What triggers your Migraines?

Migraines are strange to begin with. Some of the triggers are also aids in getting rid of them like caffeine. Most migraine medications have caffeine in them. Go figure. Most of the items you mentioned are triggers for me, especially the pressure changes. Here are a few others I have discovered over the years: 1. Turkey meat. The chemical in it that makes people sleepy after they eat it (I can't remember the name of it) can trigger migraines. 2. Splenda. Yeah that nice new sugar substitute that many companies are using in things. 3. Aspartame. Another sugar substitute. With this I only have problems with certain generic ones of it. I think it's more the fillers but I have known some that can't touch it at all. 4. Champagne. I take a sip and instant migraine. I have no clue as to why. 5. Roses. even perfumes or soaps with rose scent in them will trigger migraines for me. My sister loves the new Quench from Oil of Olay..I smell it and my head starts to pound. 6. Finally a big migraine inducer for me is sinus pressure. I have had many sinus headaches trigger migraines. I could take all the migraine medication in the world but it won't get rid of it till I get rid of the sinus pressure. For those of you who have trouble getting rid of migraines here are a couple of things I have found to help. Coffee or chocolate can help but only if it's not a trigger for you. Take bengay (or similar liniment like icyhot) and rub it on your temples and neck. It helps to ease the pain. Find a nice dark room and curl up in there and sleep. It is nice to know I'm not the only one who suffers from them

Mostly it's stress/anger. Like one day last week I got into a horrible fight with my boss and that night when I went to sleep I didn't but in my bite guard (for TMJ) and the next day before I could go back to sleep my magriane started kicking in. It took T3's to get it to go away.

Well, I have not always figured out what causes mine, but I am sure some of mine are hormonal. I have had a Bad migraine now for about 24 hrs. Have even taken Hydrocodone or Generic Vicadin, to no avail for complete relief, but since I only get one about 3-4 times a yr. usually, I am not too worried anymore. I think mine now is Stress due to the Holidays, and since I am not a Big fan of them really, this is probably correct.

Too much sleep gives me terrible migraines. So does any kind of Diet soda. Sometimes I get them and I'm not sure why.

By me it's mostly my days, I have migraine always before and after. Too much sleep isn't good eighter. I haven't discovered a food or drink what is a migraine trigger for me, except champagne. Champagne is a poison for me. I don't need more but just a sip, and a migraine is guaranteed. About 15 years ago I found out, exercising was helpful. I discovered Callanetics - do you know, what it is? - an excercise program, named after it's founder, Callan Pinkney. After couple of months the migraines were still there but they weren't so awful anymore. Unfortunately with time I became too lazy to make them regularely...

I get them very regularly. It is hereditory. My mum used to suffer with them and I have passed it down to all my children. I have no idea what are my triggers. I have tried ruling out so many things but they seem to come on more with stress. Some of them last for days. The longest was 3 weeks and the doctor sent me for ultrasound therapy for that one. Thankyou for this post I will try to rule out some more triggers with this.

For me the typical cause is hormones. After that is lack of sleep, chocolate or cheese @ bedtime and caffeine. I know caffeine is in most headache tablets and really does wonders but it's evil I tell you (lol) Lack of will send me through the roof w/ a migraine

I know of a few things that trigger mine. And you are right, STRESS is a HUGE 1 of those things.. ugh! Driving for me, not sure why, I don't like to drive and it's not because I am not a good driver, I think it's all the other idiots on the road that get me all worked up.. lol! And driving at night.. FORGET IT! I can't see a thing especially with oncoming traffic. That triggers the head pounding as well. (and hubby screams at me because I am always making him drive me or kids everywhere) I also have alot of back problems. So I am in same boat as far as getting too much rest. If I lay in bed too long... I hurt so bad for days! The migraines just seem to fall into place after. I am a "freaky pillow shopper" as my hubby tells me. I just HAVE to have a new pillow once a month, sometimes I can make 1 last 2 months. If it loses it's "fluff" I have to get a new 1. Just can't get comfy without the neck support and that will start my head throbbing just laying in bed. I would like to try 1 of those memory foam pillows, but hate to spend the $30 for 1 pillow, if it's not going to help! alot of times if I have a migraine I drink iced coffee. Not sure why it helps, but it does work for me. I can put heat on my head and ice in my mouth and it just soothes it away. Other times I get them so bad, and totally out of the blue, that I can't figure out what causes them. I have spent DAYS at a time in bed, curled into a ball and just crying from the pain. No lights, no tv, nobody talking in next room, every little noise just KILLS ME! And then they just 'go away' again.

