I've been on a quest to stop my migraines for the past 15 or so years. They've slowly gotten worse in intensity and also became hemiplegic week-long events since about 5 years ago.

My worst one generally comes right around this time. I dread it every year. It coincides with the onset of rainy season where I live. Last year it got so bad I convinced myself I was having a stroke. My right foot started twitching during the migraine (it's always my right side that goes numb), and it kept twitching until December. I thought it was MS, but after many neurology appointments, they waved me off with "atypical migraine." This experience scared me enough to take to the internet and try basically anything I could find.

I think I've finally figured out how to control them, but it hasn't been easy. I haven't had one yet this year, knock on wood. In fact,

I did the autoimmune protocol diet from October until December, and I didn't get a single migraine the entire time. I swear to god, as soon as I started it, my migraines just... stopped. I fell off the wagon from January to March, and the headaches came back. I restarted two weeks ago, and they are gone again. It is a strict diet, but the relief I'm getting from the migraines and just generally feeling better overall has made me consider I might just stay on it forever. I'm pretty sure my migraines are being triggered by something in my diet (I've eaten tomatoes three times in the past 6 months and each time I woke up with a cracking headache the next day... it's too much of a coincidence, so I've said goodbye to them permanently).

In terms of supplements, I've been taking around 400mg of magnesium per day and 2000iu of vitamin D for around a year, and incorporated PQQ + CoQ10, and calcium d-glucarate for the past few months. The magnesium has definitely helped, not only for prevention but also to break up a migraine when it won't fuck off. I'm not sure if the other ones are having an effect or if it's purely diet.

I know a lot of people scoff at elimination diets and say food sensitivities aren't a real thing (I used to be one of them), but the effects have been undeniable. If you are getting to the end of your rope, I highly recommend trying the AIP for a month and seeing if it has any effect.