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Best place in USA to live for migraine/headache sufferers?

If migraines and headaches are affected by air pressure, humidity, etc., then where would be the ideal place to live for someone who suffers from migraines and headaches, and also allergies?  Any ideas?
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I'm a 59 yr. old woman who has suffered with migraines since 8th grade. A few yrs. ago I went flew back and forth to Diamond Headache Clinic and I always arrived with pain. I know weather is a trigger and to told Dr.s at clinic that take off and landings in plane where always painful.  I thought everyone felt the cabin pressure change like I did to some degree. I told them I felt like an elevator was ontop of me and pressing down!  Medication has been difficult to determine because of violent vomiting so some of my meds or shots through my muscle.  I even had a life port implanted to infuse fluids quickly because sometimes I lose fluids rapidily and can interfere with my pacemaker/defib which can go off-not good!  Now my deductible is $10k. Family still don't try to understand how my life is controlled by this problem.  Thank goodness my husband has stayed by my side for 39 yrs. and has witnessed the pain and  supports me. Wish people were more supportative and educated about this terrible condition!
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P.S. to my comment above.

You mentioned earlier, "As far as Botox, we considered this option but what concerns me is that it only treats nerve and scalp muscle above the skull.  It never gets through the blood brain barrier so that's why I can't see how it can work.  Additionally, some individuals end up with far worse migraine/headaches and to me that's scary."

My migraines were caused by my stroke which has affected my brain.  So I wonder if Botox could help your wife.  Even the latest MRI/MRAs showed that my carotid artery is still nearly completely shut, which my neurologist said is the reason why I still have these severe migraines--no blood flow into the brain.  But Botox has greatly helped my migraines.  I believe that it is very rare for Botox to cause migraines to be worse. I can understand your caution.  I would check with your source about how long Botox could make the migraines worse, if that were to happen.  There are many meds that can make migraines worse.  But the great results that many have make it a truly wonderful treatment.  Good luck with your wife.
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Thanks Eddie.  I copied everything you wrote in your postings to run it by my neurologist at my next appointment.
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Look for trans cranial direct stimulation.  Be advised it is not a DIY treatment despite what you may read.  As you know what a little static electricity can do to memory chips and motherboards so can just a little voltage can fry a neuron.  Just read a non public report on it that advised caution by using a medical professional but generally trended towards the positive side even though this treatment is in the early stages of research.  I'm not noticing that Neurologist are embracing it yet (that's because they rely on medical based evidence) but PhD trained Psychologist are trying it out cautiously on eligible patients.  Hope this helps you to know who to look for in your area.
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Wow. Very interesting Eddie.

Was in bed with headache most of the day and just woke up feeling pretty good at 1 am. Thank heavens! Have a referral to the UW Medical Center but its been three weeks and they haven't set an appointment yet. I got a "don't call us, we'll call you" letter the first week, but no call. Monday I will call and say, "excuse me..."  See if I can light a fire under them.
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I wish there were an easy answer but just like finding migraine triggers is complex so is trying to find the best place to live.  Weather happens everywhere.  If you've tried most medical options, I would suggest something a little different.  We have decided to try fighting fire with fire by using a treatment called EEG Neurofeedback.  We are having some early success with this treatment and so far we have noticed a almost 50% reduction in the longevity of my wife's migraine episodes.  The treatment consists of using electrical waveforms to help retrain the brain to ignore sensory triggers it cannot interpret and understand such as smell, taste, eyesight, hearing etc. for which it can interpret and make sense of.  It is hoped that her brain will learn how to deal with nonbody generated electrical waveforms.  This makes sense so to speak if someone buys in to electrical imbalances.  For example if a muscle contracts because the brain sends a electrical impulse it must also sense when it should relax the muscle and that is what EEG Neurofeedback tries to provide.  Hope this helps.
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