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…
Daisy Griffin, a 14-year-old who has chronic migraine, raised $12,110 for migraine research by sailing alone across the Long Island Sound. She will donate 100% of the money raised to the Migraine Research Foundation. Daisy’s Migraine Story Daisy has had severe migraine attacks since she was four, which have progressed to…
This is a reader-submitted post. 1. My diagnosis is: Hemiplegic migraine, Chronic migraine, Classic migraine with and without aura, Cluster headaches 2. My migraine attack frequency is: About 4 days a week 3. I was diagnosed in: 1990 (approximately) 4. My comorbid conditions include: Hypoglycemia,…
This is a reader-submitted post. 1. My diagnosis is: Chronic Migraine 2. My migraine attack frequency is: I have head pain almost daily, approximately 20-25 day’s per month. The severity and symptoms vary daily. Botox is beginning to show me some relief though, for about…
This is a reader-submitted post. 1. My diagnosis is: Migraines 2. My migraine attack frequency is: 5-7 times/mo + 3. I was diagnosed in: 1985 4. My comorbid conditions include: Diabetes, Arthritis, High cholesterol 5. I take Metformin + many sup.____ medications/supplements each day for…