What are the common migraine triggers?
Migraine triggers are present in 76% of migraineurs.
One study reported the following triggers from affected patients:
- stress, 89%
- female hormones, 65%
- not eating, 57%
- weather, 53%
- physical exhaustion or travel, 53%
- sleep disturbance, 50%
- perfume or odor, 44%
- bright lights, 38%
- neck pain; 38%
- alcohol, 38%
- smoke, 36%
- sleeping late, 32%
- heat, 30%
- food, 27%
- exercise, 22%.
