- Researchers have carried out a study about whether there is a connection between when migraine attacks occur and factors such as sleep quality, energy levels, and mood quality.
- The scientists acknowledged that prior studies already showed a connection between poor sleep and an increased risk of a migraine attack, but they believe that it is possible to narrow the window of timing for attacks.
- The study participants logged daily multiple electronic diary entries about their mood and energy levels as well as logging their sleep and perceived sleep quality.
Migraine attacks affect millions of people every year.
According to the American Migraine Foundation, around 37 million people (including both adults and children) in the United States experience these painful headaches.
Migraine attacks can be quite debilitating for people who experience them and oftentimes certain triggers can contribute to these headaches occurring.
Researchers in the new study took a closer look at potential migraine triggers. Their study required participants to track multiple metrics daily, which set apart the study from prior research.
One of the key study findings showed that participants who perceived a reduced quality of sleep the night before had a 22% increased chance of a migraine attack the following morning.
The study was published in the journal Neurology.
The symptoms of migraine attacks vary from person to person.
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While there are migraine medications such as topiramate (Topamax) and sumatriptan (Imitrex) to help prevent these headaches from occurring or lessen symptoms, they are not 100% effective.
Researchers wanted to learn more about predicting and possibly preventing these attacks through tracking by mobile phone apps and electronic diaries.
The study had a participant pool of…
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