Take a look at the quality of your sleep, energy and stress levels… It is possible to predict whether or not a migraine will occur the next day and when it will occur
Posted on 01.29.2024 2.10pm Posted on 01.29.2024 2.10pm Modified on 01.29.2024 2.21pm Views 9
Prepare for migraines by monitoring your sleep quality, stress and energy levels. [사진=게티이미지뱅크]Research has shown that paying attention to your sleep quality, energy levels, and stress can help predict exactly when a migraine will occur.
The US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) said this is the result of a survey of 477 people aged 7 to 84. The results of this study (Association Between Electronic Diary–Rated Sleep, Mood, Energy, and Stress With Incident Headache in a Community-Based Sample) were published in the online edition of the journal Neurology, published by the American Academy of Neurology, and American Health Media’s “Health Day” introduced it.
Migraines are often underdiagnosed or untreated. Even with treatment, it can be difficult to find strategies to prevent attacks or treat them early.
The research team asked participants to rate their mood, energy, stress and migraines four times a day for two weeks via a mobile app. They were also asked to rate their sleep quality once a day and to wear sleep and physical activity monitoring devices. About 50% of participants had ever suffered from migraine, and about 59% had suffered at least one morning migraine attack during the study period. Approximately 61% of participants were women.
The research results showed that people with poor sleep quality were about 22% more likely to suffer from migraine the next morning than people with poor sleep quality. Additionally, people who rated themselves as having poor sleep quality had an 18 percent greater risk of experiencing a migraine the next morning compared to those who did not rate their sleep quality as poor. It was analyzed that people who felt lethargic due to low energy levels had a 16% higher risk of suffering from migraine the next morning compared to people who had no energy levels.
By comparison, people with high levels of stress and significantly higher-than-usual energy levels were 17 percent more likely to suffer from migraines the following afternoon or evening. Notably, unlike sleep, energy and stress, anxious or depressed mood was not associated with migraine attacks.
“Surprisingly, relatively higher or above-average levels of anxiety and depression were not associated with the likelihood of having a migraine attack the next day,” said genetic epidemiologist Kathleen Mary Kangas, Ph.D., first author of the study . she said. “What’s most interesting is that migraines are associated with self-rated sleep quality rather than actual measurements of sleep patterns,” she said. “This means that self-perceived physical and emotional states may be important causes of migraine,” she added.
According to the research team, it is important to monitor sleep changes as a predictor of migraine attacks. Using apps that monitor your sleep and other emotional, behavioral and health states in real time can provide valuable information to help you manage migraines. A limitation of the study is that participants were followed for a short period of time. The findings are expected to provide insight into the underlying causes of migraine and help improve treatment and prevention.
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