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Headache Diary

On a large desktop calendar, chart the following…

menses : number of days, i.e 1-5
severity : 1 thru 10, 10 being most severe
time of day headache developed, and duration - i.e. 8 am, 4 pm
food : most recent meal, beverage, or snacks before the onset of headache
anxiety/stress level : 1 thru 10, especially 1 - several days before onset of headache
quality of sleep the night before : a good or disturbed night’s sleep
weather changes : yes or leave blank
illness : yes with diagnosis or leave blank
medications : “out of the ordinary”