WHAT CAUSES

Migraine causes and triggers

Why do people get migraine attacks? There are many potential causes, here are some of the most common:

  • GENETICS

    Studies suggest that half of the risk for migraine attacks comes from your family history. If a relative has migraine, you are more likely to have it.

  • FOOD, DRINK, AND CAFFEINE

    Skipping meals, caffeine withdrawal, and alcohol can all lead to migraine attacks

  • WEATHER CHANGES

    Changes in humidity, temperature, and air pressure are some of the most common triggers and, of course, hardest to control

  • CHANGES IN SLEEP

    A change in your sleep schedule, whether too much or too little, can set off migraine attacks

  • ANXIETY AND STRESS

    A stressful time can be a trigger, but migraine can show up once you are relaxed after  the stressful time is over

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What is Chronic Migraine?

  • Chronic Migraine is a distinct disease, and if you have it you’re living with:


    At least 8 MIGRAINE DAYS per month


    A total of 15 or more MIGRAINE AND
    HEADACHE DAYS
    per month*


    That’s HALF of each month with migraine attacks and headaches.

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    *A headache day is where headaches last 4 or more hours.

  • 3.3 million people in the United States are living with Chronic Migraine. If all of those people made up a city, it’d be the 3rd largest city in the US!


  • Nearly 2/3 of people who are living with Chronic Migraine have not been properly diagnosed, based on a study of 200 people who saw a specialist.


  • Chronic Migraine is a time thief, causing those living with it to miss an average of 63 days of work, school, and family time over a 3-month period, including time that was less productive.

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