This may not apply to some, but I saw a post a while back, and saw quite a few comments on how the fall/winter seemed to be the worst for a lot of people, and I wanted to see if that still stacks up. I have a theory. It’s just a theory, but here’s what I’m thinking. First, there are many individual/personal factors involved in what triggers each person in their MAV, and that it’s the total “load” of that trigger burden that causes discomfort (Bucholz). We all have highly personal triggers, but I also believe that there are generalized triggers that many of us can share. This idea of seasons, I believe brought up by Chaz or Brian, I apologize because i can’t remember which lol, I think could be an important one. Just for kicks, I’m going to go out on a limb, and suggest that POSSIBLY, there could be a major trigger here lurking under our noses. It would only apply to the people who are consistently worse in fall/winter, and better in spring/summer. I personally fall under that category, and I know there are a few others. I won’t go into a whole big thing on it, but I’ll just put it out there for a discussion. Vitamin D levels significantly drop in fall (by say late november), and continue to steadily decline right through the winter. They don’t start to climb again until the later part of the spring, when the sun moves closer to the Earth. I’ll just add that low vitamin D is not only implicated in osteoporosis, but also implicated in migraine (source - www.mercola.com with Scott’s permission). The purpose of my post is just to raise the idea of this, and to see if others think they might be suffering from a lack of vitamin D as a “part” of their total migraine picture. I certainly believe it to be a part of mine, and i have been working at keeping my vitamin D high during the winter, to see what, if any impact it has on the condition. My crash happened last January by the way, when my vitamin D was tested at a mere “6”, when optimal (not normal, but optimal) is considered around 55… There may be no correlation there at all, only coincidence, but since Vitamin D is a hormone, I thought there may be something to it. For those who seem to suffer more in the Spring/Summer, and feel better in the Fall/Winter, perhaps allergies is more of a trigger? Just trying to provoke some thoughts on that. Also, has anyone else ever had a vitamin D test? If you are interested, the correct test is 25-0H. I would be very interested in knowing the results of those who feel better in both the winter and summer, and to see if there is any correlation with vitamin D. I would be interesting to see. It’s a cheap test, and easy to get done. Mercola also says Labcorp is best for accuracy and explains there why. I won’t go into the full explaination here. It’s boring an technical :lol:
Rich