"Avoid triggers" is not treatment.

JDN 2456297 EDT 10:13.

 

When dealing with my chronic migraines, the advice I most hate getting from neurologists is "avoid triggers". Well, first of all, I don't know what all the triggers are, so sometimes I just get headaches for no apparent reason.

 

But even when I can avoid triggers, here's a list of things that I know trigger me:

1. Less than 10 hours of sleep

2. Sleep on an unusual schedule

3. Waking up before 9 AM

4. Going to bed after 11 PM

5. Sleep in an unfamiliar enviro...