This is a reader-submitted story. 1. I have had chronic daily headache (CDH) for 4 years. 2. The first headache I remember is: I started having migraines so early that I can’t remember the first instance. The first painful migraine I can remember happened in 8th grade gym class. We were running laps in the…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: chronic migraine 2. My headache frequency is 5 or 6 a week, with about 3 afternoons in bed each week 3. The first headache I remember was in Ireland on a yoga retreat, 7 years ago 4. My pain levels range from:3 – 9 5. I…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Migraine 2. My migraine attack frequency is: 10-15 attacks per month 3. I was diagnosed in: 2012 4. My comorbid conditions include: IBS, Depression 5. I take __9_ medications/supplements each day for prevention and __2__ medications/supplements to treat an acute attack 6. My first migraine…
Working on an Migraine.com article about all the migraine symptoms that most people have no idea are related to migraine reminded me of the list of symptoms I made for my internist in 2008. The list of all the weird things happening in my body that seemed to have no explanation was more than a page long….
For context: I wrote this on January 30, when I had a couple decent hours between migraine and constant dizziness. I just got to the edits this week, but still wanted to share it even though it is no longer timely. January has come to be my month of self-reflection. In the last 13 years, it…