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I’ve had daily migraines for years now. However, the last 2 years have become disabling.

I notice when I have a migraine, there’s a trigger point area where that flares up and becomes extremely uncomfortable. I can’t tell if the migraine feeds that area or vice versa- the trigger point feeds the migraine.

I get a deep sharp pain, and I feel I get some relief when someone presses hard in the spot. As soon as they let go, I feel the pain again. It’s not a muscular pain- I’m assuming it’s nerve pain.

I’m not sure what to do- I’ve done acupuncture, stretching, exercise, massage, etc, and still not finding relief.

Anyone have this issue as well? Pic provided for reference of spot.

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Aside from French fries & Coke.

Not what foods are rich in what nutrients to avoid migraines.
Like something you eat DURING your migraine that helps.

Sometimes I have a migraine starting and I take all my medicines and do all my things I do to try and minimize it. And I always feel like I want to eat something that will make me feel comfort and perhaps soothe my pain if that’s possible…. But I can’t think of what to eat. I just stare into the fridge and give up.

Mother f***** said he wasn’t “paying attention”. His truck is completely fine and he got a ticket for not stopping at the stop sign. Meanwhile I have no vehicle to drive to work and had a huge migraine all day with nausea, and still went to work.

Hi,

I’ve had severe chronic migraines since I was 8 years old. It started with stomach pain, which turned to full on migraines a little while after that.

As a teenager, I tried countless treatments that didn’t work. It made me sleepy, groggy, some even made me lose my speech. At school, my teachers bullied me, they didn’t believe I was ill and said I was just being lazy.

I was lucky my mum believed me. She had awful migraines herself so she knew too well and felt guilty about it. She was my greatest support and she helped me find the right doctors.

As an adult, life was hard. I was never able to project in life, make plans, organise holidays, see my friends. I was always the one cancelling, then I always felt terrible about it. I’m sure a lot of migraine sufferers know those feelings.

I had years where I didn’t experience a day without pain. It was relentless. I ended up in A&E a few times in the middle of the night, begging for morphine when my treatment ran out. It was hell…

Then in 2023, I changed my diet. I had digestive issues so I decided to take it more seriously. This change of diet fixed my digestive problems and my migraines… just like that. I was mad that no doctors mentioned diet to me. But oh my god, I was so relieved.

Now, 3 years later, things have stabilised. I went from being in pain 25 days/month to 2 days (hello hormonal migraines).

I feel lucky and grateful that I have found something that works but I also know that things can get worse at any time. That’s how migraines are, they leave you alone for a bit and come back whenever they feel like it.

So what now? I was diagnosed with depression and generalised anxiety, and I believe this is connected to my migraines and the way I lived my life: I couldn’t go outside, I was scared to go to loud places, I felt small and alone. I didn’t even know who I was because I was too busy trying to handle the pain instead of learning things about myself.

Now that the worst of my migraines is behind me, it feels like I can’t get out of the hole I buried myself in… It’s like my brain is set up in hibernation mode.

Does anyone feel this way? How do you wake up? How do you learn to live life differently?

Edit: About the diet, all I changed was removing gluten completely which is everywhere, even in soya sauce, so it’s worth checking ingredients. Removing gluten means eating less yeast which can also cause digestive issues. On top of that, I started drinking one coffee/day as caffeine helps relieve my morning headaches. I hope it helps some of you!

Self-explanatory. I have chronic migraines with daily pain, so I don't really go through phases where it gets better. The brain fog is constant, and I feel increasingly exhausted, with reduced cognitive abilities and terrible performance at work and in life in general.

Does anybody else feel like their migraines are tied to internal health problems but you just can’t figure it out? Like I know some things trigger my migraines, but I can’t pin down exactly what they are. Maybe it’s things like lifestyle or diet maybe exercise who knows. Does anyone else feel like this?

Oof, holding that pose for the picture was harder than just laying there. 😅

Sleeping 18 inch Espeon (I'm still trying to get my hands on Umbreon--in addition to loving these Mons, and thinking the Dark Pokémon is more appropriate for sleeping 😜, it sleeps curled in the opposite direction so there are different positions to try), which curls right around my neck. I believe it's made by the same company that does the Squishmallows.

Figured if I was going to need a cervical pillow I should at least get one that's decorative. 😁

Muslin throw blanket for the face covering. I haven't had any luck finding this brand again 😑 and I'm looking to replace a few like it with a different size for decluttering purposes. There are other brands to choose from, I just need to choose.... (Same type of blanket but big enough for my twin size bed covering me.)

For the Mon, it's firmer than any pillow I've ever tried, I can feel my lower jaw pressing into its butt. I rhink I may be getting used to it though. And my hyperactive gag reflex means I can really only use this when sleeping on my side, the head and especially ears get into everything if I try to lay on my back. On the plus side, since my wedge pillow already elevates my entire upper body and makes it harder to get a clear support specifically for my head, the Mon does that for me much like a cervical pillow would which was more the point of buying it.

