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What Happens to the Brain During a Migraine?
Foods Causing Migraines
About Hemiplegic Migraines
Basilar Migraine Symptoms
Ways to Prevent Migraines
Vascular Migraine Symptoms
About Cluster Migraines
About Migraine Triggers
Symptoms of Complex Migraines
Migraine Aura Symptoms
Symptoms of Abdominal Migraines
Symptoms of a Vestibular Migraine
Optical Migraine Symptoms
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Summary: Migraines are mostly caused by a genetic predisposition, and common triggers include stress, loud noises, noxious smells, foods, too much sleep and lack of sleep. Learn about the significance of eliminating triggers for migraine headaches with help from a board-certified neurologist in this free video on migraine headaches.
Dr. Alexander Mauskop, MD FAAN, is the director and founder of the New York Headache Center in New York City. He is a board-certified neurologist with extensive experience in the field...read more
"I'm Alexander Mauskop, director of the New York Headache Center. So migraine is caused by genetic predisposition in most people. Because many people come and ask me, what's the cause of my migraine? How do I cure it? Well you can't necessarily cure it because you may be always prone to having migraine headaches but you can eliminate triggers that make them more frequent and severe. And the most common triggers are lack of sleep and there's nothing I can do for you if you don't get enough sleep. If lack of sleep is your trigger that's going to be difficult to do anything about except for getting more sleep. Stress is a big trigger but it's not the cause. And people often get upset when a family member suggests, it's all stress. It's not all stress. Stress is a contributing factor, it's a trigger but not the cause. But stress depletes your body of magnesium, one way that we think that stress causes migraine headaches.n So taking magnesium supplements, regular exercise will counteract this trigger, because you can't eliminate stress from someone's life. Everyone's life is full of stress. Learning how to meditate and relax. Other triggers include bright lights, loud noises, noxious smells, certain foods like wine, cheese, chocolate, these are some of the most common triggers. But there are less common ones such as too much sleep, lack of sleep, barometric pressure changes. Before it rains, many people get migraines, and many many others."
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