Stories

I quit emgality 6 months ago. I did not take Topamax. My weight was always 120 at the most. I eat a vegan diet and am a runner. Emgality didn’t...

I am a migraine sufferer for many many years. I’ve tried a host of medications, The one that gives me the most relief is Relpax. However my doctor told me...

Some of my first memories are of migraines. My mother always told me that there was nothing a physician could do to help me. I suffered through days of violent...

I have a work position deemed "essential" which I have no issue with HOWEVER during this global event that we are exposed to comes guidelines and restrictions. First gripe, various...

I'd like this to be a record of my experience on Emgality. On February 1st, 2020 I took my 1st dose of Emgality. Immediately I had a strong burning sensation...

I remember feeling a cool breeze in October 2016. I was on the pier at South Padre Island, enjoying the perfect weather for fishing. I remember my cousin pulling his...

My migraine victory is a recent victory, but like all of us who suffer migraine, we know when our body is right. The very first day I eliminated the cause...

In my early 20's, I started out having a few migraines a month. My doctor did not make a big deal of it and put it to stress after surviving...

I suffered migraine since 19 yrs old and now I'm 42. At 42 only finally a doctor recommend me Ergotamine. I was so thankful to the doctor because now when...

As I sit here writing this, I am not sure what to write about. I have so many things I want to say about chronic migraine, but I don’t know...

As far back as I can remember I've enjoyed creating characters and stories about them. I also loved silly comic strips, like Garfield, The Farside, and The Wizard of Id...

I have written my story before, telling how I have had migraines since becoming an adult. And suffering until finally ending up on SSD or disability, due to both migraines...

Hello everyone! My name is Trey- I’m new to Migraine.com, just sharing a little about me and how migraines have impacted my life. I’m 44, native Texan living in Texas...

On Topamax 100mg for years for Lupus Headaches... have ended up with bilateral closed-angle glaucoma from using it also serotonin syndrome. Now have to taper off after just going through...

I have had migraines all my life. I had migraines before I started kindergarten. I am 73 years old and I have not had an episode in the last few...

Hi, My story started 25 years ago while riding my bicycle in the Clearwater Florida area. I was riding along and all of a sudden started getting a vision issue...

I've had a pretty consistent daily migraine since November 9. I'm waiting to see a specialist. When I was in high school, I had these daily migraines for 4 years...

I am embarrassed to say that I have experienced relief from migraines by doing a #2 many many times. I have been in the throes of an all-out attack ie...

When my son was 1.5 years old, he came into the bathroom and saw me puking from my migraine. He leaned over his potty training toilet, spit in it and...

I have managed to reduce the occurrence of this form of migraine greatly by - avoiding mirrors and other reflective surfaces - it is particularly when either a very bright...