Stories

I think that every person with migraines has been told the phrase "you don't look sick" at one time or another. Whether it's a friends young child, or someone who...

Hello. My name is Donna and I'm 56 years old. I've experienced headaches/migraines since I was 9. Would get them weekly as a child, less frequently after I had my...

Hi Everyone, Any advice would be greatly appreciated... I'm in my late 40's and have been dealing with headaches for the last 30 plus years. They have continued to more...

I suffered from Migraine headaches which are triggered by Citrus foods, especially after I have exerted myself physically. Like after working out, sports etc. Within minutes of consuming a beverage...

My life as a migraneur began when I hit 13, it was summer of 2008 as I can clearly remember when I first feel the symptoms of a migraine. I...

Hey guys, my names Jess. I'm 18 and I've been a Chronic migraine sufferer since the age of 7. Up until I was 14, migraines were a frequent, but not...

The validation one can experience when someone actually begins to believe you is something to behold, isn’t it? It’s like the weight of the world is lifted off of your...

Not the most glamorous way to start this but there’s really no other way to put how things have gone since the weekend after Christmas. Migraine after migraine that weekend...

I have alot of symptoms that accompany my migraines but now I have a new one, my hair hurts...BAD! It feels like I got into a girl fight and she...

Hello, My name is Tracey. I am 56yrs. I have suffered from migraines but didn't know what they were since I was so young. I was perhaps 7 when I...

The thing about migraines is…they are extremely painful and you can’t control them. People who have not had a migraine may not understand: migraine pain is not headache pain. It...

I am 17. I have had migraines for about 11 years. Just like every website says, I am sensitive to light and sound and smells and food. Which basically means...

I am 60 and had my first migraine the day after I started my menses at age 12. Fortunately, my mother and paternal grandmother also experienced migraines so my family...

For years I've had migraines, with the symptoms that most people have: sensitivity to light, sound, getting sick. But I've also had one that I've never heard of and I...

Hey everyone, so I decided to write and update for you guys whilst I'm semi human. The last two weeks has been a real bad patch for me, as most...

We are finally feeling the winter weather as we should have been since the middle of November. Up until three days ago, we were having 50-60* weather and storms –...

Hi, I really don't know where to start. I guess I'll start by saying I never had ANY major health problems till I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease "Guillain...

I am the mother of a 16 year old girl who developed daily chronic migraine last spring. They started probably 6-9 months prior as milder and intermittent (1-2 per week...

My new life as a migrainer (my label) began when I hit 40, so forget the stories of midlife crisis because when you suffer with migraines your only desire is...

When we were kids, we had an inflatable clown that we'd punch and would immediately right itself. Down and up. Down and up. Down and up. Until the day it...