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How Anxiety Can Trigger Migraine Pain
Noah Rosen, MD, explains the relationship between anxiety and migraines, and how treating mental illness can reduce migraine frequency.
Written by Venus Sánchez | Reviewed by Sarah Gupta, MD
Updated on March 6, 2025It may seem like your migraines just keep getting worse and worse, which may make you feel stressed or hopeless. For this reason, it might not be surprising that people with migraines are at a higher risk of developing mental health problems. The relationship goes both ways: Living with migraine can increase anxiety, and stress can trigger attacks.
Learn more tips for what to do when migraines affect your social life here.
Additional Medical Contributors
- Noah Rosen, MDNoah Rosen, MD, is the program director at the Northwell Health Headache Center.
References
Anxiety & Depression Association of America. (2021). Headaches.
National Institute of Mental Health. (2023). Anxiety disorders.
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The American Migraine Foundation. (2018). The Link Between Migraine, Depression and Anxiety.
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