Stories

For the last 27 years I have strictly avoided any foods that contain D glutamate. And I am 100% migraine free as long as I get enough sleep. About once...

I began having migraines in 1995. I was working as a tax manager in a very stressful corporate environment and decided to quit in 1996. However, even with less stress...

I got my first migraine about fifteen years ago, at Christmastime. I was nine years old, and my third grade teacher was making these gingerbread cookie ornaments for the students...

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting tired of being my own advocate. Like many of us who suffer from Chronic Migraine, I am constantly tracking down new treatments...

My son had his first migraine at age 6. He has headaches on a daily basis & is now 21 years old. He was hospitalized for 7 days at one...

Dear fellow migranuers... My 5 year old son Benji, if he gets the nerve up, will be performing in a winter performance with his Kindergarten class in under an hour...

I live with chronic migraine. For me, that means I have a low-level migraine 24/7/365. I know many of us think 'low-level' & 'migraine' don't belong in the same sentence...

I have a difficult time (due to inability to focus) finding where to post my questions/concerns, so I hope this is the appropriate space. My migraines are multiple and daily...

I got my migraine since i was eight, i got diagnosed wrong many times and i got so many mixed medications. Now i am 27 years old, married, having one...

I am 69 and have had migraines since I was a small child. Back then they were called "bilious attacks" and no medication. As the years passed I discovered medication...

If I get asked one more time if I drank enough water, I will freak out. Water is my number one priority. A tip for nausea that sometimes help in...

I have been an athlete my entire life - competitive swimmer, figure skater, runner, triathlete, rock climber and have taught all sorts of classes from spinning to aqua classes. When...

I believe I noticed a correlation between omeprazole and chronic migraine aura. Does anyone know of an association with migraines and omeprazole (prilosec)? Here is my situation: For most of...

My migraines began after a traffic accident in 1984. I would get them only once in awhile. When I moved from the Eastern U. S. to the West in 1998...

Back in March I had my first migraine with aura which included stroke-like symptoms on my right side (which is the side my headaches are on), tingling in my face...

I just saw a Doctor who actually took the time with me to go over my bizarre symptoms & is thinking that I may have Migraine Equivalent related to progesterone...

I recently had an MRI because of my migraines, which luckily was normal. But, the new specialist put me on Vitamin B2 100mg. 4 tablets a day, along with Magnesium...

Hey everyone! My name is Sarah, and I've had migraines ever since 6th grade, headaches ever since kindergarten. My worst migraines started just last year. I have auras, flashing lights...

I have had migraines for at least 45 years now. It has been difficult to see how very few really "get" what migraines are all about, generally speaking. It has...

For over 25 years I have had problems with very bad migraines, and aura that have been much like M.S. There has been some brief remission times. Its been more...