What are common triggers for migraines and effective coping strategies? π§ π‘
Curious about #migraine triggers and management? Let’s dive in!
Identifying π migraine triggers:
Common triggers include:
– Stress and anxiety
– Dehydration
– Hormonal changes
– Lack of sleep
– Certain foods like aged cheeses or processed meats
How to cope with migraines:
– Keep a migraine diary to track triggers
– Stay hydrated and maintain a healthy sleep schedule
– Practice stress-reducing activities like yoga or meditation
– Avoid known trigger foods
– Consider medication or natural remedies like peppermint oil or ginger
– Keep a migraine diary to track triggers
– Stay hydrated and maintain a healthy sleep schedule
– Practice stress-reducing activities like yoga or meditation
– Avoid known trigger foods
– Consider medication or natural remedies like peppermint oil or ginger
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I take a pill called Topamax, which eliminates about 90% of my migraines before they even start. Sumatriptan for those 10% that make it through.
Usually strong aroma (cigars and cigarette smoke really does it to me) will set me off. I tend to avoid most bars anymore because of it
Unfortunately I have no idea, and so far every migraine medication has been ineffective, having tried about 7 so far now. I went through a 3 month period last year where I had a debilitating migraine almost every single day, with no clear trigger and no clear reason they subsided. But around the same time they subsided, I tried new anxiety medication and got new glasses for dealing with computer eye strain. Likely helping factors, but it wasn’t immediate relief and just hard to know for sure.
I still get visual symptoms anytime I go outside in daylight, and have to wear sunglasses even on cloudy days to alleviate the visuals.
I had a tbi when I was in Africa for the military. I’ve tried every medication, and nothing works. So I get botox done every 3 months with 21 injections in total. I have no clue what triggers them, but I’ll get a crazy amount of pressure in my head when it’s about to hit. I also suffer from cluster headaches too but those are seasonal. The botox has changed my life, honestly.
Triggers are stress, hard shoulder or back workouts (muscle tension related), and pms. Stress and tension around my period make them infinitely worse. I just found out Iβm slightly anemic and apparently that makes them worse too.
I take rizatriptan which works like 80% of the time, sometimes caffeine helps the last 20, also stretching, yoga, hot pad, extra water and hot showers.
Mine were almost all hormonal – around the time of my period, I would get horrid migraines. I did triptans and a rescue med for a while until my insurance refused to cover them.
I got a medical marijuana card and haven’t had issues since. When I do get a migraine that Advil or Aleve can’t touch, I use marijuana.
Most of them are from weather changes, which is impossible to avoid but has gotten so much better since moving away from the west. Strong smells like cigarette, cigar, or weed smoke, perfume or candles will do it too. Not getting enough sleep or getting too much sleep.
I take a monthly injection that helps reduce how many I get and the abortive is ubrelvy which is awesome
Stress, pms, noise, strong smell, if I donβt have meals on time, motion sickness.
Being aware of these triggers helps to manage migraines better
The sun, an empty tummy and lack of sleep. In that order. I take meds when the aura appears and I need to sleep in a dark room with minimal stimuli immediately. Because if I cross the aura phase, there’s only prayers that can help me ahead.
Hormones, stress, and lack of sleep are my biggest culprits. Iβve gone through quite a few prescription meds, but many make me feel equally as bad just in different ways. My winning combo seems to be Excedrin Migraine plus a 5mg cyclobenzaprine, though I just had a check up with my neurologist today and she gave me samples of something else sheβd like me to try.
Salonpas patches, hot showers, and adequate sleep all seem to help.
Coffee trigger my episode
Laying down triggers a migraine for me, so I guess itβs triggered by pressure in my sinuses? Iβm going to blame
allergies and the weather.
Still figuring it out. Had them years ago, not sure what triggered it back then, and now all of a sudden itβs back again.
large quantities of sugars aka a large strabucks drink, goes away the next day after invest w lights off and drinking lots of water
Changes in weather pressure and stress. I have a prescription that I keep on me at all times (naproxen and something else)
Stress, hormones, weather changes, drastic sleep changes, exposure to harsh lighting, certain foods, sometimes idk. Mine sometimes last 36 hours so most prescription migraine medication is useless. I’ve had some success with Eletriptan/Naratriptan. Topamax ultimately was ineffective for helping manage/prevent them. I’ve been on Emgality injections for about a year and it’s helped reduce the amount significantly.
Gluten, dairy, alcohol, lack of magnesium, lack of sleep, stress either chronic or acute, muscle tension in neck and back
I avoid gluten and dairy and alcohol. I take a supplement called MegaMag by Trace Minerals. I get medical massages (like deep tissue but worse)
I also take topirimate as a suppressant and rizatriptan for an abortive
Diet sodas do it for me. I think itβs the aspartame. I noticed even gum gives me migraines.
It took years to figure it out but when I switched to xylitol gum and reg soda, they mostly went away. I still get them about every 5 or 6 months though. I get terrible pain and then I throw up. Migraines are the worstβ¦
My kids(joking). Mine are if Iβm not eating or drinking enough during the day. Sometimes Iβm so preoccupied with the kids, donβt think about myself.
But once I get a chance itβs either passed or I take some Panadol to relieve
Tension in shoulders & neck & jaw, not enough sleep multiple days in a row, dehydration (usually from drinking coffee), caffeine withdrawal, not eating quickly enough, dry wines & ciders, beer. My biggest culprit was high blood pressure and I didnβt know it until I got it under control and the amount of migraines reduced significantly.
Hormones, stress (spiraling) alcohol and over sleeping.
Excedrine migraine + Benadryl + loooots of water. Gabapentin has helped too. Went to a headache specialist and heβs starting me on Meloxicam and Nortriptylne to see if that helps. If not I will make an appt with a neurologist and try other meds.