There’s a new feature we’re adding to Migraine.Report today, timelines.
You can now see a complete timeline of all your attacks in one view, see all details about each attack and also the time between attacks. Your timeline is instantly searchable so finding patterns in your attacks should be even easier.
From the timeline view you can add new attacks as well as update and delete existing ones.
If you have any feedback on this feature or any other then please let me know simon@migraine.report.
Thanks.
Whenever you see a Migraine specialist one of the first things they will ask is 'do you keep track of your attacks?'. It makes sense, the more information you give them the more they can help you.
You don’t want to present them with an exhaustive list of every half detail of every attack, they won’t have time to review it. They just need to see the frequency and nature of your attacks and some relevant context.
Keep It Simple
By far the most important piece of information you need to record is when the attack happened. From this single statistic collected over several months you can learn so much about your attacks.
- What day of the week has most attacks
- Weekdays or weekends?
- What time of day do most attacks occur
- Are your attacks evenly spaced or clustered together
- What time of the year is worst for you
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| Just from logging when Migraines happen you can get all these statistics |
As well as logging when attacks happen adding some context to the attack will give you extra insight. You don’t need to tick off a long list of potential triggers, things aren't as black-and-white as that. You should record what you were doing, what was happening in your life when the attack happened and anything that you feel may of played a part in the attack.
To summarize, keeping a Migraine diary is important but it doesn't need to be complicated. Make sure you log every attack and few details about what happened.