Stories

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...

I was sent to a pain management clinic for my migraines. This was the summary of my first conversation with them: You've got Migraines?? Too bad, you are outta luck...

Hello people!! I've just gone through this website surprised to know there are other people in this world going through similar migraine problems. People around me feel its all in...

Mom of teen with hemiplegic migraines. I too suffer daily chronic headaches that mimic migraines. oh joy! But my son is 16 and has had his second spell, I guess...

Up to about four weeks ago, I was constantly googling "migraine treatments" and reading forums like this one to see if there would be any new treatment that could help...

I've been trying these last few days to come up with any kind of description that would fit my current fight with the government and I honestly can't think of...

Dear Migraine.com community, I am not a stranger to migraines, but today I feel lost. I just don’t know what to do. I have come to a point in this...

Hi, I suffer from chronic migraine headaches ( 20+ per month). Many times feel headache symptoms oncoming, so take meds (Maxalt), which normally alleviates symptoms. Occasionally, headache will preservere and...

As I called in to work on my third week of a new job, I said the dreaded words: “I have a migraine; I can’t come in today.” And then...

Always start with a bit of a headache for a couple of days... If I get to day3 then migraine time!! I wake up with a banging head and it...

I struggled for many years to describe the process of navigating life with a newly disabling condition. Most of the time my explanations ended up with both myself and my...

I have suffered with hemiplegic migraine for the last five years. I am male aged 61 in good health, not overweight and take regular exercise. I had no history of...

Hi, I am 50 and have acute chronic migraine with aura. My migraines did not begin until later in life at the age of 30 when I had infertility treatments...

I'm 27 years old. I've been suffering from migraines since I was around 14, however, the past 6 years have been horrible. Every morning I cringe when I open my...

I have been a migraine sufferer since I was diagnosed at 15, however about 2 years ago my life changed when my migraines became chronic. My whole world as I...

Hello. I would like to share with you my experience with migraine. I have had headaches since I was 16-17 years (I am now 23 years old). Recently I had...

When I had my first migraine, I was 11 years old. I didn't know back then that it was a migraine, especially for someone so young. As I have gotten...

* Sorry for spelling/grammatical mistakes, English is not my native language :) Hello everyone, My name is Annelies, I'm 28 years old, I live in Ghent, Belgium and I have...

I recently had this article posted to me by a family member who found this one the internet. It may be worth a try to help us, without the medication...