Category: Migraine Community
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Deena’s Migraine Story
Written by Deena Patel for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc I remember having what was probably my first migraine when I was about eight-years-old. At the time I didn’t know what it was, all I remember was that I needed to be in a dark room. I started getting chronic migraine attacks seven years ago. I…
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Lori’s Migraine Story
Written by Lori Francisco for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. I’d like to share my migraine disease story. I have had migraine since childhood, it runs in my family from my mom, to me and my sister, not my brother but, it continued to my brother’s son. My worst attacks would surround my menstrual cycle and…
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My Twenty Year Migraine…
Written by Melissa Bearden for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. I’m Melissa, and I’ve been living with one constant (yes, 24/7 and non-stop) migraine attack for just under 20 years. I had bacterial spinal meningitis (the Haemophilus influenzae type B or HIB strain) with lots of complications when I was a toddler and almost died, it was 13 months before…
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2020; Holidays, Covid and Migraine
Written by Kristen Estep for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. So it’s the holidays already. I don’t know about anyone else but this year it just doesn’t feel like it to me. I keep procrastinating on all things holiday. This year has been absolutely nuts! Covid has trashed so many of our plans and traditions that,…
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Ubrelvy Is Not Perfect, But It Is Close Enough.
Written by Brandy Garcia I have lived with the ups and downs of chronic migraine for over fifteen years. As you can imagine I have tried numerous preventative and abortive medications. But today I am going to talk about a new medication my father told me about. My father is also a migraine sufferer…
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Nurtec; Failure and Success Stories
Written by Kristen Estep with contributors; Jenny Jacobs, Nicole Atkins, Jodie Gregg and Jennifer Cook As we all can attest to, migraine treatments that work for some of us, may not work for others. I am bringing you both a failure and success story regarding Nurtec, a new acute migraine medication. My call to action…
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Nurtec Success Story
Written by Kelly Amspacher for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. Oh my heavens…I think I’m having a burst aneurysm and I’m going to die. This is the worst pain imaginable, more than childbirth. Is how I was awakened. Is how I was awakened February 18, 1999. The trip to the emergency room is forever etched…
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My husband used to think I had superpowers.
Written by Carlisle Webber for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. One winter night when we were dating, we were talking on the phone and I felt a pinch behind my left eyebrow. I told him he’d better make sure to have the snowbrush and ice scraper in his car because it was going to snow soon.…
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My Closest Friend…
Written by Fiona Nicolas and Graciously shared with Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. It’s very personal and very unlike me but I felt the need to put certain feelings into words…. you are my closest friend. i say i never know when you are coming but you always show up to remind me when i don’t…
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Migraine commercials :
Written by Kelly McCarthy for Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. Is it just me, or does anyone else cringe every time they see an ad for a new migraine medication. An attractive 30 year old woman is working for a very prestigious company. She’s got a corner office with windows and a presentation to give. Suddenly,…
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