Barometric Migraines | Questions & Answers | Naturopathic Medicine
Channel: Javier Palacios-Campillay N.D.
Date: 2022-02-01

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Migraine Question of the Day comes from this migraine sufferer in a forum: "My family jokes that my head is much more accurate than the local weather forecasters, and unfortunately, they're correct"

Which brings us to the question:
"Are migraines triggered by weather changes?"
Indeed, this is an interesting questions because many of us would not think much about how our outside world affects our inner conditions. However, the sad reality is that there are people who have to be aware of the weather around them. Some migraines can be triggered by weather changes; these are called "Barometric Migraines," or migraines by change in pressure.

The atmosphere has its pressure, and according to altitude, types of weather and levels of humidity, the pressure of the atmosphere can fluctuate. When the atmosphere pressure decreases, you experience a small drop in blood pressure, which causes your blood vessels to expand as a response mechanism. Serotonin is released from platelets in your blood, which eventually cause a tightness of blood vessels. This tightness and expansion of blood vessels lead to less blood flow to areas of the brain, which can trigger a migraine. In other words, some migraine sufferers are so sensitive, they can predict weather changes without ever seeing the forecast news.

Not everyone who suffers migraines will have this experience, only about 25%. Also, changes in atmosphere pressure drop during the following weather changes:
* Warm weather
* Clouds
* Winds
* Dust
* Precipitation
* High altitude (though this trigger is from less oxygen)
* Storms
* Times of high or low humidity
Our naturopathic tenant of "Prevention" advises us to know the forecast in your area ahead of time and have your medications on hand and "prepare for the storm".

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