Pregnancy and Headaches

Suffering the worst usually occurs between ages 30 and 45.
Some researchers believe that migraine in women is closely related to levels of estrogen and progesterone. If you have been stuck at this website for a long time, or if you have done any reading in migraine, you know that many people believe that the serotonin in your body plays a role in migraine. Well, estrogen and serotonin are linked. When your estrogen levels drop, so does your serotonin. This explains why many women suffer from migraine at the time in their cycle when estrogen decrease. Other hormonal changes may trigger your migraine as well. Read more about hormones and headache triggers menopause here.

When you're pregnant, estrogen remains more stable, at a higher level. This is why in many women, reduce migraine during pregnancy. But as you also probably know, any changes in your body is likely to trigger a migraine if you're inclined. So the bad news was already a lot of people who get an unexpected extra for their lives when they are pregnant.