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I feel like I have tried everything. These miserable headaches have been plaguing me since I was a teenager and I am now 65. I have been on beta blockers...

I'm a 30 year old male living in Northern California. I've been living with a constant migraine since I was 26. Before then I would be the type to have...

Hello everyone, I have never had a migraine headache in my life, at least not that I was aware of until May 29th of this year. I am a female...

Has anyone had success with using acupuncture for treating migraine? If so, how many treatments and how long did they last? Was it worth the money, since most insurance doesn't...

So, you may wonder why you still see me on social media when I have a migraine. Well, first off, the level of pain and uncomfortableness does fluctuate. Also, my...

I have suffered with migraines for over 20 years. They are a living nightmare...I've tried everything. I have injections immigram amytriptoline preventers Botox. When I get them, I have them...

I'm 72 years old and have had headaches for as long as I can remember. I would cry as a child and hold my head, but living with a "stoic"...

So I have to start by sharing that this site, stories, and articles have been a savior to me. I thank all of you who have shared. Some things about...

I am 50 years old and have suffered from migraines all my life. I can only remember as far back as elementary school...and only because of all the school I...

This is a note and poem I wrote and gave my just-getting-married sons in hopes that if their children inherit migraines (I inherited from my grandmother and great aunts), they...

I've fought this migraine beast since I was 9 years old. Now, I'm 52 and have found a cure that has stopped this beast in its track's. In any given...

I have had migraines since I was about 13, and I'm 27 now. I can't really remember when they began, why, how or where. Between keeping a migraine journal/diary with...

I've never written here before, but after what happened today I have to. I'm a 53 year old woman and have had migraines since I was six. While they have...

I started getting migraines in High School. I'm almost 40 now so I've lived with this for over 20 years. For most of the time, the migraines were sporadic. I...

Being a mom to 2 babies is difficult as it is and on top of that having migraines on a daily basis makes it worse. My triggers have become silly...

I check in here occasionally. I still get a lot of headaches. But it used to be so much worse. There were years when the pain went on all day...

I was around 7-8 years old when I experienced my first real migraine. At first I remember being completely disoriented and confused to why everything was shimmering in and out...

I am sitting at the breakfast table staring at the clock on the wall. My head is threatening to explode but I can still do enough math to figure that...

Hi with migraines as soon as I feel drained and beyond tired, I have managed after many years to identify the feeling as what you call here on the site...

Hello, my name is Melody. I have been a chronic migraine sufferer since the age of 5. I am now 33. Five years ago I was diagnosed with Intractable Atypical...