Stories

I need some serious advice from chronic sufferers. I am new to the chronic category. Fresh this year. I've been episodic my whole life but for some reason I changed...

Today I was told “maybe I’m too sick to get an education” by someone in the disabilities services center at my college. Half of me wanted to start crying in...

I completely understand why people change from prescription pain medications to heroine. I was under the care of a neurologist for 6 years for chronic migraines. Trying to find preventive...

I really enjoy a good coffee. To me, it's not a beverage to consume on the run in an obscene, mammoth, logo-emblazoned tumbler. (Aghast!) To the contrary, a good coffee...

I'm 33 year old female and have had migraines for 7 years. I tried many different meds, acupuncture, message, chiropractic care, Mayo clinic in Rochester, other neurologists, family Dr, headache...

For the last ten years I have suffered from headaches post-exercise. It started with high impact aerobics but as I scaled down my exertion, I started to get headaches after...

I'm currently in a postdrome, & my head is feeling like a headache could return, so I'm going to keep this short! Although I started getting migraine HEADACHES at about...

Does anyone have any success stories. Need some feed back. Sitting on fence...

I feel like I am lucky that my migraines didn't start until I was 26 years old. I'd had headaches before, but that was it. In fact, this all started...

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...