A new survey conducted online this past November suggests that doctors and patients need to communicate more. No surprise there. But how? 1218 diagnosed migraine patients taking prescription medication participated in the study. 533 doctors also participated, doctors who treat 5-10 migraineurs each week. One of the interesting things the survey shows is that doctors [...]
by James on 21 October 2010
I’ve seen a lot of different doctors. And dentists. Chiropractors. Pain specialists. Physio… oh, you get the idea. And this has been over many, many, years. Of course you want to have a doctor who knows the details of your family history. You want to have doctors and specialists that can work together – work [...]
Make it a habit to watch for warning signs. Even for those of us that try to keep track of migraine, cluster headache or whatever-kind-of-headache symptoms from day to day still miss these. It’s usually not hard to miss the main symptoms – headache, dizziness, nausea – whatever it is for you. And quite often [...]
by James on 1 October 2009
It’s been 14 weeks – did you keep up with your headache/migraine diary? If so, time to pull out the 14 sheets of paper and take a look. What kinds of symptoms are common. Is there a pattern? How often are you having attacks? Does it look like there are different types of attacks (maybe [...]
by James on 18 August 2009
Blakely Long from BetterQOL (Better Quality of Life) recently gave me a heads up about a new app for your iPhone that is basically another headache diary. BetterQOL, Inc provides web based resources and tools related to the health industry. I said it’s "basically another headache diary", but that’s probably a disservice. This is actually [...]