Migraine triggers
A migraine attack rarely has a single cause. More often, several factors add up: a short night, a skipped meal, a stressful week, the hormone drop before a period. Knowing them means you can avoid some of them.
These articles go through the most common triggers, what studies really say about them, and how to spot your own with an attack diary.
10 articles
Alcohol and Migraine: Why Some Drinks Trigger an Attack
Alcohol and migraine: is red wine really the culprit? See what studies show, why dehydration and poor sleep matter, and how to test your own reaction.
Birth Control and Migraine: What Studies Say and When to Talk to Your Doctor
Birth control and migraine: what studies say about hormones, aura and stroke risk, what is still uncertain, and questions to ask your doctor.
Migraine and Screens: Is Blue Light Really to Blame?
What the studies really say about screens, blue light, filter glasses, and migraine. A method to identify if your screens are actually triggering your attacks.
Weekend Migraines: Why Attacks Hit When You Finally Relax
Let-down effect, cortisol drop, sleeping in, caffeine withdrawal: why your migraines hit on weekends or vacations, and how to prevent them.
Migraine and Sleep: Why You Wake Up With a Headache
Sleep deprivation, oversleeping, apnea, insomnia: how sleep and migraine affect each other, and how to adjust your sleep habits to reduce attacks.
Migraine and Food: Which Foods Trigger or Protect You?
Tyramine, histamine, MSG, alcohol, chocolate: complete guide to migraine-triggering foods and protective foods. Method to identify your personal triggers.
Barometric Pressure and Migraines: What Science Says
Nearly half of people with migraine feel the impact of weather. Understand how barometric pressure triggers attacks and why tracking weather changes everything.
Stress and Migraines: Breaking the Vicious Cycle
Stress is the #1 migraine trigger, reported by 70 to 80% of patients. Understand the cortisol-brain mechanism to break the stress→migraine→stress loop.
How to Identify Your Migraine Triggers
Spot your migraine triggers: stress, sleep, hormones, weather. Learn a simple, repeatable tracking method to see what really sets off your attacks.
Migraine and Periods: Why Your Cycle Triggers Attacks
Migraine and periods: why the drop in estrogen before your period triggers attacks, how to spot your risk window and what to tell your doctor.
