My Migraine StoryYesterday I visited my headache specialist. I take Effexor, Verapamil and Topomax drugs daily for migraine, and have fought for the last 24 years with many meds, many docs, surgery... By richard8911 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Had to leave work. . .again.Do you ever feel like you are "making the whole thing up"? Or that it is "all in your head" (no pun intended). Today isn't a pain day, just pressure... By jodim1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Answering "How are you?"Ever feel like you can’t honestly answer the question “how are you?”? Try taking one of these bad boys for a spin: My brain’s feeling pretty: •Uncooperative •Pugnacious •Moody •Rebellious... By headcase12341 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
14 yrs ago at age 50 starting getting daily migraines out of the blue.I started having migraines after my son was born 35 years ago. Only had them around menses and ovulation. Cafergot was AWFUL. Then asthma like inhaler came out and it... By migraineur_mzt7oz2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Cluster headache, Ocular or Ice pick ?I started getting what i called ice pick pain in my mid 20s after being dx with fibromyalgia. The dr told me is was normal. By my mid 30s it... By karmavsdogma691 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Who Would I be Without Them?Hello, Vic here. I have suffered from migraine from the age of 13 or so. They had been so frequent that 50% of my waking time up until January this... By vaeblake2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I wrote a poem about my migraine headachesYou can find it here: http://www.powerpoetry.org/poems/living-rules-aint-easy-it-seems I'm 18 and about to go to college, so I entered this scholarship slam at power poetry and wrote about how migraines have impacted... By olivia1113391 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
It is just not a "Headache"I have been suffering with migraines for over 30 years. My migraines became intractable 20 years ago. It is very hard for people to understand the suffering that people with Migraines endure because... By lydia1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Young SuffererHi my name is Paige and I'm currently sixteen. I have suffered from migraines for three years now which doesn't seem like a long time at all but I had... By paige381 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Please Understand."Just take an aspirin. We all get headaches" Every.single.Time. If it was just that I wouldn't be rubbing my left temple like crazy as if to erase the pain. I... By ayatulla1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
I found the cause of my migraines! I wonder how many others are affected by the same?I have discovered what is causing my migraines! I do not know the name of it, though... It is a chemical that is put on many fruits and vegetables, but... By inge2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
"Aura" MIGRAINE CHANGED MY ENTIRE LIFEI have had the 'silent' migraines for years, since I was about 40. For many years they were all the same. First I would get the 'warning' signs of migraine... By smartchick433 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Increasingly desperate, frustated and very scaredMy name is Tim. This particular episode is approaching 2 months. Things seem to be getting worse; not better. I have an almost continuous pain left temple/left eye. Sometimes I... By timz1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Tequila SpinI want to tell my migraine story. My head hurts even now, as I crave to share this crackling migraine tale. Here I sit, my head leaning against the tall... By genieskinner3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The day I became migraine-free!!I opened one eye just enough to ascertain that I had not closed the blinds last night and sunlight was streaming into the room. To most people, this would be... By lcorapi2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
SUCESS AFTER 24 YEARSI am now free of migraines after 24 years of 3 a week (average) and several years of lesser migraines before that. I purchased a Cefaly headband at Cefaly.com ($300)... By richard8911 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My Miracle Cure for Migraines: "Tulsi Tea" (Holy Basil)My name is Eli. For the past 14 years, I have been suffering from chronic migraines. I am going to be short and to the point. For the past 3... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Migraines Run My LifeI have lived with migraines since grade school, and it seems like they control my life. Almost every daily routine is to avoid or minimize migraine symptoms. At this point... By lmarie21132 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
It's not MS!!!!At age 46 my body decided it was time to start migraines. At first it was nausea and a headache very once in awhile, then as weeks and months went... By nonster592 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Literally into the darkness I will begin at the end of my story and venture into the past as need arises. My latest attack started over 2 months ago on April 3,2014. It has... By jacqui5553 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments