If you re worried about cost, there s no reason in most cases to go to a neurologist. Instead, make a special appointment with your family doctor to discuss your headaches. But too many patients bring up their migraines as a footnote in an office visit for another problem. And that means they end up not getting the care that could ease their pain. Anyone, even children, can experience a migraine, but 70 percent of sufferers are women.
Migraines can be hereditary.
If both parents have them, their child has a 75 percent chance of suffering as well. If only one parent is a migraine sufferer, a child has a 50 percent chance of being afflicted. Although studies of dietary factors are inconclusive, caffeine, alcohol and dairy products may cause migraines in some people. Some studies have also found that taking 200 milligrams of magnesium three times a day may prevent migraines, along with ingesting 16 grams of omega-3 fatty acids every day. For some reason, sleep resets the brain and often eliminates a migraine headache.