Or the men if you have some knowledge regarding women issues and migraines.

I have been low carb since beginning of November. I have had migraines since I was 12 (I'm 42 now so many years and much knowledge in dealing) and they were controlled and down to 1/month as opposed to 2-3/week. Not as bad as migraines that I used to have, but still a migraine. I am not on any preventatives other than magnesium. My mag has always been low. After getting my migraines under control, I went off all preventatives because the side effects from the drugs were at times worse than dealing with one migraine a month.

So anywho, I am having a pick up in the severity and duration of my migraines at my TOM, usually 2-3 days before it starts and they can last several days as opposed to only lasting one day prior. The only change that I have made is my diet and going low carb. My caffeine intake is the same. I will never give up fully caffeinated coffee so let's not go down that road Other than the monthly migraine from h3ll I feel great and have tons of energy and have even noticed a better attitude (maybe because I don't feel so sluggish and "hangry"all the time now) and my sleep is great. It could possibly be related to the weather but I don't think so. I am in NC and some days you run the AC sometimes you run the heat at this time of year. Barometric pressure can be a trigger for me. I am not overly sensitive to nitrates/nitrites that are usually found in my pepperoni nor fermented and aged foods like cheese. They seem to be hormonal related as they almost always occur right before TOM. I have had a few mid-cycle, but I am certain those were weather related as some days it's 50 degrees and rainy here and other times is 75 and sunny. This can be from one day to the next. Crazy weather. Nothing I can really do about those. Thankfully those are short lived.

Before I go see the doc who will more than likely want me to go back on preventatives because docs like to write prescriptions, any suggestions? I have tried upping my salt as I was around 2400/day. I raised it to 3000mg and before going low carb I was prone to fluid retention from too much salt. I take a multi every day also. I make sure I eat veggies every day that are rich in other vitamins, etc. I am thinking maybe it is a combination of hormones and low salt. The migraine is triggered by hormones then the salt issue is exacerbating the headache? The headache I had during my keto flu was enough to bring me to tears and one of the worst I've ever had. Going to add some broth to my diet this time around to see if that helps.

Any thoughts and suggestions are greatly appreciated.