10 Highlights from the past 3 Months (February 2013 edition)

Who cares which posts I like – what did you like? 🙂 Here are the most popular posts with you, guests to this site, from the last 3 months.  The most popular of all come first.

New drugs approved, misdiagnosis, sex headaches, useful resources, and more fill this month’s edition.  Just click the link to read more on each topic.

1. ZECUITY (formerly Zelrix Migraine Patch): Approved!  ZECUITY, the drug formerly known as the Zelrix Migraine Patch, finally got its approval from the FDA on Thursday (the 17th of January 2013).  It should be available in the United States toward the end of this year…
2. Complex Migraine  Just what is complex migraine?  It can be many things!  Here is the second in a series on quick tips (the first is here), this one explaining how the term “complex migraine” is often used (or, I should say, abused!)…
3. Doctors: Prescribing too many Painkillers? (how we can do better in 2013)  Are painkillers not being given to patients who really need them?  Or are they given out like candy to patients who don’t need them? …
4. The New (and amazing) Migraine Employment Advocacy Toolkit  The Migraine Trust recently published their new migraine Employment Advocacy Toolkit.  This is of special interest to everyone in the UK, but if you’re in other countries don’t tune out quite yet.  This kit could be incredibly useful to you too…
5. Cluster vs. Migraine (Infographic)  What’s the difference between migraine and cluster?  Well, there are a lot of differences, but this infographic shows the biggest differences between typical migraine attacks and typical cluster headache attacks…
6. Eye Redness and Headache  What does it mean when you have eye redness and headache?  Answering the question quickly was my challenge…
7. “Just Migraine” (trust me). Or – Brain Tumour?  Here we go again.  Another patient diagnosed with “migraine” – but let’s not check too carefully…
8. Two Books that Should be on Every Migraineur’s Coffee Table  If you could only choose two books to have on your coffee table, or to have handy when company comes over, what would they be?  Here are my two suggestions for migraineurs…
9. Sex Headaches  Orgasm headaches or sex headaches are technically called primary headache associated with sexual activity.  But that should only be after careful tests are done – as soon after the headache as possible – to rule out more serious (in rare cases life-threatening) causes…
10. They are Fighting Back (don’t miss this post)  In December we had a giveaway, thanks to the TheraSpecs Company.  To enter, you had to tell me about one person who had been a help to you…