Stories

My biggest pet peeve is when people say migraine is just a headache. The only thing that bothers me more is when someone says they have a migraine when they...

I deviled migraines after a patient grabbed me by the neck and blew out 5 of my cervical discs. I had fusions put in but now my bones are collapsing...

28th May 2017 I feel that by bringing you regular updates I am in some way helping someone with their struggle with migraines. However this is a totally personal account...

My girlfriend I adore, she has had bad migraines since she was a teenager. She takes medications for it. Some are opioids. Some of them make her sick. She sleeps...

2010, started having horrific migraines every 3 months. Previously happened once a year. Hospital everytime. They were stroke effect migraine-not loss of limb movement, but rather aphasia of speech, and...

In 2012 I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Breast Cancer and had a bilateral mastectomy and went through chemotherapy and Herceptin treatment. I then had a hysterectomy and...

My story is not much different from everyone else's. I first got a migraine with aura, aphasia, and numbness on one side when I was 12. I got one or...

Hi I have migraines since I was 8 years old I'm 40 now and I always know when a migraine is coming with all the symptoms couple weeks ago I...

I feel I spend my most of my life avoiding fun. I avoid places that will have me sitting in the sun, so no sporting events, no beach and no...

So, I finally got myself on a good abortive medications. No side effects that affect my productivity. No rebound headaches. It actually works the way I want it too, and...

Our local community college will not allow my son to enroll because he has not taken the ACT. He has not taken the ACT because he has chronic migraines, anxiety...

Where to start on a personal story on migraines the beginning makes sense, but then again where am I today? I’ve avoided accepting migraines as debilitating. I’ve tried ignoring them...

I would like to have the community's opinion about cysts and migraines. I know there is sometimes a link between migraines but it is a link I haven't made until...

I am 45 and I have suffered with migraine headaches since I was 36. I have seen many specialists and have had numerous MRI’s to no avail. I am was...

I got diagnosed with migraines in December 2016. My neurologist prescribed Tylex and Aleve for 1 week and it helped control the migraines. After that, would get occasional headaches few...

I first off I want to thank KS for sending me to this site. She's an awesome person & a very blessed friend. I had my 1st migraine when I...

Witnessing my child’s layers of pain Lands like an uppercut— Not unexpected, given everything, but stiff enough to drop me. Pain connects us, suffering separates. A freakin’ hard lesson, this...

I will be 72 in one day. In my 30 years dealing with this horrible sickness, I always had hope and optimism for my future. But now, I am seriously...

About is it migraine or Something Else? I had what I thought was a terrible MIGRAINE ,, but it was a little different. It hurt both my Lt eye as...

I been suffering with chronic migraines for almost 4 years. I had to retire in 2015 because they got so bad I couldn't work anymore.. the doctors told me they...