My Migraines

By teeteeC Thursday, December 15, 2011

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Hi Im a 15 year old teen girl, ive been suffering with migraines for 3 years now,with what is to me horrible symptons. Theese include:

slurred speech
left arm shaking
left leg numb/limp
excruiating headache round the temple and back of my head
nausea
tiredness/fatigue
clawed/weakness of my hand(left)

At first nobody knew of my symptoms, doctors were telling my parents i was doing it for attention (i have a younger brother) people were thinking i had a stroke and i was completely lost, now after countless battles,arguements, missed school days and what i call theese migraines-"attacks" i am simply lost and baffled im actually starting to think its in my head myself. I can only stay in school for upto one day as my migraines make me extremely weak and i hate the fact my arm shakes,the left side of my body goes limp and i am totally tired, i actually feel like giving up. Can anybody relate?

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Cris1971

12/15/11 5:40pm

Oh sweetie you are not crazy! I have migraines that also have srtange neuro symptoms and have had Dr's tell me its bad stress managment, Its amazing how stupin Dr's can be. Thankfully I was able to be diagnosed with "hemiplegic migraine". You need to see a migraine specialst! Someone who will know how to treat you. If you can have your parents look at this site too. There is so much good info that I have not been able to find anyweare els.

Know you are not alone!

teeteeC

12/17/11 6:26pm

Hi im sooo relieved that actually someone relplied and im not crazy! My parents are going to look into it fully now,especailly because we now know that there are certain doctors and specialists that can help! so thank you for the replies

19withmigrain

12/16/11 11:54am

I'm 19 almost 20 and I have had daily chronic migraines since I was 14. I know how difficult it is and how few people understand!!! I recommend going to Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy AHDA. You can find doctors who specials in chronic migraines and find ways to support migraine research. I'm not headache free but I no longer feel helpless

teeteeC

12/17/11 6:47pm

Thank you! Im soo happy that you commented im starting to get fed up with theese barmy doctors calling them "funny do's" and that theyll eventually go. i was actually on the verge of giving up but thanks you gave me hope:)

Nancy Harris Bonk, Health Guide

12/16/11 3:04pm

Hello, and welcome to HealthCentral's Migraine Community!

Oh sweetie, what an awful position to be in. It is bad enough to be in pain, but when no one believes you it makes it much worse. It may be time to see an expert who deals with Migraines rather than a primary care doctor, pediatrician or neurologist. See, the thing is, neurologists may be fine doctors and say they are headache specialists, but that really isn't the case. Because they treat so many different conditions like MS, stroke and epilepsy it is hard for them to be experts in one area. A Migraine specialist is just that, an expert who treats one disorder - ours - Migraines and headaches. It's important to note that neurologists aren't necessarily Migraine and headache specialists. Take a look at the article Migraine and Headache Specialists - What's So Special? If you need help finding a Migraine specialist, check our listing of Patient Recommended Migraine and Headache Specialists. Feel free to show this information to your parents, and they can get in touch with us if they want. You can't continue to miss school and life, you poor thing.

Thank you for creating a SharePost. SharePosts are a form of blogging, and there are many things you can do with them. You can share an experience, suggest something that's helped you, use SharePosts as a Migraine and headache journal, and many other things.

We also have a discussion forum that you may want to check out. Especially if you have questions or are looking for information, you may find the interaction on the forum to be quite helpful. To get to the forum, just look for the orange box marked "Manage" and click on the Migraine Forums link. Because our forums are maintained by a third party, you'll need to register for the forum. You can use the same information you used to create your community log-in if you like. If you want to go directly to the forum, you can click HERE.

Along with your personal "My Home" page and the discussion forum, you'll find links to a great deal of helpful information on the main page of our site, http://www.MyMigraineConnection.com. Under the Find, Manage, and Connect tabs at the top of each page, you'll find a wealth of information - educational articles, tips, quizzes, workbooks, support and advocacy information, and more.

Do you have questions about Migraine? There are three ways to get answers - through our Ask the Clinician column, in our community Question and Answer Section, or through our forum. Just go to our Migraine Answers page HERE.

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Welcome again,

Nancy Bonk
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