When you wake up to the crazed evidence of a middle of the night attack

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i can’t believe i made it 40 days migraine free!!

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I HATE SPRING. I have had to take 3 Nurtec in the past week. I am so scared of developing a resistance. My head feels like I’ve been shot off to space without a space suit. Help.

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Goodness gracious! If only someone had told me sooner!

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thought this pretty much sums it up for us.

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My daughter has a migraine and this is her support team.

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For all my migraine prone peeps out there having a rough day, I see you.

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Actual results of everyone's favourite helpful suggestion: Have you tried drinking more water?

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I'm thinking... nah.

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Send help

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yup

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What level of pain are you?

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Oh lord, this is the TRUTH 😂

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On my second day of this migraine

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Only y’all would appreciate this

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Is it too much to ask that there just never be weather?? 😖

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Migraine relief

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Check in

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Bilious Ascent

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Literally me rn😭

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Migraine days question: When you are asked how many migraine days have you had. Do you account only for the headache time or do you also include the prodrome and postdrome time?

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Someone point me in the direction of the makers of Qulipta so I can kiss them on the mouth.

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Migraines and aspartame

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Feeling like this today

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iykyk 💨🌱😂

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Which to choose when it comes to going to bed and migraines...

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My life

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How my migraines feel.

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I made a Snoo Psyduck mascot for r/Migraine

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Pedialyte has freezer pops to hydrate, and it’s comforting when having a migraine

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After a 6 hour long zoom meeting.

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The AI knows what's up

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Did anyone else see this headline and roll their eyes into oblivion? If only it was that easy. 🙄

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Insurance out here literally saving my life

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While I am battling the brain fog....

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When you're trying to explain chronic pain and how you try to function through it because otherwise you would never leave your bed...

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People with migraines understand this too well

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The day after taking a triptan waiting to see if I’ll get the rebound headache

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i am accepting this as my new life

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That glorious moment when you wake up and realize the migraine is gone

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it really do be like that

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Sometimes it hits you really bad

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Oh hey future migraine

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saw this today. just had to laugh. wondering if anyone's tried it?

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*sips coffee*

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Sorry, I could figure out how to make it dark mode.

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Migrane medicine

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Eletriptan + Cappuccino + Feet in Pool

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I saw this image and felt very attacked. I'm extremely grumpy during migraines.

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Painting my Migraine: This was the first silent migraine I've ever had. All the hemiplegic symptoms except pain. Tons of aura and stupid. My head felt like a potato, only with nauseating rainbow swirls.

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Help I'm on my period and I forgot to eat lunch and my phone screen is omitting the light of the Sun

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Small win: Pharmacy gave me an extra sumatriptan!

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When you've been in horrible pain for two days but that postdrome euphoria hits...

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My migraine glasses - found these bad boys at an estate sale and they’ve been a blessing on the worst migraines days.

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I guess current treatments could be worse ...

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My migraine buddy

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Just woke up to this, unbelievable.

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My Neurologist retired and the new one refuses to give me my triptane. Migraine worse then ever and already threw up 11 times. I wanna die.

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Lying in bed with a migraine and closed blinds all day, can definitely identify with this!

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Relatable

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My migraine snack - lots of salt and vit. C

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sorry if repost but I just saw this for the first time & it is too real

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Finally got smart and unpackaged my Maxalt when I DIDN'T have a migraine.

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New headphones designed to prevent migraines.

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Another migraine dream piece called ANDROMEDA...keep trying to make more art to distract myself. Used oils that usually give me migraines for this because was already having one...

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me trying to keep my cool when someone says you can't just leave work because you have a hEaDaChE or just take some tylenol

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The migraine starter pack.

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Day 6 with constant migraine that can’t be touched by meds

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That feeling when the Sumatriptan hits

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Migraine comfort dog

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Thank you to my best friend @courtneyisapagan for her illustration of my lifelong internal struggle with migraines. And a big thanks to @Martinkellytattoo for taking the image from paper to my body.

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Expressing my anguish in meme form

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This is the current state of my latest migraine painting! Thought I’d update (: not sure when/if I’ll finish

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We got this! <3

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Anyone else consider self-trepanning when your migraine is killing you?

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How I'm feeling today

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I’m so proud of myself.

