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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...

I have had migraines all my 59 years of life. It has sometimes ruined my social life. Whenever I get one, they are so violent I have to get to...

Ok, I had this really long story, but decided to condense a little. So here goes. I've been suffering from migraines on and off since I was 13. I've been...

I have suffered from debilitating migraines since a series of head injuries in 2005/2006. Since then I have been collecting modern and historical poetry relating to the condition. One of...

If I only knew back then… I can still remember my life before migraines. I was so much fun. Night clubs and concerts were weekend requirements. A few years later...

I had a wonderful migraine specialist for 15 years and have been migraine free using verapamil, 120MG 4 times a day for 18 years. My migraine doctor retired in 2013...

Everyone has that story of the migraine from hell. Well mine has lasted for 2 years now without a break. The migraine started in November of 2013 and it is...

For the past 25 years there has been a beast guarding my door. He is both fickle and cruel, blocking my passage many times with his stinking, painful, debilitating snarl...

We've all done it. Tried weird and crazy things in the hope of combating our personal war against migraine. Over the years, I have tried to monitor my actions more...