Stories

I was asked to write about my binasal occlusion (BNO) glasses. However, a little background is needed. In 1963 when I was 9 and on vacation in Minnesota with my...

I've had migraines since about age 22. The first one was preceded by a classic aura that led me to believe my eyeball was falling out. Luckily the first doctor...

I distinctly remember my first migraine attack. It was approx 1992, or 1993? A Saturday night. I’m from the UK and there was a hospital-based drama on TV, the scene...

With no family history or previous history of migraines, I had my first migraine around six months ago. Since then I have had an average of two a week, each...

My migraines started the day I experienced a ruptured cerebral aneurysm with subarachnoid hemorrhage on April 23, 2012. I was an oncology nurse, on my way to work that Monday...

They are not going away. I continue to punish myself (as do others) for what I'm not getting done. So now what? Do what you can, the not-so-simple answer for...

I have been suffering for days with this migraine. Today it became super intense, sending me to my room. Nothing helps. It is searing through my left cheek up to...

Hi there, I'm a long-standing migraine sufferer (over 20 years). My attacks can last anywhere from 24-72 hours. Sometimes just about bearable to function at minimum service but more than...

Hello. I'm posting because this is the only place I feel like there might be someone who understands. I'm exhausted with having to tell people I'm in pain. I live...

It may seem like a small thing, yet one of the ways I reduce stress is to reduce the anxiety around migraine—the fear of having a flare. Part of how...

Here I am up at three, almost four in the morning soul searching or maybe just avoiding sleep. I don’t know what else to do while I’m here in Philly...

I turned 58 on December 10. I've had migraine since I was 8 years old, 50 years of living with them. I go paralyzed just like someone having a stroke...

Good news! After the last appointment with neurology, my chronic migraine is considered in remission! Appointments are now further apart, and we agreed to let the prescription for triptans lapse!...

Hi. I’m Carrie. I turned 30 last week, (and celebrated by throwing it back to the '90s). I have a chronic illness and first started having health issues when I...

It all began in 2019 after taking blood pressure medication, not even sure what it could have been. I feel it's my fault I allowed the pharmacist to give me...

I’m 64 and have had migraine since puberty. I am sharing my tools to help prevent attacks, and also some remedies. I’m currently taking Aimovig, and over the past six...

I have had the two vaccinations plus the booster for COVID-19. I found that they affected my migraine headaches, sadly for the worse. My closest friends understand that my vestibular...

I know, I know... you are asking, “What in the world do aromatherapy and dog farts have to do with migraine?!” Well, let me tell you my tale/tail... but before...

Working and living with migraine is super difficult, as you all know. I have been through 3 jobs and couldn’t keep them because I just could not function in person...

My headaches/migraines began 4 1/2 years ago and they have been a mystery ever since. In this time I have seen all types of practitioners, taken all types of medications...