Adding a custom trigger MigraineMe does not know about

MigraineMe ships with a list of common triggers. Everyone is different though, and you may have a personal trigger that is not in the list. Strong perfume. The smell of fresh paint. Loud music at the supermarket. A particular type of chocolate.

You can add any of those as a custom trigger. After that, the trigger is in your personal trigger list, ready to log whenever you need it.

Custom triggers are logged by hand. They do not fire automatically, because MigraineMe has no way to measure perfume strength or paint smell. But once added, you can tap them in your Quick Log or pick them when recording a migraine.

On iPhone and Android

The steps are the same on both phones.

1. Open MigraineMe.
2. Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen.
3. Tap Manage Items.
4. You will see your pools: Migraines (symptoms), Triggers, Medicines, Reliefs, Prodromes, Locations, Activities, Missed Activities, and a few more.
5. Tap Triggers. Your trigger pool opens, grouped by category.
6. Tap the + icon at the top of the pool card.
7. A sheet slides up.
8. In the Name field, type a clear, short name. For example, Strong perfume or Lavender candle.
9. Under Category, pick where it belongs (Body, Cognitive, Diet, Environment, Menstrual Cycle, Physical or Sleep).
10. Optionally pick a Prediction value chip (how heavily it should weigh on your risk gauge) and an icon.
11. Tap Add at the bottom of the sheet.

The new trigger appears in that category straight away.

Using your new trigger

Once added, the new trigger is everywhere triggers appear.

1. Quick Log on the phone. On the home screen strip, tap the Trigger button — if you starred the new trigger as a favourite it appears in the sheet. Or use the Trigger card on the Log tab and pick it from the full list.
2. Quick Log on the watch. Tap the Trigger button on the watch home screen. If you marked the new trigger as a favourite, it will appear in the short list straight away.
3. When logging a migraine. When you reach the Triggers step in the migraine wizard, the new trigger will be in your list. Tap to add it.

Making it a favourite

You can mark a trigger as a favourite so it appears first.

1. Open the gear icon top-left → Manage Items → Triggers.
2. Find your custom trigger in the list.
3. Tap the small star icon on the row. A filled-in star means it is a favourite.

Favourites show up at the top of the picker every time you log.

Editing or deleting later

To remove a custom trigger, tap the small trash icon on its row. Deleting a custom trigger does not remove past journal entries that used it.

Custom triggers are a powerful little feature. Add the ones that matter to your life, and ignore the rest.