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What is the easiest way to log a migraine attack on iPhone?
The easiest way is to save the attack first and fill in details later. Tap once when it starts so the start time is recorded, then add severity, triggers and medication when you can look at a screen again. Quiet Room, a free iPhone migraine log, is built around exactly that: one dark screen, two taps to a saved attack.
What to write down, and when
You can follow this with a notes app or paper. The point is to record the start immediately and everything else afterward.
| When | What to record |
|---|---|
| At the start | Only the time. One tap or one line is enough. |
| During, if you can | A coarse severity (mild, moderate, severe, or a 1 to 10 number) and any medication you took, with name, dose and time. |
| When it stops | The end time, so duration is on record. |
| Later the same day | Symptoms (aura, nausea, sensitivity to light, noise or smells) and possible triggers from the day before, such as a skipped meal, poor sleep, stress, weather, screen time, alcohol, caffeine or dehydration. |
| Before an appointment | A summary for the date range: number of attacks, days affected, average severity, frequent triggers, medication taken. |
- Keep the first step tiny. If logging needs a form, it will not happen during an attack.
- Use chips or short words, not sentences. Tapping a trigger is faster than typing it.
- Add forgotten attacks afterward. A late entry with an approximate time is better than a gap.
- Count days, not only attacks. Days affected is a number a clinician can work with.
- Ask your doctor what they want recorded. They may ask for different details than the list above.
About Quiet Room
Quiet Room records only what you tell it. Free to download and use: unlimited logging, history with a calendar, editing past attacks, triggers, symptoms and CSV export of every entry. One optional one-time purchase of $4.99 unlocks a printable PDF attack report with a dated table of your attacks, severity, triggers, symptoms and medication. No subscription, no ads, no account; data stays on your device. Optionally it can show sleep hours and cycle day from Health next to an attack, as numbers only.
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Quiet Room and this guide are for logging only. They do not diagnose anything, identify causes or give medical advice. For any medical question, talk to your doctor.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need an account to keep a migraine log?
- No. Quiet Room has no sign-up, login or account. Your log stays on your device.
- Is the migraine log free?
- Yes for logging, history, editing, triggers, symptoms and CSV export, with no limits. A one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks the PDF attack report. There is no subscription.
- Can I add an attack I forgot to log?
- Yes. Every attack can be edited afterward, and you can add a past attack with a date picker.
- Can I show my log to my doctor?
- Yes. The CSV export is free, and the PDF attack report summarizes a date range with attack count, days affected, severity, triggers, symptoms and medication. It is a record of what you logged, not a diagnosis.
- Does the app tell me what causes my migraines?
- No. It shows your most frequent logged triggers, but it does not identify causes or give medical advice.