Stories

Not too long ago, my fiancé brought home the most beautiful puppy – a part American Staffordshire Terrier and Southern Louisiana Swamp Cur little girl that he named Butters. She’s...

When I was 15 I had a splenectomy for a dermoid cyst in my spleen. Within a week I developed severe - aura beginning - Migraine Headaches. Typical at first...

Hello, I am 29 years old and I suffered from migraine almost all my life. Now it seems (finger crossed!) that my migraine is gone. Before you start: no, I'm...

I was diagnosed with alternating hemiplegic migraine at the age of 12. I am now 35. It is a migraine which alternates from side to side. Right side being worse...

I am a 30 year old with no known history of migraines. I say 'known' because I don't think I've ever had one, and I think if I had, I...

Oh man I thought I was only one. Some of my worst attacks I have at work. No one understands. It gets so bad I just want all the lights...

My migraines started almost 15 years ago. I was 41 years old and had never experienced even a small headache, but one morning while getting ready for work my brain...

I'm not really interested so much in sharing my story. It's sad and long and is pretty much like everyone else's story. Drugs that worked for a while then didn't...

So I have been suffering from migraines since I was a teen. Thanks mom for the part you played in my genetics that opened that door for me ;) So...

I’ve been dealing with episodic migraine since high school. They increased in frequency and intensity after the birth of my second daughter. I’ve poured a lot of time and energy...

My backstory, I'm currently 23 years old; I'm a male who recently had my girlfriend of a year move in who unfortunately got to experience my second round of a...

I am a chronic migraineur and have been for 9 years. My husband and I are moving to the Phoenix area and I would really appreciate names of good healthcare...

I remember when I was fun for other people. I remember when I could flick my hair around and dance without a thought. I remember when walking into a shopping...

Nobody believes in my country that our job is the hardest among all jobs especially when you have a migraine. Hi my name is modi and I'm a teacher with...

I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. After high school I spent my early twenties flitting from option to option: marine biologist, marine ecologist, writer...

I'm not sure if there exist any other thing in life which is known by only its host. No matter which doctor you go or which MR you are taken...

Scared. That is the overall feeling. After mildly suffering with hormonal headaches most of my life, at age 51 I have been struck with a whole new definition of migraine...

I had my first migraine when I was 18. They didn't start chronically until about 3 years ago, at age 39. I have 4 kids: 21, 19, 17, and 7...

Well I'm sad and glad to say I'm headed to Chicago for inpatient care at the diamond headache clinic. Happy because they should be able to get my month and...

In fact this may seem as a challenge that can be taken for granted but of course this is the case for those not having something to bear like this...