Guides
Plain-English guides to migraine care.
June 18, 2026
How to keep a migraine diary (that lasts)
Most migraine diaries die in week two. What's actually worth recording after an attack, how often, and how to make the habit survive real life.
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June 18, 2026
Barometric pressure and migraine: what the link really is
Many people find weather associated with their attacks. What the evidence supports, why you can't predict one, and how to check if pressure is a trigger for you.
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June 18, 2026
Medication-overuse headache: the trap of treating too often
How frequent acute treatment can quietly make headaches more frequent, the 10- and 15-day thresholds, and why a simple medication tally protects you.
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June 18, 2026
Preparing for a neurologist appointment about migraine
Diagnosis rests on your history. What record to bring, which questions to ask first, and the logistics people forget before a specialist visit.
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June 18, 2026
How to identify your migraine triggers
Before you can avoid a trigger you have to prove it's yours. The coincidence trap, the threshold effect, and the method that finds your real triggers.
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June 18, 2026
The four phases of a migraine, explained
Prodrome, aura, headache, postdrome. What each phase feels like, why not everyone gets all four, and why naming them makes an attack less frightening.
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June 18, 2026
When to see a doctor about migraine
The red-flag symptoms that need urgent help, why a change in your pattern matters, and the non-urgent reasons it's time to have a proper conversation.
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June 18, 2026
Tracking migraine frequency: episodic vs chronic
Why migraine days per month is the number that shapes your care, where the 15-day chronic line falls, and how to count it without it becoming a burden.
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