You might want to buy or check out from the library a book called "Heal Your Headache: The 123 Program" by David Buchholz, M.D. He talks about how many times headaches or migraines are caused by multiple triggers. Sometimes the best we can do is take a preventative medication and then get very strict about avoiding the triggers. This doctor believes that food triggers may be a bigger issue than most people realize. And sometimes it takes a comination of factors to cause a headache. These combination situations happen more than we realize. For example, if you are stressed out by your child or a work situation and then happen to eat the wrong food item that day, you get a headache. However, on another day, you have a very easy day and ate that item, but did not get a headache. Due to some of these rather confusing combination situations, one has to be very "mindful" of all the triggers, potential triggers and combination patterns.

In addition to avoiding triggers, its a good idea to take supplements to assist the preventative medications. Some that are thought to be helpful include: calcium, magnesium, Co-Q10 and the BVitamins. I take call of these, plus a B50 (like a B Complex). I also take Melatonin at night, as needed for sleep. Melatonin might be beneficial for headaches or migraines so taking it as needed for sleep when you are a headache sufferer seems like a good deal. And certainly sleeping well can be helpful.

One more thing...eating properly in general and getting in some regular exercise (when one is not in pain) can also be beneficial.