Why do i get migraines?

Heredity: About 30 million americans have migraine, which is an inherited disorder, in part at least, of a neurotransmitter susceptibility disorder. Your glutamate brain receptors respond in an exaggerated fashion to either internal or external bodily triggers, such as nitrites, or bright sunshine. The process eventuates in the migraine headache. There are plenty of preventative approaches available.

Get checked out: A good start at finding potential headache triggers would be to maintain a diary. Every time you have a headache write down what you were doing, the foods you ate that day, alcohol, smoking, caffeine, stress, how much sleep you had the night before, eye strain, etc. Try to find patterns in your headache so that you can learn what things to avoid. Get checked by your doctor.