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Originally Posted by montsnmags
Although not a trigger for me, anything containing capsaicin (chillis, capsicum, etc) can often be a partial or total relief (a good Thai curry works well at this juncture). I've been known to swig a large tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce for relief, after all the usual drugs have failed. I remember reading in the New Scientist article that blood pressure can strongly be associated with migraine, so the effect of capsaicin (positive or negative) doesn't surprise me.
There are people here who will be shocked and distraught by the "chocolate" reference.  Oddly, in the last couple of years, chocolate has become a trigger for me where it wasn't before (white chocolate is less so, though too much sugar can also be a trigger).
I've never noted any seafood connection, though my awareness of triggers is not thorough. I'll have to start making a migraine diary though, as they've been coming back where they'd previously left me in peace for at least a month at a time.
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I too have migraines, and I've also done a lot of research on them. For what it's worth .... migraine triggers are very individual, and can change over a lifetime.
So, the docs generally recommend that you try to remember what you ate over the prior 48 hours and keep track to see if there are any food items that might be your triggers.
I am lucky that (so far) I have no food triggers at all. Mine seem to be triggered if I let my blood sugar drop too low. So, I sort of graze the whole day.