Unfortunantly migraines run in my family. My maternal great-great grandma, & my great grandma used to have really bad migraines. The curse skipped my grandma, was passed on to my mom and myself, plus my brothers daughter too. I hope my sisters' daughter doesn't get them. For my bros' daughter, she was struck with the migraine curse from both her mom AND dads' sides.
I got my first migraine at 11, and had my most recent one 5 days ago. I don't get them as often as some sufferers do, but this month I've had 2 migraines, each lasting 3 days. That's one reason I don't like summer, I'm far more prone to migraines in the summer heat than any other time of year. Oh well...que sera sera!
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Melly, yes, I've had several MRIs, and at least I know I have a brain, LOL!! And I've tried topomax, but it seems it works best (or any other migraine meds), when I have an aura and know I'm gonna get one. But I don't get auras nearly as often as I used to when I was in my teens and early 20s, so I usually just try to stay unconscious as long as I can. My aura is the sound of a stick breaking inside my head. Some say they smell things, others taste things...do you get auras?