Bachmann’s doctor claims migraines do not make her unfit for presidential office

In an attempt to silence hype that she may unfit for the Oval Office, Michele Bachmann released a letter from her doctor Wednesday stating that her migraines occur infrequently and are under control with prescription medication.

"Your migraines have known trigger factors of which you are aware and know how to avoid," Dr. Brian Monohan, the attending physician of U.S. Congress, writes, adding that Bachmann’s lab work and brain scans were normal and that she is “overall in good health.”

Bachmann takes prescription migraine medications sumatriptan (anti-inflammatory) and odansetron (anti-nausea) on an as-needed basis, Dr. Monohan said. She does not take daily medication to manage the pain.

Bachmann’s political headache stated Tuesday when The Daily Caller, a conservative website, reported that the Minnesota congresswoman suffers debilitating headaches that affects her work and even caused her to miss a number of votes during her time in Congress.

The report, based on interviews with her former staffers, claims that she suffers from migraines an average of once a week, and that they have forced her to go to the emergency room at least three times. The Daily Caller claims the ex-staffers came forward because of concern about her presidential bid.

“On multiple occasions, we had to basically turn out the lights in her office, shut the door and put a virtual do-not-disturb sign on her office for hours on end so she could lie there and try to recuperate from the headaches,” one of her former staffers told Politico.

After the report appeared, Bachmann admitted taking prescription medication for migraines, but said they didn’t not impair her ability to function and would not interfere with her ability to serve as commander in chief.

Adding to the drama, Time magazine reports that Bachmann’s staff roughed up an ABC News reporter who followed Bachmann during a campaign rally in Aiken, S.C. Tuesday repeatedly asking if she had ever missed a House vote because of a migraine. Bachmann never answered the question.