Stories

When going through a tragedy or an emergency, call your migraine specialist. I recently found myself in the midst of a truly horrifying situation that would not quickly disappear. I...

My triggers, without a doubt, and I have hospital bills to prove it... fake sugars and 'energy/performance' drink chemicals. I was expanding my beverage choices, and started drinking a certain...

I went to get bloodwork done this week and I needed to fast for 12 hours. That is all the doctor told me. I got to the place to do...

What do you do when you feel pain everyday? What do you do when it's mild pain, moderate pain or even severe pain? What do you do when you have...

Hello. I am a fourth generation migraine/cluster headache sufferer. My highway to hell started when I was four years old. I remember that first headache simply because I relive it...

Hi there! I'm from the UK and it took years for my doctors and other medical professionals such as ENT specialists to diagnose migraines. I was diagnosed with wheat/gluten intolerance...

My story started back in my teens but I didn't realize I was experiencing migraines. I was taking a lot of ibuprofen for almost daily headaches. This was back in...

Hi, I'm never sure where to comment, or when it's an old or new survey. I've had them for more than half my life (I'm 54). I've tried just about...

I have suffered from intractable migraines for over 22 years. I am in constant never ending pain - 24/7. I have tried EVERYTHING and nothing works. I am also a 2 time breast...

Vertigo, headache, nausea, slurred speech, memory loss, depression, sensitivity to noise. Am on meds which definitely help. But the symptoms never completely go away. I am 64, have had the...

I used to be a real Carnival person. I am from Trinidad and Tobago, and if anyone knows anything about that country, they know that Carnival is the most important...

I have been suffering from migraines for over 15 years. I have the real deal: when I have a big migraine, the pain is so intense, I wish my head...

Of love and other drugs. Tonight as Valentines weekend comes to a close and for the next few nights, my husband, J, will show me the single greatest act of...

So, I have tried everything, and I mean everything, conventional migraine meds like Imitrex, treximet, maxalt and all the others; amitriptalyne and meds of that sort; non conventional meds like...

I almost titled this 'cured!' I've thought that a few times in my 15 year struggle with chronic migraines. So, while I don't want to jinx myself I am more...

Right now I'm in the middle of withdrawing from Topiramate. I started taking topiramate about three years ago and it worked really well for me and had the added benefit...

Why I'm doing this? I am doing this because I finally got up the courage to share my story after eleven years of suffering, research, and personal and professional trial...

Hi. I never thought I'd ever sit down and write here. I read a lot of stories, trying to find inspiration, something to hold on to. But write myself? No...

I am 56 years old, and my earliest recollection of head pain was at age 4. We were on a road trip and I remember holding my head for a...

I've been photosensitive all my life. I have a long history of migraine, which turned chronic/daily in the last 10 years. I'm afraid to do anything. Watching TV and computers...