I woke up in the middle of the night with a migraine. I made a big cup of French roast coffee and within an hour the migraine was at least something that I could tolerate.

If I can catch my migraine before it gets too bad with nausea, I try to have a Coke or Pepsi with some Tylenol. I find that combination with some peppermint oil on my neck and temples has helped a lot!

If I have a threatened migraine, sometimes I can stave it off by drinking two or three mugs of black coffee with sugar. This does not always work, especially with a bad migraine, but is my first "go to". If this fails, then I take my triptan and sleep it off.

I know that everyone is different. I also know that at least for me, every migraine event can be different. The severity and duration of the aura, etc. A lot of times if I could catch the aura when it was just a pin prick of a flashing dot and dose it with a goodly pop of caffeine and then immerse my hands in alternating cold and warm water, I could roll it back.

I own a Nespresso Machine for enjoyment and self defense. ;-) It offers a VERY quick jolt if I either need or simply want it.

We all must find our paths and it can take a long time. The key is VIGILANCE both with triggers and modalities. Carefully monitor what does and does not work.

A cup of coffee in the morning helps keep them under control better than no coffee. It doesn’t make them go away, just makes them not as bad.