The Doctor looked weary when I visited him again about my migraines. I can’t blame him - he’d suggested various common triggers for me to avoid, and none of the conventional remedies he’d tried had had any effect. But this time I was bringing a new theory to him. A friend had heard that changes in the weather could trigger migraines.The doctor looked at me with something resembling interest for the first time.Imagine my surprise, and relief, when he said “Yes, I heard that at a medical conference recently”. “Changes in barometric pressure, eh? We might be able to do something about that.”Well, he was the only doctor I’d ever met who said that, I thought. Things suddenly looked brighter. Although he hadn’t promised a cure, at least he hadn’t totally dismissed my theory…~(Anonymous Migraine Patient)Many migraine sufferers have attempted for years to tell doctors that they don’t seem to have any of the triggers on the migraine list; rather, their vicious headaches seemed linked to weather patterns. This usually leads to skepticism, if not outright disbelief and dismissal of migraine claims.Usually they then ask “Well, what sort of weather conditions cause your migraines?”?”Problem with that question is, they don’t […]

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