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 [...]
by James on 15 October 2010
I wasn’t exactly sure what to title this post, but I decided to sit down and think of 8 of the most useful things I have used either to prevent an attack or to survive an attack (migraine, that is). I don’t usually post personal things like this – partly because I’m aware that everyone [...]
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 [...]