There are two schools of thought about stress as a Migraine trigger. Some people think that stress itself is a trigger. Others think that stress is an exacerbating factor that makes us more susceptible to our triggers.

Why bring this up now? I bring this up now because I'm seeing a wave of news articles about holiday stress. In a way, it doesn't matter if stress is a trigger or an exacerbating factor -- until you think about it this way. If stress is an exacerbating factor, not a trigger, how...