Highlights

Here are some of the posts that have been the most popular with visitors to this site over the last 3 months.  Again, an incredible variety – up and coming treatments, current tips, a useful book, specific issues…  The most popular are listed last:

• ADX10059 – another Migraine Drug in the Pipeline – what will this new drug mean for you?
• Trigger Points: Identification, Myths, and Preparing to Fight them – and yes, the next part in the series is coming!
• The Migraine Brain: A Review – a new book which will give you new insight into your migraine treatment
• Chiari 1 Malformation, Mitochondrial diseases (podcast) – these might have more to do with your symptoms than you think!
• First Migraine then Bloodshot Eye – What’s up? – answering common questions on this issue
• DHE Migraine Treatment: Why some people still use it – an old treatment that still may have its place
• The Latest on Tezampanel, a new Migraine Drug – what is and isn’t new in this drug
• What is Migraine? (The Life Impact Story) – what does migraine really mean for someone who has it?
• Get a Headache after Working Out? – a very common problem and what to do about it
• A Sleep Apnea Mystery Solved? – fascinating new research may give you a better night’s sleep

Here are some of the posts that have been the most popular with visitors to this site over the last 3 months.  Quite a variety this time!  The most popular are listed last:

• DHE Migraine Treatment: Why some people still use it  It’s such an old treatment.  With all our new understanding, why are people still taking this medication?
• Migraine Nasal Spray – Should You Try One?  What are the advantages of the nasal spray medications?
• Little Known Ways to Get to Sleep (even with a Headache)  A few new ideas for you…
• Anti-seizure meds and Suicide  The FDA is concerned about a side effect of 21 medications.  Should you be concerned?
• Fight Migraine: Be nice to your Mitochondria  Migraine and Mitochondrial diseases – interesting connections.
• Christian Body Migraine Defense (now Tuliv Migraine Defense)  A little about this natural treatment.
• 5 Signs You have Retinal Migraine  What is retinal migraine, and what can you do to fight it?
• A Sleep Apnea Mystery Solved?  Fascinating new research on sleep apnea.
• What is Migraine? (The Life Impact Story)  How does migraine really impact someone’s life?  You might be surprised.
• Get a Headache after Working Out?  It’s a common problem.  What can you do about it?

Here are some of the posts that have been the most popular with visitors to this site over the last 3 months.  Go back and catch up on the ones you missed!  The most popular are last:

• Fight Migraine: Be nice to your Mitochondria: Migraine and mitochondrial disease – is there a connection?
• Doxycycline for daily headache?  New clues about chronic daily headache
• Little Known Ways to Get to Sleep (even with a Headache)  Some tips from around the internet that might be new to you
• Anti-seizure meds and Suicide  Confusion over side effects of medication used for migraine
• Migraine Nasal Spray – Should You Try One?  Why people are turning to nasal sprays for migraine
• Get a Headache after Working Out?  It’s a common problem, and there are solutions
• Our What is Migraine? series continues to be popular – all three: What is Migraine? (the scientific story), What is Migraine? (the Story of Symptoms) and What is Migraine? (The Life Impact Story)
• 5 Signs You have Retinal Migraine  The real story about this rare condition
• Is High Blood Pressure Causing My Headache?  The answer, and a surprising twist

Some of the posts that have been most popular with visitors on this site in the last 3 months:

• Migraine and Magnesium – new study:  Not only the new study, but tips on how to take magnesium so that it actually works!
• What is Migraine? (the scientific story), and part 2 What is Migraine? (the Story of Symptoms).  Read part 3 now – What is Migraine? (The Life Impact Story)
• Is High Blood Pressure Causing My Headache?
• Migraine patients more sensitive to Topamax?  An ongoing discussion of this popular migraine drug
• What Everyone should know about Telcagepant – the coming Migraine Drug
• 5 Signs You have Retinal Migraine: put together the puzzle pieces here
• Little Known Ways to Get to Sleep (even with a Headache)  Very important for all of us!
• Does Migraine slash Breast Cancer risk?  Info about one of the crazy media buzzes of the last few months
• Doxycycline for daily headache?  What this study does and doesn’t tell us
• Anti-seizure meds and Suicide  More about the suicide warnings on these drugs often used for migraine

Time to take a look back at the posts our visitors found most interesting.  Often these posts began conversations that are still going – feel free to join in!

Here are the top 10 posts of 2008, with the most popular last:

• Botox for chronic migraine?  Some people have found Botox to be a help, but the discussion goes on to decide if it helps enough people to be a mainstream therapy…
• Migraine patients more sensitive to Topamax?  Do migraineurs have more of a reaction to Topamax than most?  If so, why?
• Topamax may cause language disturbances  Yes, Topamax was a big topic of conversation this year.  This post sparked a lot of discussion as people shared their stories about Topamax side effects, and whether or not the drug was worth it for them.
• Symptoms of Abdominal Migraine  Surprisingly common, especially in children, this is one of those migraine types that isn’t talked about much.
• Migraine and Magnesium – new study  More and more people find magnesium to be a worthwhile therapy for migraine.  Here’s info on a recent study, and tips on how to use magnesium to cut down on your migraine attacks.
• What is Migraine? (the scientific story)  Is migraine just an imaginary disease?  New research says absolutely not!  This is part 1 in a series – part 2 is here:  What is Migraine? (the Story of Symptoms).  More to come in this series.
• Headache and Migraine News Blog – new look!  2008 was the year that the Headache and Migraine News Blog moved to its own domain (headacheandmigrainenews.com), and got a new look!  Thanks for being patient while the changes were made.
• 12 ways to Evaluate Migraine News  A must-read for anyone evaluating health news, especially migraine-related news.  We all know it gets thrown at us from both magazines and friends!
• Do you REALLY have Ocular Migraine?  Your doctor diagnosed you with ocular migraine – but what does that mean?  You might be surprised…
• Demerol for Migraine in the Emergency room  The number one post of 2008 is about Demerol, but it brings up the much larger topic of how to deal with changes in the medical community as drugs fall in and out of favour, sometimes for good reasons, sometimes not…