All SharePosts Relating To "triggers"

navajoearl

Hi, I began getting migraines im my early 40's.

How did I get this way?

Hi, this is my first post. I am native american in my late 40's who began having weird headaches every time I lost sleep or lifted weights which never happened before. I learned it's called migraines. As I work in construction sometimes odd hours, naturally I get these frequently now. Anytime, I exert myself it happens and thats at least once a... Read more Chevron

posted 02/10/2010, comment (1)|

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AlliOOP

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Today's rant against cigarette smoke

While I can fully accept that I may not make many new friends with this sharepost, today I figured I'd use a sharepost to rant about smoking. It burns my britches when people don't consider others in their need for a smoke One of my triggers is smoke. Cigarette smoke will trigger a migraine but cigar smoke is... Read more Chevron

posted 01/19/2010, comments (6)|

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smgibson

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striving to be a Proverbs 31 woman

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Finally having some relief from constant migraine

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... Read more Chevron

posted 12/19/2009, comments (6)|

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aimes82

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Chronic daily headaches, off and on attacks last for weeks

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Chronic daily headache

hello my name is amy, i have always suffered from the odd headache, but last year in october i woke up with a persistent headache that wouldnt go away, my gp sent me for a ct scan which was clear, then the headache went away 4 weeks later and i was headache free for 2 weeks then they came back again a constant throbbing pain in both temples and in... Read more Chevron

posted 02/18/2009, comments (9)|

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cynicalsam

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My Story Part 1

My 'encounter' with migraines started when I was about 14. I was on a boyscout camping/hiking trip. The day prior to the migraine was a long hike. I remember eating dinner of typical camping fare, freeze dried food. I went to sleep in a two person tent. I remember it having blue rip stop nylon fabric. One of the possible triggers... Read more Chevron

posted 11/03/2008, comment (1)|

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