Dr. Gretchen Tietjen joined Dr. Lindsay Weitzel to discuss childhood abuse and the development of migraine. Click this link to read about Dr. Tietjen’s groundbreaking research on the link between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and the development of migraine later in life.
Do you have a question for a headache expert? Visit our contact page and submit your questions. https://headaches.org/contact/ QUESTION: I have lived with chronic headache and migraine for years. I also have two additional medical issues, connective tissue disorder and dysautonomia, both of which…
Guest writer, Sherree Geyer Sherree is a Phoenix-based freelance writer who specializes in healthcare Jill Dehlin—RN, board member, National Headache Foundation, Chicago—identifies potential dietary triggers that induce a migraine attack for her, including monosodium glutamate (MSG), aspartame and alcohol, especially red wine. “When I…
Studies in the U.S. and the Netherlands may have identified another trigger for individuals with migraine. These new studies suggest that stripes can trigger activity in the brain that can be responsible for triggering a migraine attack. Stripes in clothing, artwork, blinds, and radiator grills…
Adverse childhood experiences, called ACEs, can lead to a variety of health problems later in life. Now, researchers say children who experience abuse or neglect are more likely to develop migraines rather than tension-type headaches, which tend to be milder than migraines. “The percentage of…
The environmental factors that can provoke a migraine attack are extremely variable and affect only a small proportion of people living with migraine disease. Environmental factors that can trigger a migraine attack include a change in climate or weather (such as a change in humidity…
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