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I read a book a while ago. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name (maybe AI can find it), but the premise was based on a metaphor: there are multiple hot air balloons that, together, affect the chance/severity of a migraine. Something like food, sleep, stress, hydration, and one more. One of these "balloons" filling up may be enough to trigger a migraine, while all of them partially filling up can also trigger a migraine.

Sorry for the rough recall, but the point is that there may not be a silver bullet solution simply because it's not one thing contributing all of the time. I can trigger on all four of the ones I listed. I've had migraines for a week straight now because I recently developed tinnitus and am struggling to sleep. However, I had a migraine the week before because I inadvertently consumed red dye, which triggered massive inflammation in my body.

So, for me, it's all about managing multiple things enough to not get above the threshold.




A metaphor I heard once, second hand from a neurologist, was that of making a stress stew. You add in the elements slowly over time into the pot -- barometric pressure, painful perfumes, an odd sleeping position, some traffic, marital issues, whatever -- and then at some ill-defined point it crosses a threshold into being a proper stress stew (ie a migraine).


I don’t think this is the same book but it is similar in its thinking: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0761125663?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_...




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