Stories

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...

My Chronic migraine began before I could talk and was diagnosed when I was five at Great Ormond Street Hospital, England. School was a nightmare as I struggled with two...

Last week I had an Endoscopic Procedure due to the Acid Reflux Condition I have now developed. I was fine after the procedure, that is until a few hours later...

My migraines started when I was 15. I'm now 56. My journey was like all of yours. Auras, vomiting, sight, sound, smell and light sensitivity. Affected everything I did daily...

At times I start getting dizzy (vertigo is closest to pinning a word to) where I can only lay down. If I move, or get out of bed, where I...

My daughter who is 15 has had migraines for two years. She has been hospitalized several times and nothing seems to work. I live in New Jersey with the best...

I've read many stories on here where people haven't been diagnosed until they are in their 20's or later...I count myself lucky the fact that I was diagnosed early and...

I suffer from Bipolar, Depression, PTSD, Chronic Migraines, Ice Pick headaches, anxiety, social anxiety. I have tried almost everything. I even tried the botox, but it did not work. I...

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been having chest pain that sometimes radiates into my throat, neck, jaw, the back of my tongue and even my teeth. Almost everyone...

I have suffered from migraines for about 8 years and I am a mother of 3 wonderful children who understand that I have an illness. I have had frequent trips...

It's been 2 years since I've written a story for the site and I figured it's time to update some things. My last story was actually published on the Facebook...

I'm 52 and my first migraine was at the age of 14. So I had my first 'death by brain tumor' scare many, many years ago. My father thought it...

I know that it’s been a while since I’ve posted, one thing that irks me to no end is the loss of days and weeks that I endure and not...

I have very severe Hemiplegic that cause paralysis down the left side and brain stem migraines that make my scalp hurts (the scalp is the pain sensory for brain stem...

I have suffered with chronic migraines since I was 17. Nearly 40 years. I've tried everything known to mankind to treat them .. to no avail. I just had my...

During my teenage years, I experienced very painful migraine headaches. At the age of 18, one morning while pouring myself some cereal in my family's kitchen, I suddenly felt extremely...