Migraine researchers have now identified a number of factors which can trigger an acute migraine attack, but don't necessarily do so. This is because different people react to completely different "risk factors". If they are "your" risk factors, it is quite easy to avoid many of them completely, with others it is more difficult. For example, the only way to avoid weather changes and temperature fluctuations is to move to a different climate zone and others, such as menstruation, simply can't be avoided!

Take time to look at the circumstances in which you have a migraine! You will probably discover the trigger(s) which is/are responsible for your migraine. If you can avoid it or them, you are probably half-way to solving your problems! But there is one thing you need to remember: none of the risk factors alone is responsible for your migraine. However, at least by avoiding them you can considerably reduce the number of attacks and the amount of medication you have to take - or even stop taking it altogether!

If you tend to suffer from migraines at the weekend, you should look at whether your sleeping habits are different to during the week. If not, it may be that you sometimes skip a meal at weekends, eat less regularly than during the week or change your caffeine consumption. It often happens that changing sleep patterns only trigger an attack in conjunction with other risk factors.

So, the closer you look at yourself and your migraine attacks, the more likely you are to discover the triggers. And that's certainly worth your while!