Our 12 year old son has the occasional Migraine attack. Thankfully, it is not necessary for him to take any preventive meds at this time. They can be treated with NSAIDS. His Migraine attacks seem to be triggered by chocolate, nitrates, dehydration, and interrupted sleep patterns. He seems to be more affected by stackable triggers, a few days of eating chocolate, or too many late nights.
I buy strawberry syrup so he can use that on his ice cream and milk instead of chocolate syrup. But he...
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