About the Migraine Detective Method & Its Creator
Why Migraine Detective Exists
I started where most migraine patients do: MRI to rule out the worst, then a sequence of conventional treatments - amitriptyline, sumatriptan, propranolol, high-dose NSAIDs, and the usual "migraine vitamin" stack of B-vitamins and magnesium.
I made every lifestyle change I was told might help. I quit coffee and chocolate, haven't had a drink in more than seven years, and spent years chasing dietary triggers. I tried acupuncture and chiropractors, QEEG and neurofeedback, Botox, triptans, CGRP blockers, forty-pill supplement stacks, and even traveled to India for a month-long stay at an Ayurvedic clinic that improved many issues - but not the head pain.
When AI finally became accessible, I took a different path: large language models plus data. I fed years of pain logs, blood panels, MRIs/MRAs, and doctor-visit notes into a custom AI model and spent months testing root-cause hypotheses. Instead of asking "What's the next drug or diet?", I asked "What system-level patterns can be found and tested?"
After a lot of trial and error, the result was a layer-by-layer investigation framework - the Migraine Detective Method. It helped surface hidden drivers, change the timing and type of interventions I was using, and prioritize which tests and experiments were actually worth running. Today, I use mostly non-medical interventions and understand root causes. See Case Study for more detail.
This site exists to share that pattern-based way of thinking so that other people with persistent migraine can use it as an educational framework with their own clinicians - not as a replacement for medical care, but as a way to make care more informed and less random.
Short Bio
I run an independent consulting practice and serve as a fractional executive for VC-backed startups, PE-owned companies, and large corporates. I'm also an active investor and spend a significant amount of time in the AI world.
I hold an MBA from Stanford and live in Puerto Rico, working with clients around the world. View my LinkedIn