Stories

I started to get migraines when I was 8 years old. I remember my mom putting me in a dark room, giving me some Advil and checking on me every...

Hi, My name is Emily and I am 24 years old. I never really suffered from migraines growing up; maybe a few times during High School but no more then...

I am so frustrated. My migranes appear and then go away for a year. I always get auras, flashing lights, lines etc. Last year, I had a weird cresent shape...

I have experienced Migraines with and without headache pain since I was a child. Stomach migraines, headache migraines mostly when young. Now turning 60, I am experiencing what I call...

Hello, I am very glad to have found this group and wanted to submit my story. For me my story is a bit of a sad one in that I...

I have suffered from migraines since before 1984. I recently suffered a knee injury for which I was prescribed Mobic 15 mg. Much to my surprise, I did not get...

Your stories have been largely about women, teens or children. I think that it should be remembered that many men also have migraines. I am in my sixties. I have...

My wife and I have had custody of our grandson for most of his life as our daughter is still trying to find her way. For years our grandson (...

Hi, my name is Jamie and I am the husband to a woman who suffers migraines. My wife is 34 years old and has been dealing with migraines since her...

I never thought I would write this in public-but you all have made me want to. I started getting daily headaches in 4th grade. My Grandma (also a migraine sufferer)...

One day out of the blue I began vomiting and then the neck and head pain. I'd never heard of migraines. I had just returned from Vietnam three months prior...

Many years ago, I decided I that I could not work for someone with Migraines as a constant companion, so...I became a consultant. Over the years I have consulted in...

My first childhood memory is of pain a dark room and feeling sick, I must have been 3 or 4 then. Since then it is a constant companion, as a...

My name is carolyn bunch chronic migraines for about 16 years eveything i take help ive had three spinal blocks one in 1996 when my daughter was born and one...

I am a drug addict. I can say this even though I have not taken a narcotic in 3 years. I am also a sufferer of chronic migraines and Occipital...

I joined Migraine.com relieved to find out I am not alone. I have chronic migraines, complex migraines, and cluster headaches and cluster migraines. I started with a menstrual migraine at...

5 or 6 years ago I started getting severe migraines which could put me down for 3 or 4 days. Usually, a quarterly visit to the emergency room, very sick...

My name is Colette and I'm 31 years old and have had migraines since I was 6 and chronic daily migraines for 5 years. My whole life is dictated by...

I think I was about 12 years old when I got my first migraine. I was at my first sleepover party which I was SO excited about and it seems...

I am an RN who is disabled ( by a judge!) by my migraines. I've had them for over 50 years.The first one I remember was when I was 8...