This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is:Chronic Migraine 2. My migraine attack frequency is: 1-3 times per week 3. I was diagnosed in: 2004 4. My comorbid conditions include: fibromyalgia, depression 5. I take ____ medications/supplements each day for prevention and ____ medications/supplements to treat an acute attack 3 medications/supplements for prevention, 3…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Migraine with Aura 2. My migraine attack frequency is: 15-20 headache days per month 3. I was diagnosed in: 1992 4. My comorbid conditions include: 5. I take 3 medications/supplements each day for prevention and 6 medications/supplements to treat an acute attack 6. My first…
Wednesday, June 10, I start three days of infusions to try to break this migraine spell that started when I tried a new treatment in the spring. Three hours each day, I’ll receive DHE-45, Benadryl, a steroid, magnesium, and a nausea med in an IV cocktail. I’m told to expect nausea and sleepiness and, because I…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: Transformed Chronic Migraine 2. My migraine attack frequency is: I get daily head pain which sometimes turn into migraine without aura, but the aura migraines can range from 4 a month, sometimes 15. 3. I was diagnosed in: 1990s (in elementary for episodic aura migraine) then…
This is a reader-submitted story. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell my story! 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Intractable Migraines 2. My migraine attack frequency is: Daily 3. I was diagnosed in: Regular Migraines: 1980; Chronic Migraines: 2012 4. My comorbid conditions include: Severe Clinical Depression, Osteoarthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, testing for…