Serena Williams
After an intense headache cost tennis star Serena Williams a tournament match, she learned her pain was related to her menstrual cycle. "I'd never heard of [menstrual migraines] before," she says. "All this time, I thought it was a regular migraine." About 60% of women with migraines say it gets worse during their periods, and hormones may be to blame. Your doctor may suggest medicines to even out your hormone levels.
Ben Affleck
Mostly women get migraines, but about 6% of men get them too. Actor and director Ben Affleck is among those who have been slowed down by migraine pain. While directing Gone, Baby, Gone in 2006, he had a migraine so bad it sent him to the hospital. "I just kept on going and going and hardly slept," Affleck says. A regular sleep schedule helps prevent migraines. Go to bed and get up at the same time every day, even on weekends.
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