Other potential migraine triggers are stress, travel, changes in the weather, dehydration, perfumes, menstruation, and birth control pills. Lifestyle changes can lessen the frequency and intensity of migraines. Eating regular meals, since skipping a meal causes blood sugar to dive, which can bring on a migraine. Exercising regularly and using relaxation techniques like stretching and meditation. Some studies suggest that an aspirin every other day may decrease the frequency of migraines.
Acupuncture is another treatment many have found effective.
What helps one person does not necessarily work for another. However, sumatriptan and some other similar medications like rizatriptan, sold as Maxalt, and zolmitriptan, sold as Zomig, relieve migraines in 60 to 70 percent of the people who try them, according to Dr. Nakano. Pregnant women and people with heart problems should not take these. Although I dislike depending on medication, I'm grateful for sumatriptan. As a young adult, I ate only natural, whole foods and didn't even take Tylenol.