Wednesday, February 15, 2012

People Who Are Living With Migraine

Expert_badge Nancy Harris Bonk

Nancy Harris Bonk

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Community Manager

Pediatric Migraine Research Update

Children and adolescents often experience headaches while growing up and Migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) seem to be the most common. With the high frequency of primary headache disorders in this population, there is little understanding the pathophysiology of them, or how they may progress into adult Migraine and... Read moreChevron
posted 02/14/2012, comments (0)|
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Teri Robert

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Author of "Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches"

Harry Potter - Migraines or Not?

In 2007, Dr. Fred Sheftell and Dr. Timothy Steiner diagnosed Harry Potter with probable Migraine based on evidence in the first five books of the Harry Potter series. (see Does Harry Potter Have Migraines?)   In a recent letter to the editor of the journal Headache, Dr. Sylvia Mohen and Dr. Matthew Robbins offer a different diagnosis based... Read moreChevron
posted 02/13/2012, comments (0)|
SusieB

Tomorrow I get Botox for migraine treatment

Tomorrow is the big day: I get my first Botox treatment from my pain management doctor. I'm nervous, but anxious to find out the results of the treatment. I'll post again once I'm home, rested, etc. I'm glad I had other posts from the My Migraine Connection community to read so I know what to expect. The one side effect the doctor mention is that... Read moreChevron
Sage

Sage

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54 year old guy living in San Diego. Migraines for 46 years.

May I share my migraine success with you?

I've had migraines since I was six - I learned all my triggers and got pretty good at managing them.  I did lose some days when I was lost to world with migraine and wanted to kill myself a few times from the pain but I coped.  When I hit my mid 40's the migraines morphed a bit.  Where they had been hitting above both eyes now they... Read moreChevron
mcmurraychick

its been a while

hard to believe its been over a year since i've posted here.    nearly 3 years ago i found a really great migraine doctor, whos worked very hard to help me. we've made great progress. i've gone from spending most days in bed, to only having a few migraines a month.    too bad my progress wasnt enough to save my job. i was... Read moreChevron