Migraine stories
People affected by migraine share their personal experience
The migraine stories shared below aim to show the real impact of living with migraine, whilst also offering support and comfort to others affected by this debilitating but often misunderstood condition. Each person’s experience of living with migraine will be different – from the symptoms to frequency and severity of attacks, to the treatments used and the impact on work, family and social life.
Alison
“I will always be grateful to them for their kind and generous treatment of me.”
Amanda
“Dear Migraine, I feel it’s time to write to you. You have been a part of my life for so long”
Richard
“I ended up in the emergency department with slurred speech and weakness”
Dawson Family
“Heartbreakingly for our three children, the headache free days are rare”
Elizabeth
“I increasingly feel that I have not been able to fulfill my potential”
Beth
Rebecca
“I was diagnosed with chronic daily migraine, trigeminal neuralgia and hemicrania continua”
Patricia
“I had pain down the left side of my head and face and could not think clearly”
Sharron
Graham
“One of the hard things to deal with is how other people react to my migraines”
