There have been all kinds of studies pointing at mitochondrial dysfunction for things like migraine and epilepsy; and that a ketogenic diet can benefit those disorders. In fact, the ketogenic diet was developed specifically to treat epilepsy. It does seem to have some other downsides..
Had you told me a decade ago that stress could physically make you ill, I would have laughed at you. But having been down that road myself, I totally get it. In retrospect, it's weird how dismissive people are of this. Platitudes like "it's all in your head", while technically true, completely miss the point.
I hope something is in the pipes, but I'm skeptical of the timeline.
I have recently seen a sincerely incredible improvement in my migraines since I started taking supplements such as B vitamins, Magnesium and CoQ10 aimed specifically at facilitating mitochondrial function and other adjacent metabolic processes.
I suffer from chronic migraine, but vitamins made no difference. I take magnesium and vitamin D anyway, but have tried adding CoQ10 etc, to no avail.
Sumatriptan works if I'm awake when the migraine is starting. I recently started taking Erenumab, which also seems to be working to some extent (Severity of migraines is reduced).
Severe migraine sufferer.
At peak in bed 20 hours a day lights offs
Almost a former one now.
Those are all key vitamins that I take that have helped immensely.
Would add vit D, e.
Also anti inflammatory diet.
Also eliminating caffeine.
Energy level isn’t where I want it, but getting better.
For me it's lack of sleep triggering migraines. If I go a few of days without enough sleep (going to bed late, being kept awake by kids, jetlag etc) then I often get a migraine.
Maybe there might some extra factor doing the real triggering such as the weather, etc, but I have noticed a clear correlation between lack of sleep and migraine.
Traveling to different continents for business trips often triggered a migraine at the end of the week.
If I'm working too much too late inot the nights for several days then I often get a migraine.
If I sleep poorly and wake up often due to my kids having a period of bad sleep, sickness etc, then I often have a migraine after a few days of this.
Drinking alcohol can also contribute as it makes the sleep less good and efficient.
Had you told me a decade ago that stress could physically make you ill, I would have laughed at you. But having been down that road myself, I totally get it. In retrospect, it's weird how dismissive people are of this. Platitudes like "it's all in your head", while technically true, completely miss the point.
I hope something is in the pipes, but I'm skeptical of the timeline.