Migraines and weather

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Thu, August 28, 2008

Hi everyone. I am a young adult living in the rainshine state- south, Florida. As most of you know- "tropical storm" fay just passed through and lasted about 3 days.

Now, my mother (being a migraine sufferer) had an attack as soon as the low pressure system started coming through. I at the time was staying w my boyfriend. I am very social and need little sleep. but he and i both noticed how sleepy i was one day when i woke (late) and later fell asleep early... and this continued for about 3-4 days. during the strom.

It is normal for me to have migraines, like my mother, during storms. (and i did on the 2nd day)(and never again during) But the extreme tiredness is a new thing for me. could it have been my bodys preventitive method? does this happen to anyone else?

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Chelsea

8/28/08 9:16am

Rainy weather is a sure trigger for my migraines----and sometimes I do get extremely sleepy. I call it a sign/aura/etc, because it usually means a migraine is on its way--and sleep is usually the best thing for me :-)

Nebula

8/28/08 12:48pm

I live in North Carolina and it has been raining here for three days straight. Weather is one of my most annoying triggers bc I have no control. I notice that before I get really bad migraines I start yawning a lot and feeling drowsy. Dunno why but I agree with the post above - it's my bodies way of telling me that I'm about to feel like crap

Nancy Harris Bonk

8/28/08 4:46pm

Hello, and welcome to MyMigraineConnection.com!

I'm not sure if it was your "bodys preventitive method" but fatigue can be part of a Migraine attack. There are four phases of a Migraine: prodrome, aura, headache and postdrome. Not everyone experiences each phase the same way or each phase during their attacks. For more information on a Migraine attack you can read this article Anatomy of a Migraine.

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Alexsa

9/ 4/08 10:19am

I also suffer from the migraine/barometric pressure syndrome. Weather changes, along with the full moon always bring the headache on. I keep the full moon dates highlighted on my calendar, as a reminder. After the headache finally leaves, I am then lethargic for 2 days.

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2/20/11 10:28pm

I've just realized there was a full moon Friday when I woke with the beginning of a 2+ day/night migraine. I've also noticed before that really dry air and static sparks off everything seem to coincide with migraines. I'm going to start tracking the moom cycles a bit more and do more research.

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