Stories

I would very much like to share my story re: migraines and gluten in case I can help others. I read about a study reported in 2001 where patients were...

My parents were never really aware of my chronic migraine condition until I was in my teens, many years after they had divorced. Mom was too busy dealing with a...

The End of a Hard Week Migraines!  I have to pay them the utmost attention and respect.  I must always be watchful of their approach and be humble in their...

I had a headache last week, took 2 Tylenol and 1/2 watched, 1/2 listened to a movie.  Three months ago I was taking between 10 and 16 tablets (a triptan)...

My migraines begain in my early 30's, blinding torturous  pain that made me give up my dream of medical school. My husband and I hoped once I had stopped going...

I began having chronic daily migraines right after what should have been the happiest time of my life, the birth of my son.  Within 3 weeks of having him I went from...

Hello, I've had a very severe migraine for over 3 weeks straight now.  It has gotten so bad my jaw is killing me on top of the Migraine. I did...

My name is Alex and I am a college student. I am studying political science and history. I love college football and basketball. I love movies and going out with...

Below is an autobiography assignment written by my 15 year old son detailing his ongoing battle with Chronic Daily Migraine. He has given me permission to share it.  This condition has changed...

I was officially diagnosed with complicated migraine syndrome in 1999 when I was 39 years old by one of the foremost Neuro-opthalmologists in the country at the time at Syracuse...

I had my first migraine in September 2009. I didn't initially know it was a migraine; all I knew was that I'd never experienced a headache of that severity before...

Please bear with me. I would like to start with my current status. Still with me? Thank you. I promise this won't take long. I am 44 3/4 years old...

Growing up I was never sick. I never experienced PMS and rarely went to a doctor. I had great vision and was thin and fit. When I was 20 I...

I've been suffering from migraines for over six years now, and while that doesn't seem very long at all compared to many people on this site, I'm sure everybody would...

So this is my stroy fellow migrainer, one that will probably ring true with many who read it. I apologise if I ramble, I have held this in for so...

Hi, I am a 27 year old female living in New Jersey. I started getting a lot of headaches around the age 7 and went to a Pediatric Neurologist for...

I have been a migraine sufferer for over 20 years. Though in the past 5 years, they have been getting considerably worse. I average 16 migraines a months, and average...

My migraines started after I was injured in an auto accident in 1966. Back then there was no such thing as "closed head injury." My face hit the steel dashboard...

My migraines shoved their way into my life when I was 16, having joined forces with heavy, painful periods. I was well versed in migraines because both my mother and...

My first migraine started when I was 24. I got the aura and actually thought I was going blind! Then I got the horrible headache and my life with migraines...