Well, where do I begin!I have been coming to this website reading so much, it has really helped me see that I am not the only one and that many are much worse than... By bgsims491 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Speaking a Foreign Language While Migraining!Last May, I started an auric migraine in the airport in Frankfurt, Germany on the way to Berlin, Germany while on vacation with a German friend. I usually catch these... By guess2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Another "Invisible Illness" DiagnosisAt 28 I consider myself a “pro” with describing and dealing with illness. I figured I could handle a diagnosis, seeing as I had one before. In 2006, I was... By kaciwhisler3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Taking It One Day At A TimeI started getting migraines as a teenager, mostly hormone related at that point, and they continued that way until I was about 33 years old. I didn't know they were... By pooh2you2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
40 years and countingJust read the article about acupuncture and yes, that's one of the ways I tried too. Whereas acupuncture worked wonders for an injured arm and for tennis elbow, it didn't... By berlin882 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Living With The Pain When Nothing HelpsMy migraines began at age 19 with a worst-case scenario migraine that put me in the Emergency Room: a terrible pain on one side of my forehead, partial blindness, flashing... By syeera2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
My Life with Chronic MigrainesI was first diagnosed with migraines after the birth of my second child by c-section twenty fours years ago. That one lasted six months because I was nursing and could... By erinbudzen2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My StoryI have had Migraines since I was 12, and now I'm 45. My Mom and Dad had them, as well as 3 of my 4 sisters. I have taken just... By kateinaz1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Migraines and Medical MysteriesMy first set of concussions ocurred at age 15 to 17. I had my head banged into a wall repeatedly by a rapist/so called family member who continued to assault... By mindzfuleez2172 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Freedom after a lifetime of sufferingI remember spending the bulk of my youth in the nurses office in elementary school. Mrs. Hickey and I actually became friends. My migraines began at age nine. The harsh... By terinaburke-partin1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Lifetime Migraine I remember being in Second grade and feeling my head hurting. I was thinking, the lights in the classroom were hurting my head. That was my first significant migraine. Growing... By victoriamathis2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
25 years of suffering with intractable chronic migrainesThe couch is my best friend along with my cats and long suffering boyfriend. My second best friend, is what I call "the blue thing". Its a icepack that you... By migrainemigrainemigraine3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Migraine, Genetics, and Guilt. I'm 34 years old and have had migraine since I was 5. I did go years during high school when my migraines would only happen once a year. Then in... By stephy1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Sinus problems as a potential trigger for my migraines...still experimentingI have been a migraine sufferer now for nearly 30 years...since I was 19. Early on, I recognized the triggers were hormonal and from certain foods, so I learned I... By jenkins61 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Is your Mom a Vampire?I am 50 years old and have had migraines as long as I can remember. As I was writing my story I realized I could write a book! So I... By norawright-kiefer2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments22 comments
Migraine MiracleIt started with bad vomiting, then the pain, too bad to call a "headache". It was more like having my head bashed in with a sledgehammer. No type of pain... By hotncold3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Still Suffering after 45 yearsI am Female and 51 years old and am still having frequent Migraines… about monthly but then I can get 3 in a week!!! The earliest age I remember having... By suepashley13 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Migraine Story 7 years ago, I started getting these mild migraines. I knew what they were because I had two in my past. I blew them off to a change in location... By kesakary2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Migraine... SURPRISE Phase 2!I suffered with migraines from age 15 to around age 30 (I am 58 now). They were the "turn off all the lights, no one make a sound and get... By fry532 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why I left worship this morning.I was in worship service about two minutes when an invisible cloud of fragrance overwhelmed me. As there was no one seated in front of me, it could only be... By tmarshall1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments