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Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Jackie

I have been suffering from chronic daily headaches since I was 13-years-old. I am now 37-years-old. Back then it was tension-type headaches, with a migraine only occurring about 1-2 times per month. I went to see my first neurologist when…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Gary M.

I am 56 years old. I had been virtually headache free until April of 2006 when I was rear ended on a freeway. At the time of the accident I thought I was OK. It wasn’t until the following Monday…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Kimberlee

I have suffered migraine headaches with severe neck pain for 36 years. I started getting headaches at age 12, and I’ve been diagnosed with migraine, cluster, tension and rebound headaches. I have tried diet, biofeedback, meditation, massage, chiropractic care, Reiki,…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Tam from U.K.

I have suffered from migraines for a long time. The first one I had was when I was five-years old. I used to have headaches daily and sometimes these escalated into migraines about once a month. My migraines are disabling…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Linda

My name is Linda and I live in Maine, I am a 56-year-old female. I recently suffered a complicated migraine, which was my first one. My husband rushed me to the emergency room, where they treated me for a stroke….

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Robin

I am a 51, almost 52-year-old woman. As a young child, I had chronic daily headaches. I cannot remember a time or day of no headaches. My first migraine was at age 5. I was running up the side of…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – J.S.

Migraines destroyed by career and my bank account! They nearly caused me to destroy the life of a patient. When suffering from a migraine, my brain and hands do not seem to be connected. When trying to type, I will…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Deborah

My name is Debbie and I am from Dayton, Ohio. I am 55 years old, a holistic health care practitioner, and have been living with migraine headaches for over 27 years. I have tried every recommendation that has crossed my…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – David

I have had headaches all my life. Having kept a detailed diary for five months recently, I now know that I get a headache about 12 days a month often beginning with pain in the blood vessels of my neck….

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Angie

I have 15-20 headaches a month. Most of my migraines are stimulated by the environment. I am 43 years old and have lived with migraines since I was a child. If I clean my house, I am guaranteed a migraine…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Carol

I began having migraines when I was 3-years-old. At first my mother tried to treat my pain with what was available in 1964, and that was limited to over-the-counter. Eventually she took me to a pediatrician who recommended a visit…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Wayne

I’m 75 year old disabled Veteran and I started having headaches in 1957 while in my early 20’s. They tended to come in “clusters of migraine.” Sometimes I had enough of a warning to head them off. In my case,…

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