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Care Considerations for those in Frontline Professions

November 2024: Dr. Hope O’Brien is joined by Dr. Merle Diamond to explore the unique challenges faced by frontline workers living with migraine. Together, they discuss common triggers, including irregular sleep patterns, stress, and trauma, and highlight findings from a…

Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Migraine Triggers

August 2024, Episode 194: What is the difference between a food sensitivity, food allergy, and a migraine trigger? What are some of the best (and newest) ways to determine what foods could be making our migraine or other head pain…

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

Complexity of MSG as a Trigger: While MSG has been implicated as a migraine trigger, the evidence is mixed and somewhat inconclusive. Studies conducted with high doses of MSG have shown varied results in triggering headaches, making it challenging to…

News Edition February 2023

March 2023, Episode 149: Is it safe to take ubrogepant and atogepant together? What is Pulmatrix? What’s new in cluster headache? What are the latest MRI findings in migraine? Are migraine triggers as numerous and as important as we think?…

Migraine and Stress

September 2022, Episode 134: Do you identify with stress as a migraine trigger? Or do you find it insulting when people try to tell you that your migraine disease is related to stress? Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, aims to bring us…

Screen Time and Distraction Techniques for Kids With Migraine

September 2022, Episode 132: Is there a place for screen time for kids with migraine? Many parents (and physicians) limit screen time and other stimulating factors when a child has a migraine. Sometimes children with migraine are left in dark…

Migraine Triggered by Laughing and Crying – Daria’s Story

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Triggers-Facts vs Fiction

July 2019, Episode 24: Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss migraine triggers.

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Lights and Migraine

March 2019, Episode 5: Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Vincent Martin discuss light as a trigger for migraine attacks. They also offer suggestions for people who experience light sensitivity and photophobia.

Seasonal Allergies or Chronic Headache? Here are the Differences.

With spring comes warmer weather, rain showers, fresh flowers and the dreaded seasonal allergy symptoms. Frequent sneezing and itchy eyes are common this time of year, and some people may even experience intensified or continual migraine. It’s important to know,…