I started having migraines in my late teens after drinking too much alcohol at parties, I used to think they were hangovers. It was only much later, after getting migraines in daily life, I found out after visiting a neurologist that those hangovers were migraines. Been having frequent migraines ever since, most of the time triggered by stress. Often I'd have attacks 3-4 times a week, fortunately the intensity is not crippling, more like a 6-7 out of 10. And now the good part, I have been supplementing Omega 3 and Magnesium during the last couple of months and haven't had a severe attack since. It's worth trying out if you suffer frequent attacks like I did.
edit: my experience with sumatriptan, is that it helps stave off an attack, but frequent use increased the frequency of my attacks, leading to almost daily attacks, so I stopped taking it.
Just so people are aware there are several types of magnesium supplements and they all do different things. One of them is for relieving constipation and will not help with migraines, probably.
For instance I've recently started trying magnesium glycinate as a sleep aid.
Anyhow I don't know which is which so I look it up.
thank you so much. now i just need to track down which magnesium of the 4 dozen you're supposed to supplement to help vitamin D do its job. My research on stuff like this is slow going because i always get nerd-sniped by the mechanics of the minerals and metals in our bodies.
edit: my experience with sumatriptan, is that it helps stave off an attack, but frequent use increased the frequency of my attacks, leading to almost daily attacks, so I stopped taking it.