10 Highlights from the past 3 Months (September 2014 edition)

These posts, which have been most popular with you our guests, talk about new drugs, new research about headache disorders, and unusual news stories.  Check them out, and leave a comment!

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1. Will new Migraine Med fight Obesity and Diabetes?  The high expectations for CGRP-blocking migraine medications could turn into a craze before they even get to the market…
2. Neck Pain: A Missing Piece of the Migraine Puzzle?  Everyone knows about headache, nausea, visual auras – maybe even vertigo or congestion.  These are all possible symptoms of a migraine attack…
3. Cluster Headache: Seasons and Temperatures  Do changes in temperature trigger periods of cluster attacks?  Researchers in Taiwan say yes, but the connection may not be as simple as you think…
4. Topamax not working? Here’s a Possible Alternative  Although Topamax (topiramate) has helped many patients, it is by no means the silver bullet to stop migraine.  It’s popularity has also been hampered by the side effects that some patients experience…
5. Is it Migraine or Lupus?  Are all those symptoms you’re having a result of migraine?  Or could it actually be lupus? …
6. Complex Confusional Migraines  Sometimes it might feel like a migraine diagnosis just makes things – well, more complex and confusing!  That certainly can be the case if you have been diagnosed with complex confusional migraine…
7. Getting a Headache right after Drinking Alcohol?  You’ve had a little to drink – or maybe more than a little – and while you’re still having a good time, the headache strikes.  What’s happening?  Should you be concerned? …
8. Hemicrania Continua: Is Melatonin an Alternative to Indomethacin?  Hemicrania continua is a constant one-sided headache which is often accompanied by watery eyes and congestion.  It’s often misdiagnosed as migraine or sinus headache…
9. Using Migraine as an Excuse  If you’re like me, you may have experienced a migraine attack that left you unable to stand, unable to drink water without throwing up – and attack that has left you writhing on the floor…
10. Are Clinical Trials Still Being “Hidden”?  Research in the USA is confirming what studies in the British Medical Journal have already pointed out.  Clinical trials, once completed, are not coming to light for months – even years…