This will lead to the development of better medications for acute migraine relief. Migraine research is also looking at the genetics of migraine. We may be able to predict who will get migraine in the future. But family members may not know that their headaches are migraine. One is in stress reduction, which affects many.
Stress is the number one migraine trigger.
There is an increased frequency of depression and anxiety in migraine sufferers than in the general population. However, personality testing in migraineurs is normal between headaches, although it can be abnormal during the headache. Many migraineurs become depressed during the migraine but are fine the rest of the time. The mind-body connection is a very powerful thing, and often treating with both medications and therapy is very effective. I have seen severe migraine headaches that were resistant to medication go completely away with hypnotherapy, for example, although this is not the rule.