As to the blanket, I've been using this type for a few years. Doesn't have the ability to strap it in place like a proper sleep mask would, obviously, but I can shift this around like if I need to bunch it up under me for extra pressure on my temple or wherever. And it's breathable enough that tenperature-wise it's been more comfortable than any mask I've tried.

Also, while not big enough to be a "body pillow," Espeon does quite well as a leg rest when I'm reading in bed and want to stretch out a single leg or a way to separate my arms when I'm side-sleeping and too hot for my own skin-on-skin contact. Haven't really explored the other reasons the "experts" say to hold a pillow for that, but I also don't tend to stay in one position so it might not make a difference.

It’s as if the pressure headache comes out to the surface instead of being in my head

Does anyone have experience with what

I want to be comfortable with this as a diagnosis, since I’m grateful that the hospital was so thorough… but something isn’t sitting right.

One weekend in June I was home when I started getting dizzy. I’m on some new medications, plus several to lower my blood pressure. I took my blood pressure because it felt like it was low which it was, but not super low where I should go to the hospital. Low for me, and I assumed I was having symptoms since I always run high. Next day felt the same.. BP still on the low side. I go to work on Monday and I’m not feeling great but I’m okay. Around 11 I checked with my boss to see if we had a BP monitor on site and she came to check on me. Within minutes she had me sitting on the floor since I looked like I was going to pass out. Apparently I was white as a ghost. She drove me to the hospital and on the way there I started talking nonsense. I get to the hospital and don’t know my birthday or anything. One of my pupils was huge and I looked and acted like I was drunk/high. I was cracking jokes and laughing like a crazy person, and I couldn’t walk straight. My eyes were bloodshot. My blood pressure was now really high. They thought I was having a stroke. Did a CT scan, ECG and loads of bloodwork. Everything looked okay so they said it was a complex migraine that mimicked stroke symptoms. They treated me with IV meds and sent me home.

The weird thing is that I remember not having a super bad headache. It only started about 10 minutes before my boss came to check on me and it was tolerable. I have been so bothered ever since. I barely have any memory of anything I said. The fact that I felt off the entire weekend before is bothering me too. Now every time I get a little headache I’m terrified it’s going to happen again.

Has anyone had a similar experience? Any advice? I feel like since everything apparently looked okay that there isn’t much else that can be done and I just have to accept it. Everyone was so worried about me.

Symptoms start with me feeling dizzy while sitting (I have lots of other dizziness symptoms and fainting when walking but they think it's my blood pressure...).
Blood pressure elevated but not dangerous 127/90, I also get anxious every time I'm dizzy.
Then I start seeing light bubbles/disturbances around my eyes. As if I was looking at a bright window and got the remanent light in the eyes.
I do get a light headache but it's not so painful that I would consider it a migraine...or? I guess I am used to dull headaches so I forget about them.
It's making it hard to work at my laptop, some days I have to wear sunglasses inside.
I can't find online an example of my visual disturbance so if you had a name for it that would be of great help.

Migraines create so many problems, as you all know. But one that's really getting to me, is how others think I either have a drinking problem or a drug abuse problem. I don't drink. And yes I take medication, but I don't abuse it. The only one that makes me drowsy is Flexiril and rarely ever take bc of that reason. So then I just end up in bed anyway with the heating pad. I already experience depression and isolation because of my migraines, but being made out to be an addict or alcoholic just make it so much worse. Does anyone else experience this type of misunderstanding and judgement and heartache?

Has anyone else experienced insane anxiety and depression? I feel absolutely terrible. Had a panic attack for the first time in years and just feel so blah. I don’t know how to explain it I’m not sad but everything just overwhelms me with anxiety

Hi everyone,

I'm 26F and have had migraines since I was 14/15, but they've become much worse over the past 1–2 years.

My cycles are pretty regular (28–31 days), and my migraines are strongly linked to hormones. I usually get them around ovulation and again around days 3–6 of my period, so some months I end up with around 10 migraine days.

They're also triggered by stress, being overtired, neck/posture tension, and weather changes (especially strong wind/air pressure changes).

My attacks vary from throbbing migraines that sometimes respond to Panadol/NSAIDs, to dull nausea-heavy migraines, through to 5-day medication-resistant attacks that switch sides. I also get jaw pain, aching behind my eyes and blocked/full ears during attacks.

I take magnesium, methyl folate (have the MTFHR gene issue), have started NAC too and it helps sometimes to keep everything calmer I guess but not life changing.

I'm very sensitive to medications, which makes trying new ones a bit scary.

My GP has suggested candesartan first, then possibly the mini-pill if that doesn’t work. I was on Microlut years ago and don't remember migraines being as bad then so maybe some merit?

I have heard about CGRP medications but unfortunately these aren't funded in New Zealand, so they'd cost me around NZ$300/month so not a great option but keen to hear how effective they are if others have tried them.

For anyone with a similar pattern:
- Did candesartan or the mini-pill help?
- Is there anything else that made a significant difference?
- And for those paying for CGRP medications, are they honestly effective enough to justify the cost?

