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My Story Part 1

cynicalsam

cynicalsam

Monday, November 03, 2008
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My 'encounter' with migraines started when I was about 14.   I was on a boyscout camping/hiking trip. The day prior to the migraine was a long hike. I remember eating dinner of typical camping fare, freeze dried food. I went to sleep in a two person tent. I remember it having blue rip stop nyl...
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    Nancy Harris Bonk
    Monday, November 03, 2008 at 02:14 PM

    Hello, and welcome to MyMigraineConnection.com!

     

    Migraine is a genetic neurologic condition that may have many triggers; food, changes in the weather and dehydration. You may have hit the jackpot on your camping trip!

     

    Don't lose hope because there are over 100 medications used for Migraine prevention, besides ergots. Continue reading: Migraine Preventive Medications - Too Many Options To Give Up!

     

    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 and a spot to sign up for our free newsletter on the main page of our site, http://www.MyMigraineConnection.com.

    If you have any questions, please feel free to post them to the forum or send me a message through my profile.

    Welcome again,

     

    Nancy Bonk
    MyMigraineConnection.com Expert

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