Stories

It's only an hour, you'll be okay... you always have a headache... exercise will help you... you need to get rid of your stress... can't you take a pill for...

Saturday, your day to sleep in... except it's 3 am and your migraine is back full force. You take some relief medication and lay down on the couch. Trying to...

My first migraine attack was when I was 12, they were caused by preservatives and colourants in food. So I had to manage my diet. The attacks were severe with...

At 15 I was in a car accident and I hit the windshield... little did I know that was the beginning of my new life... Fast forward to 2 years after...

My daughter-in-law and my granddaughter both had their chronic migraines cured by having their daiths (inside their ears) pierced and a earring inserted. the daith is a little part of...

"YOU NEED TO GET WELL!" That's what my boss told me two days ago. He's not the first person to tell me that and he's probably not the last who...

Well, here it is: My name is Darwin and I have Basil Migraines. This type is expressed at the base of the skull though i do not feel the majority...

6 am, alarm clock goes off you roll over and get out of bed. It's going to be a long day, you already have the start of a migraine. Your...

When I say migraines will get you down I mean physically, down in a bed for days with no lights, food, or human contact. But, also emotionally down, down like...

I know I am getting horrid about not updating everyone, truth of the matter is that I've had some personal situations to contend with away from my migraines and they've...

I have had migraine off and on from 9 years old. In 1997 after a car accident they became chronic. I have auras, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, sound sensitivity and smell...

I have tried multiple times over the years to ease off of amitriptyline since it doesn't help my migraines and it also destroyed my memory. By every time I get...

I had my first migraine when I was 17, and it was a classic migraine with aura--a spreading shimmering circle appeared in my field of vision, followed by intense pain...

I am 36 and have had chronic severe migraines for over 20 years with some of those years being more medically successful than others, though for the past 6 months...

Hi there, (Pre post script, this turned into a novel...as you'll find out if you're a saint enough to read that far, I couldn't sleep.) To whoever answers this, thanks...

Stabbing pain in one specific area, sensitive to light, twinkling, blinding aura, which eventually causes blindness until the lights move across my vision, from one side of my peripheral vision...

My senior year of college, I ended up in the hospital because I'd suddenly developed severe aphasia. I could think of what I wanted to say and I could write...

Way back in my early teens, I remember my first migraine. A hot summers day and my Mum wanting me out from under her feet,I had to "go out and...

I grew up an athlete - a competitive swimmer, captain of my high school swim team, then to aerobics, hiking, yoga and boxing. I took pride in pushing myself to...

Ok, I wrote my story on this site years ago. I don't even remember what it was titled. So I feel that it is time to share again. I have...