Migraines

Luis

Migraine sufferer.

Signs of impending Migraine for me:

Blood red left eye
Very pale
Fatigue
Stiff neck

Symptoms of my migraine:

Headache (obviously)
Nausea
Vomiting
Collapse
Left sided weakness / tingling (been hospitalised for this twice!)
Visual disturbances inc blind spots, flashing lights
Neck becomes immobile

Trigger Factors for me

Hormones (biggest factor)
Dehydration
Stress
Lack of sleep
Eating too much junk
Caffeine

Things that help an attack

Pretty much nothing once it's started (sorry)

Things that have successfully led to fewer attacks

Changing the pill I was on (now on Prostap injection to stop hormones working for a completely different reason, but has helped the migraines no end)
Chiropractor - aka migraine magician - worth every penny
Cut out caffeine
Drink more water

Hope this helps

Luis.

Krisp_3

HI all

This is my first post!

I am now 2 and a half weeks into a 4 week detox diet. I am not taking in anything other than fruit, vegetables, pulses, water and herbal teas and have cut out caffeine, meat, fish, sweets, crisps, junk food and so on. I am pleased to say I've not even had a headache during this time, let alone a migraine. I'm planning on reintroducing tea/coffee and so on to see if I can if I can i.d. the trigger. I've been very stressed at work, but seem to be coping better than when I was drinking gallons of tea/coffee.

Best of luck to everyone else!