Migraines Hereditary
Yet another thing to blame your parents for. According to Health 24, if one of your parents has migraines, you have a 50% chance of getting them. If both your parents have migraines, then you have a 75% chance of getting them. You are probably getting them for the exact same reasons your parents got them. If your parents do get migraines, then ask them how they manage theirs or what their triggers are. This will save you a lot of time trying to figure out what triggers your migraines.
However, if your parents do not know why they get migraines, then you’re on your own.
WebMD reports that 4 out of 5 migraine sufferes are from families with a history of migraines. I guess the family that pains together stays together, eh?
But why does anyone get migraines in the first place? That is still unknown. One theory is that we inherit an abnormal brain from our parents. Gee, and all I wanted was a pony…
If you have migraines, really think carefully before having kids (if you can help it. Sometimes kids happen beyond the plans of mice and men). If you have kids, you have a HUGE chance of given them the same lifetime of suffering as yourself.
Which raises an interesting question — if all of the people who currently have migraines in the world stopped having kids, would migraines then become a bad dream?
I know, I know — it’s like asking how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop.
And then again, could the theoretical “brain abnormality” only be activated when in the presence of children or people who act childishly? Hmmm —
And science stumbles onward.
November 23rd, 2007 at 11:50 am
[...] The researchers have a next step for future studies planned. They want to find kids of one or both parents with a history of migraines and MRI their brains as they age. Remember, you have a 75% chance of getting migraines if Mom and Dad had them, too. [...]
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