The research for this article was driven by my own suffering and need for coping mechanisms. I hope my discoveries will help other sufferers find answers, or at least know where to begin looking.

Migraine: a vascular headache preceded by a constriction of cranial arteries, then commencing with the vasodilation that follows (in other words, the blood vessels get smaller, then bigger), with the resulting spasms restricting blood flow to the brain. It is caused by a neurological disease, a chemical or electrical problem in the nerve-rich arteries of the brain. Migraines are sometimes preceded by an