im having one now and wish he gets to the point QUICK

Thank you! There are many points of reference here. The key is to figure out your triggers and do your best to survive them. My main trigger is change in weather. I am a human barometer. And nothing can cure my migraines but darkness and sleep. However, if I feel one coming, I can hold it at bay with extremely strong ginger tea. Still hurts, but I can function. Eventually, I will need to take a sumatriptan and sleep for at least 3 hours. Migraines are such a waste of life. My sympathies for fellow sufferers.

I go partially blind every time. Doesn't matter how many times I've been through it, it still scares me every time.

Move to higher elevation. I went from 6 or 7 a month with preventive meds to 37 days without a migraine in my first 6 weeks in the mountains! It's an extreme solution, but a great blessing for me.

Gluten and lactose intolerance are the culprit in my migraines.

Wish I discovered this video many years sooner. Have always lived my life with minor fatigue and migraines, and the last few months it got way worse. Went a few days without bread and a lot of the symptoms went away. Ate a piece of bread and a few hours later had a debilitating migraine. Thank you for this video and helping me get back my life

I've had migraines for a long time...the only way I have found peace is by praying and Trusting without a Doubt that God is going to stop them because he is forever merciful and forever powerful...as out there as it sounds...try it just once before you comment back (and remember what I capitalized)

I had eye auras for 35 years. I was told caffeine was bad for your eyes. I drank heaps of coffee every day, and strong coffee. When I stopped all caffeine drinks ie coffee, coca cola etc they auras stopped immediately. I was getting two attacks per day.Now I don't get any at all. Been 5 years now and not one aura. Terrific.

“ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS “ CAUSE OF ALL MY HEADACHES & MIGRAINES!..Stopped adding packets of “Whole Earth-Stevia Leaf & Monk Fruit” to my morning hot tea. Haven’t had one in months! I threw them all out!..(Substituting w/ a little organic Maple Syrup instead)...I had to share my experience...I’m amazed I finally figured out the cause!!! Feeling great ...had to share!

I am so happy I came across your videos I love everything you talk about so into it all brought you book. Going to share it with friends and family.

Never does anything come from these videos!!!! I'm coming in here as a HUGE sceptic. So NO expectations 😕!!!!

Thanks for the video it helped a lot. I'm 21 and I can say I have lived in fear for years. Breaking the anxiety is hard but it can be done.

Thank you so much! This was incredibly helpful.

This is the most helpful video I have come across. Thank you.

(cont) BTW, I'm 44 yrs old and this has been working for me since I was 21. I trust it fully. It just takes faith and the ability to fight the nausia and urge to move when the sharp pains hit.

"Nearly" disableing??? I guess this doctor never had one... BUT appreciate his input.

Great topic. This is such a OLD/ long time video. Can you Dr Hyman update this please🙏🏻? It is 2021 now. (made in 2007). You’re helping A LOT with those infos. Thank you very much.

He makes it sound SOOOOOOOOOOO simple. IT IS NOT.

Going to a chiropractor has really helped me

Excellent,comprehensive presentation. I'll add that a common cause of mitochondrial function is sub-optimal thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormone underpins mitochondrial number and function. We'll see this especially in catamenial(PMS) related headaches. Prevention requires progesterone and thyroid replacement,even if TSH is "normal".

I could not really complain with my migraine because they came "only" about 2 times a year but I am prone to headaches and once I took gluten out the headaches stopped no more migraine :D Have not had one in years now :)

I get migraines quite frequently, they are easily the most debilitating part of my life when I get them. I use extra strength excedrin or migraine excedrin and they work pretty well. Thanks a lot for posting this video.

I had migraines since i was 12 and before that headaches...i had migraines almost every day untill i was 18.then i had almost 3 times a week.Sometimes they could last for more than 24 hours.I had fainted stayed in bed and couldn t speak many times in my life.It was A miracle to finish school.My neurologist said to keep a diary in order to be able to find what the triggers are...and there were a lot.Now i have only 1 or 2 times a month and the pain is less.INTERMITTENT FASTING works for me in conbination with less carb intake.After many years with personal experiments i found the life i never had.Staying with low insuline levels does the trick.Of course i am avoiding some stuff like red wine or orange juice but small things.Try it ...it might work for you too. Plus you stay thin....

Thank you so much for your advice!

Have tried all the things you describe... I challenge you to cure my migraines!

By far one of the best videos...very informative..makes sense

Thank you doctor . what you said really made sense. to me a lot . A doctor on KZfaq is more helpful then our doctors

Thanks for this information.. very helpful

Wonderful! All my respect!

