Migraine and Hormone Journal: Track Headaches and Your Cycle
Many women notice their migraines seem to follow their cycle. The only way to know for sure is to track both side by side for a few months. This journal puts your headaches, your cycle days and any hormone changes on the same page, so patterns are easier to see and easier to explain to your doctor. Choose a paperback journal you write in or a fillable PDF you can type into on your phone, tablet or computer.
Paperback: Migraine & Hormone Journal for Women
A 4-month headache and cycle diary. It is sold as a paperback on Amazon and as a lay-flat, coil-bound edition on Lulu that stays open while you write.
Fillable PDF: Migraine & Hormone Journal (4 months)
Type on the lines, tick the boxes and tap the circles, no printer needed. On hard days, the Quick Check is all you need. The 155-page PDF has 120 undated daily pages, each with the date, your cycle day, a Quick Check and a Hormones & Details section. Four Cycle Charts shade the menstrual migraine window (2 days before your period through day 3), and Cycle Reviews count your medicine days. A 3-Cycle Pattern Summary pulls it together for your doctor. Setup pages cover hormones and life stage, your migraine profile, care team, medication list and when to get help, and there is a trigger experiment, appointment notes and a plain-language glossary. It works for regular or irregular cycles, birth control, perimenopause, menopause and hormone therapy. You get US Letter and A4 versions.
Tips for tracking migraines with your cycle
Mark day 1 of each period, even if it is light or late.
Track at least 3 cycles before looking for a pattern.
Log every headache, not just the severe ones.
Note changes in birth control, hormone therapy or other medicines, with the date.
Bring your Pattern Summary to your appointment.
Where to get it
Lay-flat coil-bound edition on Lulu
Made by Larry Kniejski, LK Books. These trackers are for personal record keeping only. They are not medical advice, and they do not diagnose or treat any condition. Talk to your doctor about your health. In a medical emergency, call 911.