And they still don't know what's wrong with me...I found this site through one of my favorite authors who suffers from migraines herself, so I’m thanking you for the space for letting me write my story. It all...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Dangling at the end of a thin cordThere is that moment, a few seconds actually, when an aura splits my vision, and the dread of what is to come washes over me. i close me eyes. open...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Not your usual auraI have been reading your site and I'm so glad I found it. I have chronic migraines with 18-22 migraines a month. I've tried many prophylactic (medicinal) as well as...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Chronic Migraines, Severe Head Injury and BipolarI had a head injury in 2002 and I've been suffering from Chronic Migraines/Cluster headaches/Ice Pick Headaches and I'm also Bipolar. I can't function, I've had several CT Scan's done...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Afraid to live..I had my first migraine at the age of 8, I remember curling up on the couch in our living room and crying wondering if I was dying and not...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The pouring out of one's heart about one's brain...I had my first migraine around age 12, after the hit of puberty. I remember it quite well as I had discovered the wonders of the handheld shower head...yeah...that. So...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
ExcedrinHello everyone. I have had migraines for awhile and I am pretty good at handling them. I am not sure what that triggers are for them so i started to...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Please plan my wedding (or let me elope)Here's another thing that is completely incompatible with chronic migraine: wedding planning. I'm in my late thirties and engaged for the first time. I manage to hold down a full...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Now I'm trying the 4mos Diet Elimination programI have had migraines for 30years. At first they were infrequent. Gradually increasing in pain and frequency over time. I’d realize a new food trigger and take it out of...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Finding Wonderful Relief!Thinking back to when the pain began...it was 1995 and there were a few changes happening in my life. My cycles had become intolerable with cramping, so my doctor put...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Crazy Theories: Brain Lateralization and Music for Migraines?I’m a male in my late thirties with acephalgic migraines. Reading other people's stories is helpful, especially as I work to get through another 'episode'. I got migraines sporadically in...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Migraines, Migraines, and more Migraines....I have had migraines since I was 12. Started with the monthly cycle. I did not have them every month and usually they were for only the first day. However...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Hemiplegic MigraineAfter having my second child 3 and a half years ago I experienced my first hemiplegic migraine attack. I was on shift as a staff nurse and out of no...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
FIRST MEMORYThe very first memory of a headache was when I was 3 or so. I remember getting out of my bed, and going into the kitchen where my Dad was...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Wheat allergyThis isn't anything strange. I just wanted to let all migraine sufferers know that their migraines might be due to a wheat allergy. I'm 70 years old and have had...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
TOO MANY YEARS.........Finally, I am writing my 'almost' 72 year old story, only Miss Slevin WROTE my story, almost to the "nth"...! After hesitating, and reading so many other stories for quite...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Light at the end of the tunnel? Since I found this site, it has been the source of so much comfort for me. Knowing finally that I am not alone, that I am worth loving and being...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Bad Migraine symptoms for a few months now...So I used to suffer from Chronic Tension Headaches about three years ago, they eventually went away on their own after a few months of taking nortryptoline. The headaches recently...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Does This Ever End?Well, here we go. I am sufficiently anonymous now, so I'll start venting. I'm 41 years old, have a wonderful family with three young kids and a saint of a...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Childhood mystery migrainesI can remember my first migraine hit me about 5yrs old, it was in my right eye and the pain was excruciating but lasted only seconds. And then I would...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments