I was always told that when I would be menopaused I should be free of migraines BUT on the contrary I have more than ever!

I'm caught somewhere between hormonal migraines and occipital neuralgia. I'm so confused as to the actual cause of the occipital. Anyone else dealing with this?

I get lots of intractable migraines that last longer that 48-72 hours & don't respond to standard treatment (also called status migrainosus). I would love to know if any of you have ideas on how to treat them?

To complicate things further I can't take ergots or triptans because of severe side effects to these medications in the past. My "go-to" medicine for this is a steroid taper (was 4mg methylprednisolone taper pack but eventually that stopped helping & the dr upped the dose to a 20mg predni… read more

My daughter is 12 and started getting migraines at the age of 11 what can I do to help her they are so bad they put her to bed and I gave her ibuprofen but some of them tell you not to, I get them every month and so does she.

Whenever i take a migraine my hair becomes incredibly greasy. It doesnt matter if i have washed it 10 minutes earlier or if i wash it during my migraine, it just remains greasy and lank. I cant tie it back as having a hairband in hurts too much when i have a migraine. As soon as it passes my hair is back to normal once its washed. Ive searched for an explanation for this and the internet has nothing so i wondered if anyone else has this

I can't believe how much better I feel now that the temperature has dropped. There also does not seem to be the big fluctuations in the temperature, humidity and barometric pressure. The thing that is still messing with my head is precipitation. I know the day before it's going to rain, then it rains and then it takes a day to feel better. That's three days out of my life. Weather migraines are really bad, anybody else have them? In sure lots of us do. Anyone know how to avoid or cope… read more

Anyone have migraines just before your period?

Ever since I got the copper IUD (paraguard) I've noticed my acne has became significantly worse, takes longer to heal, and creates worse/more scarring. I had not taken any birth control for 3-4 years before I got the IUD. My skin used to be normal, even through pregnancy and after. My doctor thinks taking something hormonal will worsen my migraines. But I'm wondering now if it would just be worth it in the end anyway, and maybe just treat the worsening migraines if my body doesn't get used to it… read more