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7am. Aura at retailer dismissed as fasting symptoms. 8am. Sugary breakfast (known trigger) 9am. Headache starts. 10.30am. Bedridden with debilitating migraine. Where's the victory? Well, between 10.30 am and 7pm...

Right now, I don't even know what to say. I just know something needs to be said or I'm going to sink into that black hole referred to so lovingly...

It feels good to look good. I have multiple chronic conditions. It takes so much effort to get groomed, dressed, and out of the house. I take pride in being...

There is this lucidity one gets post migraine, as we watch it leave... The storm has not only stopped brewing, but you see the tornado departing, and the clouds clearing...

My fun started a year ago Aug.2018. Headaches began. I had never had headaches before, well when younger I had Saturday AM and some Sunday AM ones. Continued getting worse...

I stumbled on this site and thought I'd post my life with this illness and see if anyone else has the same experience as I've had/have. I believe I've been...

First migraine 3+ yrs ago. Then one every other month. Then every month. Now averaging one every three days. I do get whole weeks migraine-free (increasingly rare). And I've grown...

Hi Before my TBI/concussion in the year 2000, I never even had bad headaches! I had mild headaches. And even then, not often. Unfortunately, I suffered a severe concussion in...

I've been on Aimovig for close to a year. It was working okay - down to four to six migraines a month (from 12 a month) but I was still...

What a difference the right specialist can make! After decades of bad headaches which got much worse after menopause, I started falling down for no reason, seeing double, having ringing...

I was 10 years old when I got my first migraine, at that age, it was very scary to all of a sudden start seeing auras and lose the ability...

I know it sounds ridiculous. I have to say, mood disorder never crossed my mind. I’d tried literally everything available for migraines and nothing worked - or at least no...

I always dread sending that text or email with the familiar words “I’m not going to be able to make it. I have a migraine.” I can already picture the...

This little article began as a note taking session while I was reading a book by famed neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, and has evolved into a study of my own...

I never asked for this, Never wanted it But it slammed me down And broke my spirit Endless days of agony and despair Loss of friends and relationships Lying in...

Has anyone ever tried Divalproex for migraines? This is coming after Topamax and Memantine have severely messed with my digestive tract but I have yet to get relief from this...

In 1979 I was 6 yrs old. riding home on the bus from day camp I began feeling sick and head started hurting, lucky me I was able to move...

What can I say beyond that title? I know there are others out there who experience this. You think you know your triggers. You have no idea what your triggers...

My home is a safe place, But this house is my prison. I can control the surroundings, But my surroundings control me. I can be at peace here, But I'm...

I few months ago I had to plan a minor surgical procedure. The idea of general anesthesia made me a little nervous. For the rest, I knew it was going...