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Hi all: Excuse me if I don't write this very coherently, but I'm in the middle of the migraine attack. Does anyone else notice their body heat rise before and...

Hi everyone, My name is Linda and I have been suffering with valsalva headaches for the last 18 months. They started very suddenly, brought on by laughing and coughing. The...

If you’re a follower of Migraine.com, you know medicine side-effects – either personally or through a loved-one’s journey. As there is no cure for migraine, all the doctors can do...

Around 2am I was drifting off to sleep (after getting home from flying all day) when a gunshot went off in my head. It was definitely a gunshot with an...

I am currently going to Jefferson Headache Center and I'm on a combination of medications and Botox. However I still felt like there was more I could do to get...

As always, the beginning is the easiest place to start...I had what was known as Abdominal Migraines when I was a toddler. From approximately age 3-7 I go from a...

One would really need to be in my "homeless" predicament, to appreciate how disappointing this video is. In order to "demystify" the notion that migraine is more than a headache...

I remember as a little girl staying the night with my Nana on Friday just so I could be there Saturday morning when the AVON lady came ringing the door...

One day I was motoring along without a care in the world, and BAM I got sick. Meningitis. Long story short - it prompted a multitude of problems with my...

Dear Brain, We’ve had a pretty decent run this week. With the exception of a couple of migraines, we worked very well as a team to get ready for this...

Hi, my name is Katie and I started taking a prenatal vitamin called folic acid (vitamin B9) 3 months ago (without being pregnant at the moment). I have noticed a...

I am 62 years old, have had migraines since I was 11 years old. They were called all sorts of things back then: tired eyes, hormonal, allergies, sleeping too much...

I'm 27 years old and I was recently diagnosed with Chronic Migraine. I'd never had a migraine before and all of a sudden I began a three month stint of...

We have grown to have a symbiotic relationship with our devices – be it a cellphone, tablet or laptop or in my case – all three. That being said, we...

One of my biggest struggles thus far has been the consistent fight with Social Security and receiving my disability, something I was warned about but did not honestly think would...

Over 35 years of Migraines, I have learned that I am a bundle of unexpected triggers. Migraines change in their presentation over time and their effects differ too over time...

The fact is I have had migraine since I was 20, earlier if you count the suspected silent migraines in my teens. I am now 38. Of those 18 years...

Last night I opened my gym back and saw an opened medication sleeve for Relpax. I have these used med packs all over my house - in purses, my car...

I'm old, 73. My migraines have gone from head aches and nausea to auras in my eyes and jumbled speech. I really can't talk for about 30 min's. It's very...

I have been suffering with migraines for many years now. About 5 years ago I started getting this area around my right temple which included the right ear and across...