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caffeine actually is one of my triggers. and sometimes, chocolate... (i assume because of the caffeine in it) so sad.

at least i can control my triggers though, i'm so sorry you're having to deal with that!

Weather changes are a trigger for me and I've become very sensitive now that I'm pregnant. I've been so miserable these last few days! Ugh.

Stress, dehydration, strong smells (everything from perfume to coffee), and rapid temperature changes. There are also several food triggers.

I had a migraine lasting 5 weeks while I was pregnant (starting the day after my amnio at 16 weeks, and lasting through my 21st week).

Red wine, perfume, weather changes (especially those spring and fall winds). I just finished a 3 day migraine session. It was pretty awful! Sorry you have them too...

@lovehoneybee: Awwwww - that is the worst. Feels like your head isn't even attached to your body . . . and like you are moving in jello. I am so lucky that the few pp migraines I have had had were when DH was at home. I have no idea what I would do if I was alone!

@lovehoneybee: Oh yeah, I would definitely call for reinforcements and pull out the Baby Einstein and Finding Nemo without batting an eye!

@Mrs. Jacks: I felt like it was groundhog day . . . I looked so bad that I was told repeatedly (by a very understanding partner whose wife was also pregnant, although nobody knew that at the time!) that there was no reason why I couldn't work from home. I eventually broke down and took Fioricet and Benadryl, but even then it took about a week to keep the migraine from coming back (rebounding).

@Mrs. Jacks: All hail the Imitrex injections! Occasionally, I will have migraines during which I am (temporarily) blind in one or both eyes (usually just one) . . . I can inject myself without being able to see! It is AWESOME.

@Mrs. Jacks: Not usually . . . I usually know a migraine is coming by a really intense feeling of nausea that comes out of nowhere. The blindness generally shows up in the middle of a big time migraine . . . I will close my eyes for a period of time and when I open them again, I can't see. The first few times it really freaked me out!

ETA: I have never been able to *predict* the blindness.

My triggers are usually a combination of them all...lack of sleep, not eating a healthy diet/not eating enough, stress. Mine come on with numbness in my left arm, then my left eye gets the aura and I can't see out of it. It's awful I haven't had one in years though. Since I know what causes them I can help to avoid them

Weather change is my biggest trigger along with stress. Lack of sleep also contributes. I managed to decrease my caffeine dependency because that used to be a huge trigger for me as well. I also get migraines that start at the back of my head. I get occipital nerve blocks every 3 months. I have Maxalt or Alsuma (an Imitrex-like drug), Zofran for the horrible nausea and Tramadol (that can cause rebound headaches so I try to avoid it if possible. Usually the Alsuma is enough to knock out the worst of them) for rescue meds. If I think it's an allergy triggered migraine, I'll also use my Rx nasal spray and Benadryl too. I recently started taking Propranolol daily (for other reasons) but I used to take it a long time ago as a preventative.