blasher
October 25, 2010
Welcome to the Food and Drinks Forum
sks1958
February 26, 2011
I am interested to see what triggers others migraines
ellen
February 27, 2011
Hi Sharon,
AS you probably have realized, not every person is sensitive to every potential trigger. Moreover, what may trigger a Migraine today, may not be a trigger next year. Sometimes triggers by themselves won't cause a problem, but combine them with another trigger and *whamo* a Migraine results.
I have a lot of triggers, making living a normal life difficult. It's not impossible though! It just takes a lot of care and sometimes some stubbornness thrown in for good measure. Others won't understand some triggers and may be unhappy when I refuse certain activities or foods etc. It's okay though, I'd rather upset them than suffer another attack.
My worst triggers are changes in eating habits and blood sugar/insulin status, change in sleep habits, msg, certain foods, hormone replacement (estrogens and progesterones), my autoimmune diseases, not maintaining a perfectly balanced thyroid status. I also suffer letdown headaches, meaning stress doesn't trigger them, but when the stress is gone I get hit pretty hard sometimes. Certain medicines really hit me hard, and I rebound easily as well.
What are your triggers Sharon?
megan
September 30, 2011
I hope people still read this. I would love to hear about peoples tiggers I am triggered mainly my ice/cold foods and lack of vegatables also certain foods spices notalone but in a certian combo like garlic and ciliantro togeter are rosemary togther with onions or garlic. I also suffer letdown heaadaches or headaches due to lack of stress and being busy like you Ellen
liltex923
October 1, 2011
I have a number of triggers too. This year, as a whole, has been a pretty good year. I might get four or five migraines a month rather than the usual daily headache AND weekly migraine. My triggers can include:
Too much sun, and too much is very little (my sister calls me vampira), caffeine, chocolate, too little/too much sleep, msg, processed meats, exercise, not enough water, and change in barometric pressure. These are triggers I have been able to identify.
Even so, I find it impossible to not trigger a migraine. I have never found a medication that has helped me (prescription too), other than Advil. I have worked to modify my lifestyle (I am taking better care of myself - mostly diet and work/life balance - and although it has resulted in reducing the frequency of migraines, it hasn't yet bee able to eliminate them from my life.
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