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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...

i started getting migraines around age 7 one or two a month at age 15 they started getting progressively longer longest one being 127 days. as i write this i...

Getting a migraine is like getting your finger caught in a car door or hit with a hammer and hoping not to lose the nail. It hurts when you move...

I started getting migraines in college. Like the title implies, they have never left. Oh yes, they have fooled me into thinking they aren't coming back. They always do and...

About a month ago I visited my headache doctor again. They asked about trying to change my medication to a triptan because midrin is currently not removing all of the...

It is so wonderful when I feel well, strong, clear, energetic, happy that when I am in the ecstasy of those phases, it is all too easy to also let...

So I was coming home from a wonderful vacation with my wife !!! A well deserved one!!! Two days later I wake up with a throbbing headache and cold went...

Dear fellow migraine survivors - I wish I could have shared this story long ago but the internet wasn't available then. This is my personal perspective and what has happened...

I have migraines. There, I said it. I don't like to talk about them very often because I feel like they are a bit of an excuse. I mean, don't...

To explain how profound my loss, I must first explain what I once had. I had a brain that was amazing. I had friends and family who respected and trusted...

Hi, I have a huge problem that just happened 2 days ago and I just don't know what to do! I stumbled onto something that takes away my migraines within...

For 3.5 years I've head daily persistent headaches, present almost throughout the entire day. They came on suddenly one day, and i had never had headaches before this. They started...

Hello! I'm a 27y/o Female who has been dealing with ocular migraines (though diagnosed) since I was 18. Today, I had my second ocular migraine with aura attack in 3...

Please help me to shed some light - feel totally in the dark. I have always suffered from a migraine, starting in childhood. I would come home from school, head...

One day in May, I suddenly had a dizzy spell that lasted about half a second, it seemed to affect my left eye, lasted about a week. Went to the...

I have been having migraines for 5 years now but lately it is been a daily struggle. I have been with the same company for 3 years everything was going...

Am I having pre-seizures?! Migraines are just part of life for me. I've had typical migraines nausea light sensitivity vomit sleep feel better since age 14ish. About 3.5 years ago...

I've done some researching and found this place. I hope someone can talk to me and keep me from ending it all because I am so fed up with this...

I’m new to Migraine.com I understand what you mean about tired of being tired. I’ve had chronic migraines since the age of 16 and I’m now 50 . My husband...

No one understands, no one, not even another migrainure. We may share symptoms or stories but no one knows the internal battle you are living with. These battles we face...