For many people, progression to chronic migraine is triggered by more than just one of these factors.
CGTI is considered a first-line approach for insomnia, meaning it should be tried prior to introducing other treatments.
Talk to your healthcare provider about getting diagnosed, and consider finding a sleep specialist who uses CBTI.
Verywell / Emily Roberts
Take Your Migraine Preventive Medications
Preventive migraine medications play an important role in treatment.
In addition, when you overuse pain-relieving medications, this can render your migraine preventive medications ineffective.
Stopping a medication you’ve used too much can eliminate your headaches and reverse your chronic migraines.
But again, only do this under the guidance of your healthcare provider.
The link between exercise and migraines lies in how your brain responds to movement.
It can also lessen the frequency of your migraines.
This is especially good news if you’ve got the option to’t take preventive medications.
A Word From Verywell
It feels good to take an active stance in yourmigrainehealth.
Using these modifications, it is possible to reverse your migraines.
You just might feel like you’ve gotten your life back.
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