Stories

Sudden onset of severe, at times debilitating headaches, I'm 51 and have never had a history of headaches. 4 doctors later, many different meds with no relief. Oh, and these...

I have had migraines since the 4rth grade. At first my doctor wasn't sure what was wrong so he sent me for a MRI. After the results came back normal...

My daughter now age 44 has been suffering with migraines for many years. She has been to all types of specialists, pain management, ENTs and has had CAT scans, MRI's...

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...

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...

At 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...

I 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...

Just 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...

My 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...

I 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...

I 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...

My 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...

I 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...

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...

The 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...

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...

I 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...

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...

It 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...

I 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...