Stories

I was officially diagnosed at age 36. The doctors try, but others in your life don't get it. It runs your life. I am on intermittent FMLA at work, but...

Between migraines and my allergies I was always felling horrible. I read a book called "anti-cancer a new way of life." In this book it recommended mushrooms and turmeric to...

I started getting migraines when I was 15 years old, and they were simple, maybe 1-3 per month, and I would occasionally have to miss a day of school. I...

Two years ago I passed out while on the treadmill and broke and fractured my skull. I had brain surgery and got some neat metal plates in my head. I...

That's it, that's what I am, just completely exhausted. I've been 30 for a month and within the last 6 months I've suffered from chronic migraines...for what seems like, no...

I was a bit concerned to see the website suggesting that migraines without headache don't normally need treatment, they do. I was quite lucky when I was diagnosed quite quickly...

Migraine sufferers are a proud breed of people. We are excellent at hiding our pain, feeling guilty for spending 2 days in a room with black out curtains, curled up...

Sorry that you are in the "club" as the other posts state. I am new to this site also. Jules, don't give up on finding a good Neurologist. I like...

Traversing down the migraine road now for some forty-four diagnosed years with migraines, I feel like I have seen and heard it all. I mean from the caring people to...

Hello.  So glad to have found this site a few months back, it has been so helpful to me just to have others who understand! I started getting migraines from...

Dear Mr. D—, While I was assured by the forms sent by the SSA that "the determination on this claim was not made by my own doctor or by any...

I had been a person who suffered with migraines for many, many years. I took a variety of things from Ibuprofen, Advil, herbal remedies, ointments rubbed on the temples and...

I'm just replying to what I've read here from others who have related their stories of trying to communicate effectively whilst in the throes of full blown migraine hell, which...

I have suffered migraines since I was 11 years old, I am 35 now. I use to only have 2 to 3 migraines a month which I could manage.  A...

I have had migraines since the age of 23. I am now 48 and I still have the debilitating headaches. I have lost jobs over this disease and friends as...

Thank you for the welcome! I haven't been on any of the headache forums for quite a while. I was one of the hosts on the old about.com forum quite...

The first time it attacked me it was a surprise attack not knowing or understanding what was going on. I thought that I was just having a really bad headache...

I can remember as early as 9 years old having terrible headaches. My mom would come and pick me up at school because I would be crying in horrible pain...

Hello, fellow sufferers - I remember my first migraine - I was in the 6th grade and thought that I was dying - the next migraines happened in high school...

My story is long and very similar to so many of you. My biggest concern and source of frustration in trying to treat my migraines is the horrible side affects...