Dear Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg, As I learned of your generous gift to UCLA for migraine research, I was so overjoyed and overwhelmed that I couldn’t stop crying. The news is exciting for me personally, but the tears were not only for me. They were for all the amazing people who have endured enormous pain and sorrow because of this…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: chronic migraines 2. My migraine attack frequency is: almost every day 3. I was diagnosed in: 2013 4. My comorbid conditions include: IBS, Hep. C, anxiety, panic attacks. 5. I take one medications/supplements each day for prevention and one medications/supplements to treat an acute attack 6….
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Complex Migraine without aura. I was first diagnosed in my 30’s. I would get a migraine once in awhile. When I did have a migraine it would put me in bed for a day or two. In 2011, specifically January 26, 2011, I got one…
This is a reader-submitted story. 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Severe Migraine with Aura and Episodic Hemiplegic Migraine 2. My migraine attack frequency is: I have migraine almost daily, either via a new episode or an extended one that stretches over a 48-72 hour period 3. I was diagnosed in: 1996 I was diagnosed by…
<em>This is a reader-submitted story.</em> 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic migraine 2. My migraine attack frequency is: Often daily, sometimes 15-20 migraine days per month 3. I was diagnosed in: My early 20’s I am in my late 40’s now 4. My comorbid conditions include: Neck and back pain 5. I take 2-3 medications/supplements each…