After months of non-stop migraine I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I have known for a while the MSG was a big trigger as were almost all chemical odors. I had been avoiding MSG as it was listed in foods, but was still having lots of headaches. Then I picked up a book at the library's used book sale about food sensitivity in kids who have ADD. Lo and behold, there are a lot of the same sensitivities. So using the info in the book, I fine-tuned my diet and within 3 days, of very strictly avoiding the many names that MSG can hide behind I was for 95% headache free and have stayed that way now for 3 weeks!
I see a new neurologist on 12/31 and I hope that I will be able to start weaning off of some of my preventive meds.
For anyone reading this, please take the time to do a really thorough migraine diary. I know it is hard to do, but it is so worth it to find the triggers and to eliminate them if at all possible.
I am so happy you've found a trigger that you can try and avoid. I did want to let you know we do have a Migraine diary here on this site you can use to track your triggers and medications. You can find that information on our Migraine Trigger page: Your Migraine and Headache Diary
Let us know how it goes.
I have used the Migraine Diary and highly recommend it to anyone going through this. I can't understand why some people are not willing to do a bit of record keeping and detective work to try and help themselves. But I know some people who are that way.