I need you to move to Chicago and treat my migraines. Migraines are an incurable neurological disease, but you seem to be extremely knowledgable in this field.

Thank you dr.God bless

So insightful! Thank you!

Makes sence what you are saying, i get migraines when i'm stressed and don't get enough sleep for a few days. Also sometimes when doing cardio for a long periode and i dont eat enough carbs. I have a medicine for it from the doctor but they either dont work or the side effects are that i feel shattered for a few days. The migraines i get are mostly, start with a sort of double vision and i loose the ability to speak or read and then after that of course the headaches. The loss of speach and reading really freaks me out every time.

Thank you for producing this video. I have had migraines since I was about 12 years old. Everything you said rings true. It is great to hear someone talk about the underlying causes versus trying to put a band aid on it. Over the years I have found that mine can be triggered by different things, usually by getting out of balance, whether it is stress, blood sugar, hormones, diet, etc. This is the first time I have heard of magnesium helping. Going to try it. Thank you again!

I APPRECIATE YOU!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!

Mark Hyman, MD, I have done B2, Magnesium, coenzyme, and all the tests are by naturopath that cost $$$ and still eating healthy by barely eating it still does not work. You dont mention the amount of 'high dosage' of vitamins you are talking about. The chronic headache pressure is 24/7 and never alleviates not to mention torqued neck i have been working on with scalene and SCM muscles issues that is left over and severe lumbar osteoarthritis. It is insane that people like me are still alive and not able to light to get out of our blackness. People like me need more help and closer monitoring for we are barely eating and live alone and just to type this takes energy.

What I like the most in this video is that this doctor actually tells you what to do in the end. And the best thing is that if you do what he says it works! Magnesium makes the difference, green vegie juice with flaxseed for dha/epa 2 times per day. Quit coffee and replace it with Chinese tea (schizandra, Goji berries tea ) , eliminate sugars and heavy foods, gluten/dairy/grain/ foods and for sure you will see big improvement overall. Best wishes for long term health .

Wow! I sure hope my Eye Auras go away for good. Instead of drinking diet coke w/Aspartame, I opt for the regular coke or Sprite. Dyes are not good, so stay away from colored sodas. I take Coq10, BVitamins(be sure to get enough thiamin, and Magnesium, daily. I use to wait until the EYE Aura came on me to take action, but, I have found that preventing the problem before it begins, is so much better. Also, get stressed out-of-your life. I had been having the Auras for about 19 years, and was told they are harmless. Then, last year, I had an Aura come on me, making me extremely weak, tingling sensations, numbness, and a sense of losing control. My Auras usually last for about 20 minutes w/ No migraine headache. I thought I was going to die. By the time I reached the ER, the symptoms began to subside. After this scary occcurence, I knew it was time to take action. I have been seeing a Chiropractor for about a year, now. I have had about5 Eye Auras since last August. I went as-long-as 5 months after my mini-stroke scare. I know what triggered the next one. I drank a COKE with aspartame and took a Zirtec that my Nurse caregiver prescribed. That combination was sporadic. I had another Aura Episode. Dairy, high amounts of sugar, grains, corn, and some Fish supplements will trigger mine, too. I am scheduled to see the Neurologist in November, but, I am not too keen on the Botox. Until then, I will be sure to hydrate with Sea Salt water, and Electrolytes. If you have this condition, be sure to Hydrate. I hope one day there will be a cure for all forms of Migraine.😮 Take care everyone!

Boy, I wish neurologists and PCs would do this! It's simple, cheap and could actually help people! But just try to talk to them about this and they'll most likely roll their eyes at you, unfortunately.

Hi Mark, thankyou for this. Had migraines for 32 years and wish you could treat me for mine. I would do anything to relieve them…

Good idea!

I agree. So what should i do? How can i see you doctor?

YOU ARE WONDERFUL!!!

Thanks for this information. It was very helpful. What area are you located in, I would like to get a consultation if possible. I am based in near Washington, DC. If you are not in the area, do you have any advice on how I find a doctor that looks at migraines from your perspective? Do I need to go to a holistic doctor?

They are defiantly life changing I been suffering with then since age 5 I go bed with one wake up with one doctors change my tablets quite few time my nourologist says there nothing he can do I sleep lot I miss work coz this I don’t eat dairy or have caffeine not sure what to do next mine starts back of neck and gradually works to front head my heart goes out to all migraine sufferers

I have been hospitalized 4 times for migraines and get them at least 4 days a week you have helped a great deal thank you so much!

@pacum thank you for the advice. it helped quite a bit.

