we are young we handle pain better or perhaps...

I started getting migraine attacks at 19 and for several years just suffered through them unmedicated as best I could. The attacks (about 8 a year) lasted 5 days, with...

I have been taking this med for over 20 years. I went thru a hospital stay and both that dr and my primary agree this is what works. With the...

My name is Jennifer and I have been suffering from Migraines since the age of 5. My mother would have to sit on top of me to give me suppositories...

Mine started when I was 14 yrs old, I'm now 57. I have been diagnosed with cluster/migraines. Where one can set the other off. I have never had auras or...

My first intense headache was when I was 17 and I'll never forget the day I got the worst headache ever, it felt like someone had hit me in the...

Hi , I am happened to be part of the community. I got to know that I do have Migraine (chronic one-sided headache) in 2011) after seeing a Neurologist in...

It was 1997, and I was a medic in the military. I had a pounding headache, which at the time, I did not realize was linked to my severe vertigo...

My mom tells me the first headache she knew about was when I was 2. I held my head and cried and wanted darkness. The first I remember is from...

I haven't seen any mention of Abdominal Migraines in any of the forums. I was recently diagnosed with this. There's very little information on the internet other than it's commonly...

I've had migraines for 2-1/2 years. After using traditional medicine (neurologist, endocrinologist, cardioligist, allergist, gastroenterologist, etc) for 2 years, I got no results. The closest I came to a root...

I’m 20 years old and I have suffered from migraines since about 2 years ago. I have a constant headache every single day. I wake up with one and go...

Started Topamax Monday night with100mg. Headache was horrible. Tuesday morning another dose of 100mg. After that , I’ve given topamax up my headache is outrageous and constant. I’m 18 and...

Hello migraine.com folks, I'm having a rough day and could use some understanding. My migraines have been getting worse lately - have had multiple day long migraines recently - but...

Yesterday, I woke up to get ready for work and noticed immediately that I felt off. My arms and legs were weak, so weak that the idea of walking or...