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Been really interesting reading everyones experiences. Thought i'd finally seek out more information because my migraine attacks have slowly become worse over the years. Ive always got tunnel vision and...

Yesterday 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

You 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...

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...

Hi 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...

"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...

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...

I 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...

My 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...

I 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...

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...

I 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)...

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...

I 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...

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...