migraine

Hi there,
Have you ever suffered from migraines? To have migraine is a horrible thing. I think migraine is the most severe pain I have ever suffered. It is very frequent for me ie; thrice in a week. I usually get migraine early in the morning which prevent me pursue my studies and also affect my nursing carrier. Migraine is a vascular headache.No one has found out the real cause of migraine. There are a lot of people suffers migraine like me especially women.Some of the triggering factors are the habit of eating chocolates, drinking or eating very hot or very cold food, use of old cheese, coco drinks, drinking coffee, lack of sleep, skipping food, lack of exercises, disturbed mind, exposing to hot or cold weather etc.,  I hope that my disease is hereditary as my father got it. I am working as a clinical nurse in one of the famous hospitals in Brisbane. Due to migraine there were many situations that I had to take sick leave. I would like to pursue masters in nursing. I am scared that migraine will affect my studies. I am trying to avoid all the triggering factors. But it is still disturbing me. Can anyone suggest other ways to avoid migraine attacks?