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Weather patterns and Migraines?
I have had migraines since I was a teen but for the last 2 years I have had "seizure like" auras with extreme neausea and vertigo. There was some debate about what was causing these symptoms. After extensive testing I have now been told it's non-epileptic and all migraine. We are now trying to find a daily preventative program. My Dr has suggested that our weather patterns might not be the best for my condition and that I might want to consider moving. I have not been able to narrow down very many triggers but I do know that weather shifts can trigger me. This has been very debilitating. I can have 3 auras a day and 3 full on migraines a week. The current preventatives are helping, they have knocked me down to 3 auras a week some with headache. If this is the best I can get here then I can't live like this. Does anyone have experience or ideas with determining good weather patterns for migraine sufferers. Perhaps specific places. Please help.
If you let me know the date and time of migraine onset I will be happy to help you track this. Just let me know what part of NY you are from such as Manhattan or Long Island or Central NY, or Upstate etc. That way I can narrow the weather stations and get a little more precision.
So I have been pouring over weather data and just when I think I see a pattern it gets blown apart. Interesting news though, I just found this map http://www.weather.com/maps/activity/achesandpains/index_large.html . It's a pain/ headache index map. You can also put in your zip code or town and get more information. http://www.weather.com/activities/health/achesandpains/
I read unfortunately don't remember where, that in Germany you can have access to a site that gives wind patterns, etc in your area & additional migraine risk.. Anyone else read this?
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Here is the model we used and you should be able to do the same. Go to Weatherunderground.com (it a free weather site). Select the Local Weather Tab. Scroll down to History Data. Enter your zipcode and begin selecting dates when you have had migraines. You should begin noticing patterns of when your migraines start and what the major weather factors were. For my wife it will always be a low pressure weather system having high West winds with humidity exceeding 50%. I should also note that her migraines typically preceed the winds by about 10-12 hours on average. The center of the low pressure system is usually on the Illinois/Indiania borders and moving East. Now that we are aware of this we watch for developing systems that will move East through that area.
To get the medical community trained in this area will take a sea change at the medical school level. Doctor's are trained in a pathology rather than a meteorology philosophy. The challenge for Doctor's is to accept that they need to consider consulting a broad range of outside specialties to fully appreciate a holistic approach to medicine. The old adage of a butterfly over Indian Ocean causes a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. The small and seemingly inconsequential can lead to larger unanticipated problems.
Hope this helps you to help yourself.