30 Things About My Invisible Illness You May Not Know

You took the words right out of my mouth........thank you!

Karen

Hi, I  had a lot of the same feelings. I had migraines start to develop in 2001, never had many headaches before, had over 300 migraines in 2004 and had to retire early from a job I loved.  I saw 2 neurologists, had MRI's( fine), but felt some serious surgery & complications and further traumas may have changed my body chemistry. I was down to only 7 or 8 a month this yr., in the last 4 months. In the last 6 weeks, have had only 2 times I have had to take a Zomig Rapimelt for a migraine - seems like heaven on earth!

I found out last Oct. that I had become gluten and lactose intolerant, do most cooking at home the right way now, also had to learn to destress myself as much as possible. The weather is what affects me most now; before, I had just about every trigger going.

My faith has helped my family and I to never give up. Long road, but it has been worth it now. Best wishes for your future.

Thank-you so much.I started reading this and started to cry.I am new to this migraine disease and some times it gets to me.Your letter made me feel so much better and I know I am not alone.So thank-you from the bottom of my heart.

Yes,you have put into words all the problems that migraineurs face. It is the invisible part that is so frustrating, also that many women use the word migraine for ordinary mild headaches and people don't realise the severity of the pain we go through. Recently,i found a technique to reduce my pain during an attack and would like to share it. I just put on a tight elastic hairband around my head ,you know the kind we use for sports and gym, its unbelievable how much it helps! You can put it in different angles,depending on where the pain is and if the attack isn't too severe then you don't even feel the pain! That way,it even helps you to reduce the number of painkillers you need per attack. I was looking for a chance to share this and took this opportunity. If it lessens the pain even one of us go through ,i'd consider myself blessed to have been able to help. Please try it next time you get an attack,it will surely help you.There's a scientific explanation for it too.In simple words,you can either feel touch sensations or pain not both.That is the reason why,we don't feel pain when you press or massage an area that hurts.The reason why people normally stamp on their toe is they hit it somewhere? to lessen the pain? Its a natural reaction by the body! Interesting huh? So since most of us do not have people to massage our heads during migraines,the elastic band gives the same effect and its so handy and easy to use.Good luck and God bless

You have hit the nail on the head..LOL... Thank you for being soooooo articulate!!!  I would like to add that a