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Since 16 I have dealt with migraines. Treatments! I've had it! Turning 60 this year. You name the migraine I have experienced it, probably the treatment also. So.... can anyone...

My life with chronic migraines It all started 3 years ago after I began taking birth control. Before it hit, I was active I was a spinning instructor, worked full...

When you have chronic migraines, frequently occurring migraines, or easily triggered migraines, applying for disability sounds like a possible solution for you. At this point, migraines are taking over your...

Does anyone have audible auras with their migraines? I wake to crackling tinfoil in my head, with light sensitivity and nausea. My neurologist had me on Imitrex which worked ok...

Is this one bad enough to take my abortive medicine? How many abortive pills do I have left this month anyway? When can I get my prescription for the abortive...

I was ready about Fascia Blaster and how it may help to relieve the pain of my migraines. Has anyone had any experience with using this tool for relief? I...

I have terrible migraines also with IBS, and other gastro problems. Had all the test done. Colonoscopy, tube run into stomach. Nothing showed up. I have heard that people with...

I've had this file on my computer desktop for weeks now, intending to open up my old laptop and convert it, so I could see what I'd written. Many files...

How can you explain the daily pain of migraines to someone? How can you explain the stabbing knife feeling to your head or the pain that's shooting from front to...

Forget my story, long and harrowing. I would just like to understand why in Canada you can not see a migraine specialist unless you live in Ontario or Alberta? I...

Aura Migraine Jan 15th 2017 I woke up with a slight headache at 5am on the left side of my head. Not strong enough to take medication. It seemed to...

Has anyone else had them...

This is my primary concern now, though I have not yet had the diagnosis verified having had negative blood tests. My daughter suggested it knowing my problems and having seen...

I am only 18 years old, and I have already dealt with migraines for 14 years. I am a research case at UW Madison and have seen over 20 specialists...

As a migraineur would you prefer Phantom smells or Phantom Tastes. I assume similar things, since olfactory zone involved. So Phantom Smells: I tend to get the smell of cooking...

So, I'm liking this story thing. Here's another. We know the standard symptoms. Visual aura. Nausea and Vomiting. Most importantly, the pain. I've already went into why the pain is...

My headaches are almost daily, but they’re only debilitating two or three times a month. My headaches became chronic 4 months ago. Before that I thought they were sinus headaches...

I have been dealing with these headaches for about 15 years now. I have been to doctors and they all tell you the same thing but these always start in...

26 years ago I had olfactory migraines with the smell and taste of paint coming from my throat while pregnant with my son. Saw the head of migraine studies at...

Hello I have had migraines for over 10 years and have tried several treatments. My doctor wants me to do botox but I don't want to try it so she...