Life with Migraine

This is a reader-submitted story.

1. My diagnosis is: classic migraine
2. My migraine attack frequency is: 2-15 a month
3. I was diagnosed in: 1987 by a Neurogist
4. My comorbid conditions include:
5. I take ___6_ medications/supplements each day for prevention and ___1_ medications/supplements to treat an acute attack
6. My first migraine attack was: I was 5 years old.
7. My most disabling migraine symptoms are: weakness, nausea, fatigue, sensitivity to light, sound and odors.
8. My strangest migraine symptoms are: yawning
9. My biggest migraine triggers are: barometric pressure changes, the full moon
10. I know a migraine attack is coming on when: I feel crabby and sleepy and thirsty
11. The most frustrating part about having a migraine attack is: having to deal with it
12. During a migraine attack, I worry most about: falling down
13. When I think about migraine between attacks, I think: god, these migraines are awful! I wouldn’t wish them on anyone.
14. When I tell someone I have migraine, the response is usually: I’m sorry.
15. When someone tells me they have migraine, I think: how can I help?
16. When I see commercials about migraine treatments, I think: how much does that cost?
17. My best coping tools are: deep breathing, drinking water and keeping my feet warm and my dad cool.
18. I find comfort in: silence and stillness and darkness.
19. I get angry when people say: take a Tylenol.
20. I like it when people say: how can I help?
21. Something kind someone can do for me during a migraine attack is: be quiet.
22. The best thing(s) a doctor has ever said to me about migraine is: I know it is hard.
23. The hardest thing to accept about having migraine is: there is no cure.
24. Migraine has taught me: to be flexible and adaptable. to listen to my body.
25. The quotation, motto, mantra, or scripture that gets me through an attack is: breathe
26. If I could go back to the early days of my diagnosis, I would tell myself: wear socks when you’re sick .
27. The people who support me most are: my family and close friends.
28. The thing I most wish people understood about migraine is: how debilitating migraine is.
29. Migraine and Headache Awareness Month is important to me because: it is a disease not ” just a headache”.
30. One more thing I’d like to say about life with migraine is: Be strong and keep searching for the answers that help you!

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