Stories

Looking back in the past, I never thought that migraines had such a huge impact on my life. Back when I was in high school, I missed 3 months of...

I never know anything about migraine until I suffered with them. Since I was little I suffered with headache. I was 12 years old when the headache turn into migraine...

One of the beauties of a site like this is that it can be very validating. Not only can we get information but it just helps to know that there...

Hi! I'm Courtney and I'm new to this page. I have been suffering from chronic occipital neuralgia migraines for 16 years now. I do not remember my life before I...

Hi everyone Im new to this group and would like some reassurance, Ive only had about 5 migraines since I was 15 now 25 I had one yesterday. I also...

Hello, I used to suffer from migraines as a child and then I kind of grew out of them. I’ve always suffered with headaches though and I’ve managed them quite...

I have had Migraines my entire life but they became chronic in 2007. I live in Saskatchewan, Canada. There is really no Migraine community here. Most Doctors just shove Preventative...

I have had chronic headache and migraine disease for well over 20 years now. The symptoms and triggers have evolved and changed throughout the years and I am always unpleasantly...

hi i have been having headaches about 3 yrs. they started out in my temples on waking and would last days.. nothing stopped the pain. they have gotten more frequent...

I happened to find this site/forum while researching on my own how to help live with chronic migraines. As I reach each story and topic, I felt less and less...

To be blunt, there are a lot of things that suck about being sick. The pain, the isolation, the frustration, etc. However, two of my least favorite parts of being...

I've been suffering with what i've been told are migraines for over 3 years now. I have been so sick that ive had many times where ive wanted to end...

I'm 43 and recently had a total hysterectomy including ovaries due to cancer and the sudden change in hormones has caused a debilitating increase in these migraines. I could handle...

I started out having minor headaches that came and went, but for three months I have had a constant non stop migraine. Light and sound sensitivity as well as not...

For the last couple of years, since my kids were in elementary school, I have been getting these strange headaches. They come on very quickly and only last from a...

That's how long I've sufferred this condition now...sometimes none for months, sometimes 2 or 3 a week..lasting hours to days! Recently though I've noticed a change in symptoms. Less headache...

I have had migraines all my life (I am 26). About 10 years ago my doctor diagnosed me with severe depression (suicidal) and anxiety, all 3 of them are linked...

I started getting migraines at age 13 and they've only gotten worse since then. quickly I discovered the trend between my migraines and my period so I started taking the...

I just found this site, and the stories bring tears to my eyes. I'm old (66 years), have had migraines since I was at least 9. I feel like I've...

My headaches started when I was 16. I would hide in my room in the dark and no one believed the pain I was in. They all thought I was...