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I have been getting migraines all my life, and i am only 17. It makes school and life difficult having one at least once or twice a week. All of my migraines occur around my eyes. I recently heard that if you have blue rings around your eye it shows bad blood flow that could be causing my migraines. Is there... Read more
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Since '97 I have been awakened at night, around 1AM with a severe headache, cannot lay down and am stuck either sitting or going into a darkened warm shower. These had occurred 3-4 times per year, sometimes less. Recently one started while awake, and I had no sleep. Then the next week I had another. The... Read more
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I was diagnosed by my neurologist with Occipital Neuralgia two years ago. I have pain and burning in the back of my neck and where the skull and the spinal cord meet. I have a level of pain daily. I can function with pain some days, sometime I can be in bed for a couple of days with severe pain and or... Read more
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I am 54 yr. old and live in Northern Minnesota. I have experienced migraines since my early teens. They have increased and intensified over the years. I have seen a number of neurologists and have taken many preventative medications (with no success yet). I do have success with a current... Read more
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I started having migraines two years ago. It seems that every time I have a high stress event (i.e. infant baptism, house guests, etc.) after the event is over I get a major migraine. Is there something I can do to prepare or ward off the migraine? During the event I do not feel stressed.... Read more