At 30 years old, Larissa has never been able to work full time due to chronic migraine. She still works when she can with an “extremely part-time job” that takes six hours a week and sells her beautiful knit goods on her Etsy shop, Purl Knitting. Larissa is also…
The migraine attack I’m in the middle of is mild. The pain is a 3, I’m only moderately fatigued, and my cognition is not impaired. Since those three symptoms are usually the most disabling for me, I should be able to do the work I…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Migraine 2. My migraine attack frequency is: 3-6 a week (for last 2 months, 7 days a week for 5 months before that, and 15-20 a month before that for years… I do remember a…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Migraine 2. My migraine attack frequency is: currently 4 episodes monthly; previous to botox and depo: 11-16 a month 3. I was diagnosed in: 2006 4. My comorbid conditions include: NONE 5. I get botox…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: migraine associated vertigo [ silent migraines ] 2. My migraine attack frequency is: every day- so far non-stop 3. I was diagnosed in: 2014 september 4. My comorbid conditions include: fibromyalgia 5. I take 0 medications/supplements…