Strange migraine triggers

[MrsPuddle]

migraines do run in our family but my daughter has had them since she was young. However we have just noticed that one of her main triggers as an adult is when she comes home! She walks in the door and seems to get hit within the first 24 hours. Has anyone come across this?

I appreciate stress or reduced stress is a trigger, but often she is not here for a break and works from home. These migraines last two days so the visit gets wiped out. Any help much appreciated.
ps can anyone recommend a migraine tablet that works without sending the person to sleep first!

I think your daughter is getting a migraine because she is relaxing at home after a period of stress. Sumatriptan don’t send you to sleep but often the best cure for a migraine is to go to bed and not to try to carry on regardless. Migraleve really slow me down.

Is your house particularly bright? Bright light was always my biggest trigger for migraines.

I absolutely agree with this as a trigger. This was definitely the case for me that I'd been fine during periods of stress/being busy and on the go and then the migraines hit as soon as I relaxed. I was very careful about my caffeine and sugar intake as those did seem to make a big difference. Also when I knew I was coming towards a more relaxing time, I took paracetamol before I had any pain come on. I know that's hard to predict! I did find that if I needed to use sumitriptan, it meant I needed to take it for a couple of days after too as t migraines came back. I save it for when I'm absolutely desperate now and nothing else has worked. The thing that has changed things for me the most is realising I had high blood pressure. I went for a random check and it was extremely high (no symptoms), I started medication to reduce it which has worked, but I haven't had a migraine in 3 months now. Hope they improve for her as migraines as truly awful x

I agree that a reduction in stress is common a trigger but I'd still look for other triggers - scents can be a common one, or something she eats or drinks when she returns.

How does your home compare to where she normally lives? I find my parents house extremely stuffy and, being in London where as I live more rurally, there's more background pollution. I get a migraine on most visits.

I used to get a lot when I lived in another city too.

A strange trigger for me is air freshener smells, particularly those plug-in ones.

I would second the past poster on checking blood pressure, my migraines have been fewer and less severe since I discovered and treated my hidden high blood pressure.

Interesting about the high blood pressure. Will check hers. I had high BP too until recently (when I stopped work) could be a link.

Also agree with previous posters about smells and lights. It was often the sudden change in these that triggered a migraine. Sunlight flickering through trees etc when I'm driving is always bad!