i use to get really bad migrrains that icould not even open my eyes or sit up.and i took imitrex and it only made them worse.usaaly alot of stress and worrying caused mine or if i did not eat.I have not got any for 2 years now but when i did excedrin migrain worked great i use to take imitrex from my doctor but that only made them 5x worse.I do not think you can avoid migrains sometimes it just runs in the family.

hmm.. not enough sleep too much work that leads to stress some one who talks too much @@"

Your are right with those triggers. What I know is that high temperature also trigger migraines.

My husband says it's not a migraine but I think it is - TMJ causes me to have migraines periodically. I get so stressed and tensed which aggrivates my TMJ. Mostly I've just taken T3's to help with the pain. I've got muscal relaxers but those are brutal on me. I'm exhausted and I just feel awful (muscal wise & even mentally).

I have always got migraines. But, throughout mylife my main triggers have shifted. I used to get migraines from MSG, stress and lack of sleep. These days I am more apt to get a migraine due to natural hormonal changes each month and also as an after-effect of a sinus headache. New studies are linking sinus headaches to migraines.

I started suffering from migraines a little over 8 years ago. I was seeing several different doctors it, but none of them were offering much help. It came to the point where I was getting them out of the blue 3 or 4 times a week. One of the main triggers I found is that skipping meals triggers a migraine for me. I figured this out myself by keeping a headache diary. I wrote down EVERYTHING. What I ate, when I ate, how I ate it, what I did that day, how I felt about doing it, etc. After suffering such horrible pain for so long I was determined to make them stop! I noticed a trend in my headache occurances. I would get so caught up in working and taking care of the kids, that I would skip breakfast or lunch to go take care of an errand. I always ending up having a horrible migraine because of it. I avoid them now by grabbing at least a piece of fruit or something if I am on the run. I still get migraines when there is a major weather change or occasionally really strong odors will set them off. They are a lot less frequent now though.

with me its coffee and or lack of sleep that sets it off but when it happens it can last for days

lately i have had very bad migranes but i think that they have been triggered from lack of caffein because i use to drink about 3 bottles of diet pepsi a day and i quit drinking pop what so ever.also another thing that triggers them is not wearing my glasses when i supposed to.

1. Stress. 2. Heat 3. Orange soda 4. Thyme 5. Skipping a meal 6. There is a smell at a local store that I can not figure out. As soon as I walk through the door, Migraine! 7. Big Macs 8. The smell of road tar 9. The smell of Pledge 10. Shrimp 11. The glare of the sun for more than an hour. There are more and I am still trying to figure out some of my triggers.

STRESS!!! (and in all caps too!) Lack of sleep, or interrupted sleep, sometimes chocolate (ACK!), caffine, and Goddess knows what else. There are times I can go without having any for a LONG while (a month for me) and then times where I get one a day for two months...I hate it! :(

Perfumes are the biggest trigger for me. Not all of them - just the ones that contain lavender. It seems to be an unusual one, and a lot of herbalists use lavender to *cure* headaches. As soon as I smell lavender oil or soap, instant headache. And it's a really common note in floral perfumes. (I can't go anywhere near a Lush store.) Oddly enough, I'm fine around the actual plant. It's something to do with the stuff they use as a scent.

rain and sugars seem to be the most common cause of mine. it just happens to rain for almost 1/2 the year where i live. i love sugar.