I had migraines for 15 years, I get migraines from hormones, from weather changes, strong smell like perfume cleaning supplies cigarettes some foods like sugar, alcohol. I tried magnesium, progesterone I drink only water, no caffeine just a little with chocolate, I try to eat clean to. But still get migraines

I'm staying strong for myself 😇😊👍👊✊👌👏👋

Ashley lawson the website is not showing do you have another

I had found a bunch of triggers but they seem to only be triggers because my body was so deficient in magnesium. I had tried magnesium but not enough strength. My head is not only pain free, it's symptom free! Thank you!

Excellent!

You really know what you are doing I am person who read a lot on this subject. My mine is hormonal and food sensitivity related. How can I reach you to get help bc now I am on book tour and I am so worried about eating out that I am ready to cook food and freeze for the trip!

He's a doctor, yes. But what he says is ANCIENT news. I have all the symptoms he describes, and I'm a guy. Even PMS, men can get that too. I quit everything he says we should quit. Still have migraines. Aimovig is a blessing for me. Went from 25 ceizures a month to 3. I am blessed to be living in Norway. The Aimovig is almost free for me. 52$ for 3 injections. Think that before you say that socialism is equal to comunism. Nobody hates comunism more than me. I was born in Romania. In Norway, the profit from the health-care system goes back to the patients. In us, back to the owners pockets. You have the same system as norwegians with that big difference. Think that before you attack Medicare.

I have eliminated at least a dozen food triggers, was taking nortriptyline which I hated and now I eat only meat, veg, eggs, butter and mayonnaise. I avoid nuts, cheese, wheat, chocolate, corn, bananas, citrus, msg, artificial sweeteners, soy, onions, anything pickled or fermented, coffee, etc. I was better for almost two weeks but now my daily, chronic headaches are back. I might give up eggs but I'm skeptical that it will help. I'm also cutting caffeine down which helps but if I have just a second cup of tea because I can't frickin cope when I'm exhausted, the headache comes back. I'm persistent though and I really hope to at last get to where I don't have pain every single day of my life. Cannabis doesn't help me either. I'm not having as intense migraines like I used to though and I now longer have vomiting and lose the whole day because I have to stay in bed, so there is progress. I had a very severe concussion years ago which I suspect may play a part. Plus, this all started for me when I turned about 45....hormones may be the largest issue in my case. I tried birth control pills and got scary heart palpitations so I quit. I tried bio identical progesterone and estrogen but they've done nothing for me.

I did not struggle with migraines but depression,anxiety and sleep deprivation. Been taking magnesium supplements and the rest is history!!!Thank you Dr Hyman for all your insights!!!

13 years later and nothing as changed

true, thank you.

What about weather-related? Any information is appreciated! Desperate!

Can you please be my Doctor?

i have been a nigraine sufferer for over 40 years, i dont want to go the route of drugs ever, I have been to a chiropractor and it has helped immensley but its too expensive. Magnesium doesn not work for me. i had one today which was accompanied by nausea and pain,. i dont know what to do.

I have seen incredible results with acupuncture and Chinese herbs.

They don't close the PFO at my age, unless, I start having schemic strokes.

I’m already taking magnesium and trying to eat mainly vegetables and things that are brain healthy and I’ve been getting more light exercise and avoiding triggers like caffeine and I still feel awful. The magnesium upsets my stomach but so do most foods so the problem may be gut related so the next step is to get a food sensitivity and allergy test. I have hormonal imbalance as well and no idea how to fix it because the doctors never told me any information about it they just mentioned birth control but a real reproductive wealth doctor told me to never take birth control because of my complex migraine disease because it could cause a stroke. I’ve had so many tests trying to figure out what the root of the multitude of symptoms could be and one doctor said it is difficult because it could be anything, anxiety could be causing symptoms, or something could be causing the anxiety. I have to go to a chiropractor regularly for a pinched nerve in my neck that causes the most painful migraines.. We just don’t know because there’s such a wide range of possibilities and I don’t know what to do.

Ok. I need you! Where are you located? I've been to every dr and they all want to treat w meds. No one knws the main problem

I'm a sufferer of migranes and they are very debilitating; especially when I experience them at work. Sometimes it will be 6 months since I've had one, sometimes I'll have two in the space of three days; it's completely random. Cutting out caffiene has slowed it down and reduced the amount of auras I experience when attacks occurs; but it's not a nice thing. I remember when I got a migrane for the first time when I was 14; it was exteremlely frightening :(

thankyou for sharing, ive been suffering migraines since I was 14, I'm 51 now, I have weekly migraines, been on magnesium citrate for 3 weeks and had my first migraine 2 days ago after eating white bread which I previously cut out,didnt have one in the 3 weeks taking MAG CIT, i have just brought MAGNESIUM OXIDE would that be better for migraines, also been told i could be gluten intolerant. Thankyou for sharing your findings with US migraine sufferers. xxxx

Awesome thx!!

hey migraine people. I've had them for 35 years. Best results with beta blockers like inderal, atenolol. side effects, but it's better than those damn headaches. Also, absolutely no caffeine, aspartame, alcohol, cheese, red wine, chocolate, msg low sodium get tested for sleep apnea too and for sinusitis, Good luck especially you teenagers, don't give up sweeties.

