Stories

My migraines have ravaged my body & soul. My strength is faltering. I reach out to family & friends. I know its not their job but my family supports me...

21 years of misery! 21 years! Then a month ago I got tired of it and decided to quit. I stopped taking all the triptans and fioricet. Started avoiding every...

I have had migraines for more than 50 years. For years, they were "under control" with beta blockers. About four years ago, the beta blockers stopped preventing my headaches. Since...

The conversation occurs all to often between me and my loved ones. When my head pain becomes particularly bad, I tell those around me in hopes that they will take...

I’m a 22-year-old female from the Pacific Northwest. I’ve suffered from migraines since I was a small child, my first documented episode at age 8. My condition for the past...

Some years ago (it could not happen today) I was traveling to NC. The migraine hit before my plane took off and I was in agony. My plane stopped and...

After suffering for 40 years (58 year old female), and trying numerous meds, massage, physical therapy, chiropractors, acupuncture, biofeedback, and although Zomig works extremely well for me but I was...

I'm a 72yo female,and, I've suffered with migraines since I was 14yo! That first time I was totally incapacitated, and, the family doctor told me I "need to quit fighting...

I used to take zomig everyday but my insurance company cut my quantity in half. my neurologist decided it was time to get help ... More than she could give...

I am facing a unique condition whereby I am not able to retain food at all. I throw up within 1 to 2 minutes of eating anything. There is no...

I was driving home yesterday wearing my cool Blues Brother shades and I was suddenly furious. I was thinking about a meeting I'd recently had at work. "Coaching and counseling"...

I've been living with migraines since I was 19. I'm 41 now and they became chronic several years ago with the inclusion of a nasty friend diagnosed as-tension headaches. I...

I've had migraine episodes all my life..when I was little I remember if I got too excited I'd end up one and in my teenage years with exam stress I...

I have had chronic daily headaches over persistent new daily headache for the past eight years. It started after having surgery where I had a tumor in my pituitary removed...

I had my first migraine at 23 yrs. They were even diagnosed then. I would suffer for 3 days unbareably. The only thing available was Excedrin. When I was in...

After one too many ridiculous sessions with my neurologist, I gave him the boot and went on strike from prescription medication. In the face of constant migraines I stopped taking...

I can't keep doing this the migraine comes one after the other after the other. I have had enough I don't know what to do now. I am on botox...

My mom always considered me the lucky one of her kids...interesting, I was a screaming baby until aged two, then apparently, almost over night, I became the first child to head...

For the past three weeks I have experienced CONSTANT migraine (up till then I was getting one nearly everyday for the past few months). I had to be taken to...

Im 53 years old and have had migraines most of my life. They started after I had my first daughter 32 years ago. My migraines are chronic and I have tried...