DENVER — If you are suffering from an intense migraine, a significant shift in the weather could be to blame.

Research suggests that between 30% and 50% of people with migraines identify some weather change as a trigger.

“Being a trigger, it's not going to be the cause of migraine, but it's going to make a person more susceptible,” said UCHealth Neurologist Dr. Danielle Wilhour.

Big temperature swings, storms, and fluctuations of barometric pressure — the weight of the air in the atmosphere — can trigger a migraine.

UCHealth neurologist Dr. Danielle Wilhour said she noticed the regional differences when she moved from the East Coast to Colorado, a state with frequent weather fluctuations. Dr. Danielle Wilhour, neurologist at UCHealth speaks with Denver7 Anchor Jessica Porter

“When I

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