Thanks for all the info! Typos hereby ignored.

Fascinating that caffeine helps, yet chocolate triggers. I was a bit nervous about taking my one daily latté this morning, but maybe it actually helped. About an hour or so later I had a sort of "Aaaaaahhhh!" sensation, and the headache melted away.

Hugs to you for all you've been through! I can count myself lucky. I'm 57 and just on my second migraine, and that one not too intense either. It was persistent, lasted about 14 hours all told, but only briefly (during that oral exam, shortly before my coffee break) was it intensely painful. I've got an appointmet with the doctor on Tuesday to get some advice on how to handle this in the future, should it become a new regular feature of my life. And next time I'm in the vicinity of an herbal drug source, I'll look for feverfew.