Migraine Insights
Tips, guides, and research to help you understand and manage your migraines.
Migraine Brain Fog: The Cognitive Symptoms of an Attack
89.7% of patients in one clinic series described cognitive symptoms during attacks, and testing confirmed slower reading and weaker verbal recall. Which phases the fog hits, and what five years of follow-up found about long-term decline.
Medication Overuse Headache: When Rebound Becomes the Problem
Ten days a month for triptans and opioids, 15 for paracetamol and NSAIDs, and 10 for any mix of classes. What ICHD-3 counts as overuse, and what a 120 patient trial found when people stopped.
Vestibular Migraine: Dizziness and Vertigo Without the Headache
Only 24% of people with migrainous vertigo always get a headache with it, and just 20% of those who asked a doctor got the diagnosis. The ICHD-3 criteria and the 5 minute to 72 hour window.
Exercise Induced Migraine: When Workouts Trigger Attacks
22.1% of migraine patients name exercise as a trigger, yet 40 minutes three times a week matched a preventive drug in a randomized trial. How to tell the two headaches apart, and which one needs a doctor first.
Wildfire Smoke and Migraine: What Air Quality Does to Attacks
Wildfire PM2.5 carried an odds ratio of 1.17 for headache ED visits, on an interval that crossed 1.0. What the evidence supports, why the measured lag runs two to seven days, and what to log.
Oversleeping and Migraines: Why Too Much Sleep Triggers Attacks
32.0% of patients name sleeping late as a trigger, yet measured sleep duration predicts attacks poorly. Why the shift matters more than the hours, and when long sleep is a symptom instead.
How Many Migraines a Month Is Normal? The 15 Day Line
There is no normal number, but there is a threshold. What 15 headache days a month means in ICHD-3, and when your frequency is a reason to see a doctor.
Migraine vs Tension Headache: How to Tell Them Apart
ICHD-3 criteria side by side: location, quality, intensity, activity, nausea. Plus the red flags that mean neither, and when to get emergency care.
Menstrual Migraine Tracking: Why Three Cycles Is the Minimum
The ICHD-3 criteria for menstrual migraine, the five day window around day 1, why one cycle proves nothing, and the aura question to raise before the pi
The 2026 U.S. Migraine Risk Index: 100 Cities Ranked
The first 100-city U.S. migraine risk analysis since 2006. Denver leads at 73.78, nearly 3× the national median. Mountain West dominates the top; California dominates the most-favorable list; November is America's worst migraine month.
Best Migraine Tracker Apps 2026: An Honest Comparison
We checked every major migraine app against live App Store data. Which trackers have real users, which two respected clinical apps have been abandoned since 2023, and how to choose in a minute.
Silent Migraine: Aura Without the Headache
About 38% of people who get aura have attacks where no headache follows. What the classification calls it, what the aura does, and the timing that separates it from an emergency.
Heat Migraines: Why Hot Weather Triggers Attacks in Summer
Heat is a reported trigger for 30.3% of patients, and headache risk rises about 7.5% per 5 degrees Celsius. What humidity, fluid loss, and glare each contribute, and how to find your own temperature threshold.
Can Moving to Another City Fix Weather Migraines?
Migraine weather varies almost 12x across U.S. cities. What relocation can and cannot fix, the best and worst cities, and how to decide with your own data instead of a guess.
Migraine Hangover (Postdrome): Why You Feel Drained After the Pain Ends
The postdrome affects 81% of people with migraine. What the hangover feels like, how long it lasts, why mild attacks can still cost you the next day, and how to plan for it.
Let-Down Migraines: Why Attacks Hit on Weekends and Vacations
Falling stress raises migraine risk up to 1.9x within 18 hours. Why your calmest days can be your riskiest, and how to soften the landing after a hard week.
Caffeine and Migraines: Trigger, Treatment, or Both?
Caffeine can both trigger and treat migraines. Research explains why coffee helps some attacks, causes others, and how to find the right balance for your brain.
MigrAid vs Migraine Buddy: Which Migraine Tracker Is Right for You?
Honest comparison of logging speed, trigger tracking, head pain mapping, prodrome tracking, reports, privacy, and more.
Barometric Pressure and Migraines: What the Research Says
How pressure changes affect your brain, what the latest studies show, and how tracking barometric pressure alongside your migraine diary can help you predict and prevent attacks.
How to Track Migraine Triggers Effectively
Why most people quit their migraine diary, what science says about trigger identification, and how to build a tracking system that works long-term.
What Is the MIDAS Score? A Complete Guide to Measuring Migraine Disability
How the MIDAS questionnaire works, what your score means for treatment, and why tracking migraines makes your disability assessment more accurate.
Migraine Prodrome: How to Recognize the Warning Signs Before an Attack
Up to 77% of migraine sufferers get warning signs hours before pain starts. Learn to spot fatigue, cravings, and neck stiffness as early signals.
How to Prepare for a Neurologist Appointment for Migraines
Make the most of your 15-20 minute visit. What to bring, what to track, and how to communicate for better treatment decisions.