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this guy migraines

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Online school is already bad enough

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Me and my brain like every morning

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Here's my migraine crew on especially bad days. It helps a lot

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Wasn't going to miss Mother's Day due to my stupid migraines or light sensitivity. Dad took the opportunity to help lighten the mood.

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Doctors whenever I try to have an honest discussion about my pain:

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“Just take some Advil”

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Big shout out to the person who posted here a while back that their boss told them they couldn't wear their migraine ice pack hat during a video meeting with clients. You made me investigate them, and now I have some relief at work!

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Medication Overuse Headache

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This is my pupper and I trying to sleep of my migraine every afternoon before work.

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It Burns

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Is this just me or is it a really strong trigger?

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Talk dirty to me

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Relatable. Going through this rn

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Migraine meds

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Hello again, ltnc! :/

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A local science center did a great migraine sufferer demonstration.

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Barometric Pressure Change Advice Needed

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Pray for me tonight

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i wish i could stop playing this game all the time

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Migraine all day, rizatriptans not working, but this cutie hasn't left my side all day.

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My fiance went to pick up my Imitrex injections and they gave me a total of 18 for the month! 😲

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Shout out to this boy who refuses to let me sit in the dark alone. I would be drowning in this crushing pain & loneliness without you, Bubba <3

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Goooooooood morning!

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This sums it up...

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The lies ; so much lies

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My dog can sense when I have a migraine and lays on my head like this! I actually find the light pressure to help. Do anyone else’s pets sense/react to their migraines?

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Chronic migraine and my love of Star Wars/Baby Grogu. In pain, I am. Right side, numb my face is, yes. There is no relief, only migraine

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Migraine self portrait #3 coming up

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Currently at work and am on (I think?) Day 8 of this migraine (days start to run together after a while). Here's how I'm managing the lights. I figured you guys could relate best. My coworkers just look at me odd. Oh well.

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Alternative Migraine Snack

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Welcome to Mondays.

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An apple a day...

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We deserve better

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This is a common game for me...

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Waited too long to take abortive meds & now swimming in pain & anxiety—who can relate?

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My favourite pin (all my friends and family know if I'm wearing it that I'm having a bad head day)

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mid migraine meltdown lol

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The lucky ones...and those are headaches, not the terror of migraines

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Sketched this out in a rage when I had a migraine and was told “You seem fine”

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living with migraines be like

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My partner bought Chinese food and rolled a joint for me to help with my migraine today 🥰 Does anyone else use a combination of medication and cannabis to manage symptoms?

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For my Chronic Migraineurs out there 💜❤️

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Who would’ve thought? /s

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Finally, I got CGRP monoclonal antibodies (Aimovig)

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I had to visualize my migraines against my cycle so I could finally confirm it’s hormonal in nature

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SURPRISE!!!!!

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If only I looked this cute in my migraine hat

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How my migraines feel. Brain fog. Blinding temple and back of head pain. Hot/cold/nausea waves.

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I hate the packaging too, but these went through washer and dryer and emerged intact! So there's your upside I guess.

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Always trying to turn down the sun.

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Migraine, by me.

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I hate when people act like migraine triggers are a choice. It’s not like I can snap my fingers and make someone else’s perfume or unexpected flashing lights disappear.

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Painting my Migraines, watercolor and micron pen

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A few days ago I had the worst migraine so my cat layed beside me and held my hand. Now if only I could get him to do that when I wasn't sick!

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This is Asher. He likes to pet my face with his soft toe beans when I’m in bed with a migraine. I’ve had about 19 headache/migraine days in the last month. I just started Aimovig on Tuesday, so I’m hoping to reduce the number of migraine days, just not the number of cuddling days. My sweet boy. ❤️

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I think we’ve all thought about doing this once or twice lol

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Naturally the screaming while migraining is figurative. We just bring this energy in our eyes.

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Seemed relevant since I’m often afraid I am faking my pain or symptoms or that they are not as bad as they are...

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My new accessory a migraine ice cap. This month has been really bad due to the weather changed.

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suffering rn and this made me laugh lol

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I do need a new hat...

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Me omw to get Botox so I can function

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Why I hate leaving my house: glare from other cars cause a migraine every time I drive anywhere on a sunny day.

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When u want to lay out in the beautiful warm sun but light sensitivity is absolutely kickin

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I love the holidays so much but also pain

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24 years, countless doctors and finally one who agrees; I have clusters not just migraines! Validation matters! 🧠 💕

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Just another day with the struggle, amirite?

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