Migraine Diary Template
Updated: 2026-06-03

This template is educational and does not replace medical advice.

For each attack, record:

- Date
- Symptom start time
- Head pain start time
- End time or recovery time
- Pain location
- Pain severity
- Nausea or vomiting
- Light sensitivity
- Sound sensitivity
- Smell sensitivity
- Aura symptoms
- Dizziness or balance symptoms
- Neck stiffness
- Fatigue or brain fog
- Medication name, dose, and time taken
- Relief after medication
- Side effects
- Sleep the night before
- Meals or skipped meals
- Hydration
- Caffeine
- Alcohol
- Stress level
- Menstrual timing, if relevant
- Weather or pressure change, if relevant
- Missed work, school, caregiving, or plans
- Anything different from your usual pattern

Monthly summary:

- Headache days
- Migraine days
- Acute medication days
- Days with nausea or vomiting
- Days with aura
- Missed-activity days
- Urgent-care or emergency visits
- Treatments that helped
- Treatments that did not help