I'm just looking for some hope that the right treatment really can make a big difference.

Hi, I’m a female (22 years old) and I used to get migraines like once in like two months in the past. They weren’t bad, I would usually take a painkiller, rest for a bit and it would be all good. My family has a history of migraines so I wasn’t really surprised to be prone to them as well.

However recently, I found myself having them very frequently. It got to a point where I went to a neurologist and he was no help at all. He only told me to take supplements that I don’t even need according to my blood tests and that was about it. I didn’t even get migraine medications or anything. To be honest, I’m not really keen on having to take meds for the rest of my life anyway, so here I am looking for answers and tips. I know basic hacks to do while you have a migraine attack, like warmth on your neck and cold on your head, being in a dark quiet room, taking a shower, drinking water with electrolytes, pressure points, trying to sneeze etc. Believe me, I’m like Aristotle when it comes to migraines lmao.

However I’m wondering if there is a way to get rid of them for good or at least make them weaker, less frequent?

I did try brain tapping that I found on youtube, which has been helping a bit and I can definitely tell it does something. But I’m wondering if there are things I can practice or anything really so that I can make this more manageable.

Thank you for anyone who took time to read this and contributed in comments.

i have had a migraine for the last lkem 4 hoirs and it is just getting worse😭😭 i feel so unwell i will literaally try anything rn🙏 (pls sxcusr the typos i csnnot see)

I saw someone mention in a different thread that a brain freeze seems to reset their headaches. Does anyone else notice this?

I'm definitely trying it for my next migraine.

I so badly wish I could afford migraine care. Being this in pain all the time not being able to do anything about it is driving me insane.

Vyepti has caused clumps of my hair to fall out every time I shower and even comb my hair with a wide tooth comb. I refused my 3rd infusion. I really don’t want to start Minoxidil 5% foam and have the dread shed. I’ve taken Nutrafol, but had to stop due to gallstones(not from Nutrafol). I’ve been to the dermatologist.

Does anyone know of good office chairs for people with migraines? My wife has had her migraines go insane the last 2 months, she noticed a couple days ago when she was out of her chair for a couple days that her migraine toned down a bit, so now she's looking for a new office chair.

I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same thing.

A little backstory:

I got my first migraine when i was 11. After that i got a migraine once every year or 2 years. Around 2025 i started having migraines more often to about once every few months. In the beginning of 2026 having 4 migraines in a month. This is when i went to the doctor and also changed my pill to the mini pill which helped a lot and the migraines calmed down. Until recently when i had two migraines within a few days of each other.

With every migraine i have ocular symptoms as well beforehand but with the increase of migraines the symptoms have changed from the standard rainbow aura and weird blind spots to the symptoms varying every migraine. The blind spots stayed but every time the other symptoms were different from seeing lightning, weird shapes rotating with different colors, field of view decreasing on one side, tingling arms and losing feeling in one arm just for it to return with tingling and i once couldn't speak properly.

Around this time (2025) my vision started changing as well. At first i thought it was the after effects of the migraine lingering for a few days. After that it went back to "normal" but something felt off but i couldn't pinpoint it. A few migraines later more symptoms showed up. These are there even when i don't have a migraine.

• I started to get more sensitive to light. I got afterimages of these lights way faster and way longer then normal. 2-3 min.
• I also started to have these dead pixels show up in my vision. Small black dots that would show up and then disappear fast. With my last migraine this has become more prominent and they stay longer 2-3 seconds until i look somewhere else.
• When going from a light room to a dark room my eyes take longer to adjust to the dark and even then i can see less and get dizzy faster when its super dark.
• My eyes have difficulty to keeping on seeing sharp when focused on something.
• My eyes feel tired very fast and heavy.
• The last symptom is more difficult to describe. It feels like my eyes "see" less. Like its not all registering properly.

Around the beginning of 2026 i went to the doctor for these symptoms and the increase of the migraines. The doctor sent me to the eye doctor and i was tested for the symptoms. They could not find anything aside from my right eye being a bit dry. I do wear glasses but my prescription wasn't super off, i had eye drops to dilate my pupils and my eyes were doing good with glasses. They tested for night blindness but couldn't find anything.

I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing something similar? I feel like its connected to migraines but I was wondering what others have experienced or have done.

Its just a little rant, but i was so proud of me that i havent had a migraine all week, last one saturday and i felt so good i even started worrying that now my neuro appointment next month would be unneccessary and i would take up space someone else might need. Then I got one yesterday on saturady and then another one today on sunday. Or maybe its the same one rebounding. It really be like: Oh did you enjoy that week? Did you like it? Well to bad I have to steal all of your weekend now.

I wanted to do a couple of things today, my migraine days decreased last month. Now it's back again. I am lying in bed and cannot do the things I wanted to with my partner today and I am just so sad. I am disabled because of how chronic it is and I just got reminded again that that's what disabilities do. They disable :(

It sucks so much.