Migraine stories
Read real stories of life with migraine.
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Charlotte’s story of migraine and parenthood
My daughter has had to grow up seeing her mum in pain regularly – that breaks my heart
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Haider’s story of migraine and his career
It’s in my nature to push through, but after 18 years I am questioning how sustainable pushing through is
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Esther’s story of working with migraine with aura
I felt I just had to push through, even if it meant closing my eyes at my desk until an aura passed, hoping nobody would notice
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Maria’s story of menstrual migraine
I’ve grown in confidence with being open about how I feel
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Laura’s story of life with migraine as a deaf person with Usher syndrome
I'm so sensitive to noise that even a small sound sounds like a cacophony!
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Misba’s story of migraine and navigating childhood, work and family life
Migraine has been a massive part of my life. It has always evolved, and I have had to evolve with it
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Sandip’s story of migraine and osmophobia (sensitivity to smell)
Now I do what’s right for me, not anyone else
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Mathew’s story of how migraine in childhood and in the workplace
At school I always felt under-valued as my migraine attacks were misinterpreted as ‘not paying attention’
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Katie’s story of daily migraine
A good month for me is one with low to moderate pain every day, and occasionally a few days pain-free
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Conner’s story of growing up with migraine and supporting The Migraine Trust
When I was a teenager, people around me didn’t understand migraine that well and the effect that it can have on your mental and physical wellbeing
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Jack’s story of vestibular migraine
A week before my 26th birthday my vestibular migraine symptoms began. I felt constantly dizzy 24/7
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Caitlin’s story of migraine and photophobia
Migraine doesn’t just present in the form of headaches, but abdominal pain, the dizziness I experience, sickness and for me most of all, sensitivity to light (photophobia)
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