Try Putting cold are warm water over your head it dose make you feel better i went to wall mart bough a vibraterd with heat only cost 2100 dollars that helps tO sorry to here about every one having headaches try this it does help you

I had a migraine for 7 days it was horrible my trigger was hearing bad new about some one. I took all sorts nothing worked I touched my head were the pain was coming from it was tender to the touch I think it was a nerve its starting to improve but it still hurts my neck and right eyes its still pain full. I dont know what to do running out of options.

I am aware of MSG and Aspartame,.There is another ingredient in food additives called BHT. Its in processed foods, mainly breakfast cereals and instant grits are included as well

Marijuana works really good for my wife who was in a car accident. Nothing else worked for her, none of the prescriptions did anything. And I’m not talking about getting stoned I’m just talking a couple puffs

I really need something about the comorbidity of Multiple Sclerosis and Chronic migraine. What could possibly help? I've had allergen testing and have eliminated all gluten, processed foods and dairy and meat. I take high doses of magnesium along with others with no relief. Ugh I am ready to give up.

Hi is topiramat helpful for migraine?

the blog does not work from posted above

Do you take any appointments? I think you are a brilliant Doctor. Genius.

I wish you were my doctor!

Is there a summary for this? I want to know the recs not listen to long stories.

Neck exercises help me, if that fails sumatriptans are my saviour, but rebound headaches can occur. I eat well and I’m fit and healthy I can’t imagine being deficient in anything.

I’ve discovered that fluorescent lights trigger migraines

For me its all meat, greens and nuts and its such a powerful and painful headache, feel it in my temporal lobe. Unfortunately vegetarianism and veganism(excluding nuts and greens, but tried with greens as well same problem) both lead to me getting extremely bad crepitus. I've tried EVERY version of vegetarianism and although milk helped alleviate the back pain that was happening(I also didnt consume gluten so couldn't be that) It simply doesn't work with my body, I just get bone and specifically JOINT problems so how do I go about stopping the headaches? Is there something specific to these foods that cause these problems?

I got a concussion after falling off a horse at age 15 and at age 26 I had to get all 4 impacted wisdom teeth removed so I wonder if both or either of these caused me to have tmj which causes me to have facial migraines.

Dr. can you help me I’ve been searching and can’t find no help please

Please need your help doctors the worst chronic migraine headaches don't know what to do can you leave your number to please help me i can't get help from anywhere where are you located

I started getting them a few years ago and I started having a non-stop migraine... Turned out that it was caused by citrus and grapes o.0

DAILY MAGNESIUM, ELECTROTES, PRENATALS... WATER...NO JUNK OR CAFFEINE .BAKING SODA CAPSULES, IF MAGNESIUM TOO STRONG ON STOMACH

Such excellent information. Thank You! I have found that magnesium & addressing food allergies has completely cured my migraines. When I stopped taking magnesium and eating whole foods, they came back in full force.

How do you figure out what is causing the migraine? Person to person.

Sounds like mind is magnesium. My blood count is always high when tested too is that another sign

Brilliant! There is no other way than to cure something than finding the cause! That’s what Homeopathy is all about, individualize and find the cause. Thanks!

I have tried all of these and the only thing that has helped me is clean keto. I am suffering a terrible migraine at the moment because I had some non-keto food over the holidays. I haven't taken medication for migraines in 4 years, I don't even have any. I never want to take any of those medications again. The side effects are terrible. I was prescribed so many medications in my teens and 20s, now in my 30s I am on zero medications.

i am crippled with headaches>they start at the back of my neck>left side then move all over the left side>i cannot think when I have one>part of the pain from injury.

Also, many healthy foods and some medicines and cosmetics contain loads of salicylates and these should be eliminated to avoid headaches and other unpleasant symptoms in those who don't tolerate salicylates.

Alisha Norden Thought of you!

Amd how did you fix the toxic stuff in the gut? Fiber? :)

I'd like to know how to blink less like Dr Hyman.

thats what a call a great doctor that goes with a humane human

can someone please tell me the reason of periodic migraine? meaning same freaking headache same 2 month each year , 2 hours after i wake up or exactly before i sleep , why?

@pacum ur so right!!!!