| Migraine headache journals can often help | | | | will be looking for potential triggers that occurred |
| sufferers of migraine headaches find and eliminate | | | | anywhere from a few minutes to a couple of |
| triggers or combinations of triggers that are | | | | days before each headache. So the trigger for |
| causing their migraines. A trigger is any factor | | | | Monday's headache could have happened on |
| that causes a migraine attack. Common migraine | | | | Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. The trigger for |
| triggers are cured meats such as hot dogs, ham, | | | | Wednesday's headache could have happened on |
| and bacon, caffeine, humid weather conditions, | | | | Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. And the final |
| stress, and many others. Once a trigger is | | | | attack could have been caused from a trigger on |
| discovered it can be avoided or minimized, thus | | | | Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. |
| reducing the amount or severity of migraine | | | | Can you see where the problem lies? Your trigger |
| attacks. This all sounds great, doesn't it? | | | | or combinations of triggers could have occurred |
| The problem with migraine headache diaries | | | | on any day. It will be just about impossible to find |
| happens if the migraine sufferer has attacks that | | | | a trigger, especially considering the fact that you |
| are too often or too long in duration. If a person | | | | probably ate different foods on different days |
| experiences an attack just once every week or | | | | and were involved in different activities on |
| every month it is definitely possible to find and | | | | different days. The bottom line is that everything |
| eliminate these triggers. However, if the attacks | | | | you ate or did or came into contact with could |
| occur several times a week or last for several | | | | have caused a migraine attack. |
| days at a time, a diary or journal may not help | | | | The only way triggers can be found is if you can, |
| find the triggers. | | | | over time, narrow down the possible offenders. |
| One of the first things a doctor may tell you is to | | | | However, this is nearly impossible when someone |
| keep a headache journal. However, this is bad | | | | experiences constant attacks. Using a migraine |
| advice for those suffering with frequent | | | | headache diary can be great for people suffering |
| headaches. If you're one of those who | | | | intermittent headaches, but hard to decipher for |
| experiences migraine attacks often, you may not | | | | people experiencing these painful disorders much |
| want to take the advice of those who will tell you | | | | more often. |
| to keep a diary. This is bad advice. | | | | Fortunately, there are other ways to skin a cat. |
| Let's say you suffer with headaches three times | | | | Even if you can't find the triggers there are still |
| a week. One week you experience migraines on | | | | many natural treatment options that can help you |
| Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday and they | | | | relieve or eliminate your migraines. |
| each last half a day. If you're keeping a diary you | | | | |