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I’ve had migraines since I was 16 that developed into chronic migraines (20-28 per month) in my forties - I am 67 years old now. I have tried everything except...

I have suffered with migraine for over 25 years. I tried everything and nothing works. When the new class CGRP‘s came out I was hopefully optimistic as I usually am...

I've had migraines since I was a child, I'm 48 now. I have memories of them. I'm sitting in bed with my mom next to me, rocking back and forth...

I have inherited the migraines we believe from my father's side. As a girl, I remember my grandmother "stretching" her neck on bad migraine days. I had more than 25...

In 2004 I had a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I was sitting on the floor when I was struck in the head by a falling industrial sliding door. I was...

My partner's name is Madeleine, she has been confined to bed for four years with ME/CFS. Her life was on hold and to make matters worse she developed a severe...

I know everyone has a story. Every migraine has a trigger. And every sufferer loses a part of their life pleasures they once enjoyed. I'm just like every other migraine...

30 October Have taken 3rd injection of Emgality. I am getting approximately 18 days of relief from the worse of the worse Migraines. “Spiking” is my name for them. The...

I’ve had migraines for over 45 yrs. They are more debilitating now and last several days. I’ve now learned I might have Aphasia headaches. After having migraines for so long...

I started getting migraine headaches when I was 13. I was a cheerleader and they seemed to happen after every game. They stopped after I stopped being a cheerleader so...

I started having Migraine with Aura when I was 23, I am now 40. I would get the zig-zag vision changes then once it subsided I'd get a headache on...

After suffering from migraines all of my adult life (now 55 yrs old), I finally decided to get daith piercings in each ear and I also requested Aimovig injections. I...

Yesterday was a day of 90% negative stress (civic business red tape, computer problems, pharmacy troubles, missed meals, bright sun, fumes, heat and cold, and way too much driving) with...

I am obsessed with Halloween. Every year, I elaborately decorate my cubicle at work - it's been a graveyard, where I cut through astroturf so it looked like I was...

I have had migraines my entire life. They slowed as I aged until recently (2 yrs ago). They have taken up residence behind my eyes. I can no longer drive...

I injected My “Loading Dose” of Emgality on 28 August 2019. Since I’ve been through the new medication thing many times, I wasn’t expecting anything for at least 2 weeks...

I'm 44 now but it started when I was 12. I was into freestyle bmx, skateboards doing tricks jumping that kinda stuff. Loved to jump and get as much air...

I'm a lover of music that's what I find gets me by in my day to day life, but when my migraines are bad. Music is that last thing on...

My first migraine was at a party with my parents. It came on quickly by the smell of food. I was instantly sick throwing up and my head hurt so...

The first time I had a migraine headache I was in middle school and had no idea what was happening to me. All I knew is that my head hurt...