Those who experience migraine attacks – one of the most deserving compassion people. However, there are a few universal methods to facilitate its flow. The standard recommendations are the following: if the person at least twice a month experiences a migraine attack, it is necessary to learn how to prevent this disease. Preventive therapy lasts at least two months, and may last up to six months. Prevention needs to address one main goal – to reduce the number of migraine episodes. 
Also prophylactic drug therapy helps to minimize the symptoms of pain, increase sensitivity to the primary therapy. In addition to drugs, you need to make dietary intake and stick to it within six months. The diet is strictly forbidden to include products containing biogenic amines – tyramine. Also there are special physiotherapy, psychotherapy sessions. Migraines, in spite of its “mysterious” origin and average curability, is manageable. Subject to the timely treatment to the doctor, observing all therapeutic recommendations, including preventive migraine can monitor and maintain the quality of life at the proper level.
1. Keep a diary
First of all, you may notice the triggers – factors, recurring conditions – from which you migraine is beginning. And you can talk to your doctor more in detail, because there are so many varieties of migraine headaches and their causes.You can download a mobile app for journaling on your phone or tablet, such as a free application Migraine Buddy.
Factors that can trigger a migraine:
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Hormonal factors (replacement therapy, contraception, ovulation, menstrual cycle);
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Dietary factors (cocoa, nuts, eggs, dry red wine, fasting, chocolate, cheese and other products);
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Psychogenic factors (anxiety, depression, stress);
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Sensory factors (solar glare, flash light – visual stimulation, smells, sounds);
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External factors – meteosensitivity;
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Regime factors – skipping meals, lack of sleep, insomnia;
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Medication factors (histamine, estrogen containing drugs, nitroglycerin);
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Neurogenic factors – TBI (traumatic brain injury), fatigue, both intellectual and physical;
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Somatic factors – chronic disease in history.
2. REMEMBER YOUR TRIGGERS
Once you have found out the conditions under which a migraine occurs, you can control it by limiting or avoiding such situations. For example, if alcohol provokes a migraine attack, it is wise to avoid it, right? There is no general and universal triggers, and what causes a migraine to your friend, would not necessarily be applicable to you. To determine a possible trigger, watch your well-being in possible situations for three weeks. If the situation repeats itself, and sometimes migraine follows, sometimes not, then this is not your trigger.
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3. Feed right
Avoid dehydration and even strong thirst, drink water. Eat regularly and do not dive in the sweet to keep blood sugar at the same level, with no peaks and valleys. And, as we already told, avoid meal with high concentration of tyramine.
If you have liability to migraine stricly avoid:
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Alcoholic beverages: sherry, vermouth, beer, ale. Canned soft drinks.
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Stale, canned, salted, pickled, smoked, spicy meat foods. Salami, liverwurst. Stale meat, liver.
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Some cheeses: Swiss cheese, Roquefort, Cheddar, Emmentaler, Camembert.
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Canned and marinated soy and bean products. Soy sauce.
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Any nuts and cereals.
Limit next products:
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Coffee and tea not more than twice a day, 1 cup – 1 time caffeinated soda and hot chocolate.
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Bacon, sausage, sausages, smoked beef, ham. Caviar.
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Parmesan. Yogurt, buttermilk, sour cream – 1/2 cup per day.
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Homemade yeast dough. Bread made from sourdough.
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No more than 1/2 cup per day: citrus fruits (oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, pineapples, lemons). Avocados, bananas, dates, red plums, raisins.
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Soups containing yeast, monosodium glutamate (Chinese food), meat broth.
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Products containing chocolate: Ice-cream (1 cup), chocolates (15 grams).
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4. KEEP THE SLEEP MODE
Go to bed in the same time. Avoid as well as night work, as later waking up. Not to stay up late.
5. Avoid dazzling light
Beware of too bright or flickering lights. On the bright sun wear sunglasses and / or hat.
6. Take regular breaks
Especially if you work at a computer. Make sure the monitor is set to it’s highest possible frequency. Remove from the workplace all the glare items or arranged them so that reflections do not fall into the field of view. Provide a comfortable lighting and ventilation.
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7. Note Migraine Aura
Learn to identify any warning signs that indicate the proximity of the attack. It can be a feeling of stiffness of the neck muscles, confusion, bad taste in the mouth. Act without waiting for the arrival of the pain itself.
8. Migraine is individual
You should not ignore the symptoms, because none of these are not the sign of your friends migraine. There is no “standard” symptoms. Headache – is not the only possible symptom. There are migraines with pain in the abdomen or in the teeth. Discuss your symptoms with your doctor.
9. Help your stomach
During migraine attacks stomach can cramp and digestion slows. If you are taking medication, us a soluble form of effervescent tablets or take drugs with carbonated mineral water. This will accelerate the effect of the drug.
10. Give yourself time to recover
After the attack, you can feel the exhaustion. If you clench your teeth and rush again without rest, an attack could hapen again.
