When You Don’t Know What’s Triggering Your Migraines: Part 1...The most common culprits are gluten, dairy, alcohol, caffeine, chocolate and artificial sweeteners.... By Alene L. Brennan, RYT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Maybe you can help?...No chocolate, no sugar, no MSG, no cheese, no milk, no nuts, no citrus, no soda, limited caffeine....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 replies
An Answer to My Prayers...Other preventatives: Avoid alcohol, nitrites, nitrates, chocolate and heavy perfumes and smoke Drink a lot of water (especially before exercise) Warm... By lsundstrom1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Wounded Head...it, I enjoy reading books where other people talk about their migraines (A Brain Wider Than The Sky by Andrew Levy, All In My Head by Paula Kamen, and By c6rystal1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Migraines...I had been told that it was from caffeine, chocolate, eating red meat, you name it.... By golfwriter22 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Your Experience with Migraine and Heightened Sensitivity...Sounds and smells are magnified unbearably” “I have been told I am a ‘super-taster’ because I can taste subtle flavors…should have been a wine and chocolate... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
My Dead End Search for the Root Problem...Chocolate? Cheese? Is it the coating on your non-stick frying pan coming off on your eggs and poisoning you every morning??... By Anna Eidt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
Wishing I could give advice to myself before I was ever diagnosed with migraine...How I wish I had had some little anti-migraine angels on my shoulder to intervene when I ate a packet of chocolate chip cookies nearly every day as my... By The Migraine Girl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments19 comments
It worked for me...I have not had any caffeine (except for the small amounts in milk chocolate which I still eat) and have completely avoided aspartame (although I have eaten... By corvid2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Food Cravings...When a craving happens before the head pain phase, the craving – for chocolate for example – may be mistaken for a migraine trigger.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
The Electric Convulsions in My Head...Listen, just forget about giving up chocolate — are you kidding me???? I mean, give a girl a break, OK?... By jazzmine4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Shanon Offers Advice to Navigate the Trauma of Migraine...I cannot tolerate (most) or any type of Nutella, nuts, cereal, canned foods, cakes, pies, chocolate, coffee, tea, MSG, sugars, protein shakes, vitamins... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
It takes a lifetime to figure it all out...I followed the advice in Heal Your Headache, and dropped caffeine entirely (coffee, tea, chocolate, Excedrin migraine) to lower my migraine activation... By jeannette3302 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Quality of Life...Triggers: I have pin-pointed dark chocolate, all citrus (including citric acid), pineapple, cranberries, avocado, wine and packaged juices as triggers.... By c7156922 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
A day in the life of a migraine sufferer....I have to be careful though as Cheese, Chocolate, Orange Juice, and too much dairy all trigger my migraines.... By ananga-manjaridevi-dasi2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How I’m currently headache free after almost 3 years.....- absolutely no caffeine at all including decaffeinated beverages and chocolate. Coca Cola lucozade worst culprits.... By rhysyd4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
When Self-Care Looks Self-Ish...Some days I’m totally fine with this, like when it craves large slices of chocolate cake. Then there are the days when I’d like to change its mind.... By Tonilyn Hornung2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
I still have migraine 24/7, but I have hope!...As with some other sufferers chocolate, caffeine and heat help ease some of the symptoms.... By swhitect4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
When Reaching For the Stars Lands You in a Ditch...Not even chocolate can conjure the same sort of happiness I feel when I’m on the road to some small professional success.... By Anna Eidt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Mark Captures His Migraine Triggers Through Photography...Cheese, chocolate, wine, coffee. So, it’s the after-effects that are the worst. It’s often visual things that are the biggest triggers.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments