How Do You Prevent Migraines With Weather Changes?
Preventing migraine triggers like caffeine, MSG, and glaring light are easy enough to monitor. Avoiding weather-induced attacks is more challenging. Intense light or approaching storms can excite a headache, but it’s usually a rapid change in temperature, humidity or barometric pressure that triggers migraines. According to Dr. Stephen Silberstein, M.D., Professor of Neurology at Thomas Jefferson University, although migraine headaches are caused by physical changes in the brain, roughly 85 percent of sufferers report that diet or environmental changes trigger that familiar pain. If you feel weather is a significant cause of your attacks, there are a few ways to confront these migraines so you can comfortably and confidently start your day. Start a headache journal. Record the time, date and weather each day. Mark specific weather conditions or events that might trigger your attacks. Especially note the daily barometric pressure. Blood vessels in your head expand or contract to compens
