Stories

hi i have been having headaches about 3 yrs. they started out in my temples on waking and would last days.. nothing stopped the pain. they have gotten more frequent...

I happened to find this site/forum while researching on my own how to help live with chronic migraines. As I reach each story and topic, I felt less and less...

To be blunt, there are a lot of things that suck about being sick. The pain, the isolation, the frustration, etc. However, two of my least favorite parts of being...

I've been suffering with what i've been told are migraines for over 3 years now. I have been so sick that ive had many times where ive wanted to end...

I'm 43 and recently had a total hysterectomy including ovaries due to cancer and the sudden change in hormones has caused a debilitating increase in these migraines. I could handle...

I started out having minor headaches that came and went, but for three months I have had a constant non stop migraine. Light and sound sensitivity as well as not...

For the last couple of years, since my kids were in elementary school, I have been getting these strange headaches. They come on very quickly and only last from a...

That's how long I've sufferred this condition now...sometimes none for months, sometimes 2 or 3 a week..lasting hours to days! Recently though I've noticed a change in symptoms. Less headache...

I have had migraines all my life (I am 26). About 10 years ago my doctor diagnosed me with severe depression (suicidal) and anxiety, all 3 of them are linked...

I started getting migraines at age 13 and they've only gotten worse since then. quickly I discovered the trend between my migraines and my period so I started taking the...

I just found this site, and the stories bring tears to my eyes. I'm old (66 years), have had migraines since I was at least 9. I feel like I've...

My headaches started when I was 16. I would hide in my room in the dark and no one believed the pain I was in. They all thought I was...

i started getting migraines around age 7 one or two a month at age 15 they started getting progressively longer longest one being 127 days. as i write this i...

Getting a migraine is like getting your finger caught in a car door or hit with a hammer and hoping not to lose the nail. It hurts when you move...

I started getting migraines in college. Like the title implies, they have never left. Oh yes, they have fooled me into thinking they aren't coming back. They always do and...

About a month ago I visited my headache doctor again. They asked about trying to change my medication to a triptan because midrin is currently not removing all of the...

It is so wonderful when I feel well, strong, clear, energetic, happy that when I am in the ecstasy of those phases, it is all too easy to also let...

So I was coming home from a wonderful vacation with my wife !!! A well deserved one!!! Two days later I wake up with a throbbing headache and cold went...

Dear fellow migraine survivors - I wish I could have shared this story long ago but the internet wasn't available then. This is my personal perspective and what has happened...

I have migraines. There, I said it. I don't like to talk about them very often because I feel like they are a bit of an excuse. I mean, don't...