Stories

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...

I've had "migraines" for around 25 years. I've seen lots of neurologists who have never been definite about the diagnosis and have suggested it 'may' be my jaw joint or...

I have had migraines for about 20 years. at first was told that the pain was due to my sinuses. I have had 4 sinus surgery's since I was in...

Below is a true story that happened inside a grocery store. I was with my best friend and my two children and he asked me what type of crackers was...

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...