I was assured that after menopause I wouldn’t get them any more. Wrong. As the person who said diet didn’t make any difference, I agree, other than perhaps wine which I no longer drink. I also have fibromyalgia which was diagnosed about 10 years ago. Needless to say pain makes one tense leading to headaches as well. I have changed my life style as much as possible–don’t do as much volunteer work anymore–but if we all gave up everything, we might as well be “dead.” If I have one trigger for everything it is stress. After all these years of not realizing how destructive stress is, it’s hard to change that habit. But I do try.

Weather related, yes indeed. I don’t have to deal with cold anymore, living in Florida, but I have noticed the last two years, that the heat is “getting” to me especially when I work in my garden. And there is no question that changes in barometric pressure (the day before rain or change in humidity) are terrible days. What next! Gardening is one of my great delights and even digging up and moving, shrubs or doing major pruning gives me a great deal of satisfaction (that’s if my arthritic hands hold out.) I try to keep my sense of humor about all this. Why complain; most of my friends have similar challenges, and those who are younger don’t know what you are talking about. When the baby boomers start aging, they will find out that it’s not for the weak. And will their children be there for them as we were for our parents. (I have no children so it’s no problem for me.)

I still get headaches almost every day–sometimes when I wake up, sometimes during the morning and sometimes not until the afternoon. Even if it isn’t a migraine, I pop two Excedrin for Migraines which seems to stave off a more serious condition. I’ve tried natural remedies, including homeopathic, and used Fiorinal for years. I may go back to it as it really seemed to help if I caught the migraine early on.

I hope this info is helpful for others. What seems to be evident is that we are all different making the doctors diagnoses and recommendations very difficult. Same with fibromyalgia. I have learned to live with both. And I’m sure we have all been “blown off” by those who don’t have any answers or don’t care!

Weather patterns are responsible for the exacerbation of a number of chronic inflammatory conditions … Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , Fibromyalgia and the Arthritic Spectrum in particular .

The approaching storm , especially after a protracted period of high barometric pressure[Good]is felt [ acutely ] by the sensitve, although many fail to make the meteological connection .
Even worse , the medical profession / paramedical sector are in almost total denial of a weather induced discomfort escalation . Any comment offered is met with a blank look and a “Yeah right”…. Thats the cause “.

I am not a migraine sufferer , but chest problems and joint pain are certainly made far worse by an approaching front /storm …Low barometric pressure , especially where snow is expected and other linked factors [ Moon Perigee / Declination }conspire to give ,a noticeable inflammatory effect in lung , joint and muscle function – Certainly a miserable time for the infirm and possibly a significant cause of hospitalisation .

Baromtric pressue is the key and the Medical Profession needs to recognise the need for valid studies to authenticate the anecdotal nature of this stressor .
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The first time I found any real information on them was on a gardening email list. Gardeners, you see, pay attention to the weather, esp. to approaching rain storms. People were plagued with these awful headaches right when they were trying to get work done before the rain moved in. And they noticed the cause and effect — unlike researchers and physicians, apparently.