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San Francisco, CA

💬 Share your top migraine triggers and how you avoid them.

March 12, 2025
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Members shared their top migraine triggers in response to the question, with stress, barometric pressure changes, bright lights, strong... Read more

Members shared their top migraine triggers in response to the question, with stress, barometric pressure changes, bright lights, strong smells, and lack of sleep coming up again and again. Several members described creative ways to cope, including WeatherX earplugs with a forecast app, Cefaly and alphastim devices, cold compresses, and switching to indoor exercise videos to avoid heat. A recurring theme was how exhausting and unpredictable migraine life can be, with many members offering warm encouragement to seek neurologist support and migraine prevention treatments.

A MyMigraineTeam Member

Weather,stress, food all contributes to mine. I've tried Sumatriptan, Nortriptyline several others that didn't work. I'm now back to excederin,

June 9
A MyMigraineTeam Member

I believe it triggers the headaches when I overthink or stressed out

August 25, 2025
A MyMigraineTeam Member

Also, loud noises, bright lights, looking at my phone or computer, stress, although many tell me it’s an excuse to not talk about something. Ugh.

Being a passenger in a car if it’s a bad driver. Heat. Lack of sleep. I try to sleep early but get up every two hours or so. It’s all so exhausting. I need help. This constant pain is terrible

July 22, 2025
A MyMigraineTeam Member

Stress is a biggie plus lack of sleep. Other triggers are constant bright light like being at the beach. Strong smells like too much perfume or smells of food like fish.

March 27, 2025
A MyMigraineTeam Member

Stress, barometric pressure changes, bright and/or flashing lights, lack of sleep, some smells

March 24, 2025

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