""Living with weather-related migraines means constantly being on guard, never knowing when this complex, neurological disease will strike and stop me dead in my tracks," says Tonya, who's been dealing with migraines for 15 years."
""I notice that the transition from spring to summer and summer to fall always puts me in a migraine cycle where I would get them for days on end before having to go on steroids to stop them," she says."
""If the nervous system has become extremely sensitive, it can amplify a response to particular inputs," says Eric Anderson, MD, a board-certified neurologist and Chief Medical Officer of Lin Health."
"Barometric pressure, which is the weight of the air around you, is constantly fluctuating, but on its own, those changes are minor."
Changes in barometric pressure can trigger migraines in about a third of migraine sufferers. Individuals like Tonya experience predictable migraine cycles with seasonal transitions. The nervous system's heightened reactivity, influenced by genetics and stress, can amplify responses to minor changes. Barometric pressure fluctuations, while typically minor, can have significant effects on those with a sensitized nervous system, leading to increased migraine occurrences.
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