Just here to say: it might get better

I’ve dealt with migraine most of my life, but up until 2020 it was episodic and treatable. In 2020 however, I got Covid and my life changed. I went from a fit, high energy 24 year old to bed bound over night. All the sudden I had refectory migraine and could barely hold it together. Eventually I was able to get out of bed, but didn’t have a pain free day for almost 3 years. Like many of you, I felt like I’d tried endless combinations of meds, but in January 2023, I finally found something that helped just a little bit. Then the next thing helped a little more, and so on and so forth. I was finally able to revisit some of the medications that didn’t work the first go around, and they started to help too!

Fast forward to today, and I still have chronic migraine. It still really sucks some days, but I finally have more good days than bad, and on the sucky days I have a treatment plan that (usually) keeps things from escalating. My life looks different than I thought it would—I’m no longer hucking cliffs on skis, running marathons, or staying out late partying with friends—but I’m also here, I’m happy, and I’m no longer mourning that part of myself. I have a wonderful husband, an understanding friend group, and a neurologist/care team I love—yes, ALL of these things exist!

All to say, if you’re reading this, keep fighting. There just might be light at the end of the tunnel. I almost gave up a couple of times, and I am so glad I didn’t. You got this!