Stories

I am a 44 year old female with chronic migraine. They started when I was in 6th grade although I had car sickness before that. They became progressively worse as...

Have you ever been hit a MAC truck? I was five the first time it happened to me. I was on my way to my best friend’s birthday party when...

I just turned 24 in July. My first migraine was in June. I freaked out the first day I had it. It scared me, and I thought there was something...

I had my first migraine when I was 17. Mine are not nearly as severe as many that I have read about. In fact, I had no idea that they...

Welcome to the newest zoo. Admission is free but in time you will pay a price. Be careful around the animals that live here because you never know what their...

My story. I am 56 yr. old. I have had migraines and daily headaches for 47 years. 12 years ago I developed a rare form of migraines. In one weekend...

It's been two years since I've had to go through the hours long unbearable migraine. Complete with vomiting, numbness, hyper-ventilating etc. I started using magnesium oil 2X per day and...

I'm 22 years old and I've been experiencing migraines between 5 and 12 times per month since I was about 17/18. Unfortunately, they run in my family, on both sides...

I started getting migraines when I was 38 or 39. My mother has had them since a young teen. I have to take a generic imitrex because my insurance won't...

I got my first migraine at the early age of 12. I can remember it so vividly because I thought I would die from the pain. I was at a...

I suffered since I was 19. I am 56. Three days a week crying, puking, my head in a basket. I went to several doctors. Many doctors made me feel...

Since the age of ten, I have suffered from headaches. My parents took me to the doctor a number of times and every time he would tell my parents that...

My story is like most of yours. Migraines started for me when I was 3. My family doctor came to our house and gave me a barbiturate shot. When we...

There are so many instances in my life that I could write about that illustrates the misunderstandings associated with migraines but there is one in particular that really demonstrates the...

Picture this. You’re sitting there, minding your own business. Physically, you feel fine. You’re doing whatever it is that you do — sitting at work, hanging with friends, at the...

I do not have painful headaches but so many of the other symptoms caused by migraine plague me daily. I'm new to being diagnosed with migraine. I'm 33 years old...

I had my first migraine in 4th grade. My mom recognized it pretty quickly because she suffered from them, as well. They weren't too bad until high school but still...

I started with chronic dizzyness about 4 months ago. I ocassionally have episodes of vertigo. I did not start having severe headaches until about a month ago. I have noticed...

My family & I went on a great cruise the end of May for 7 days. After the cruise, we spent two days in Florida with family. The day we...

I am a 62 F who has suffered with migraines for about 25 yrs now. Mine are caused by smog (I live in a highly polluted area of So Calif)...