Highlights

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you’ve been finding the news and tips here useful. Now’s your chance to catch up on what you might have missed – the most popular posts from the last three months! The most popular comes first…

• COVID-19 Headache – Is COVID-19 headache something you should be concerned about? Is headache even a symptom a COVID-19?
• The Humble Tennis Ball, and Headache – I have a tennis ball and a racquetball in a drawer in my bedroom. Why? Because they’re handy, inexpensive self-massage tools.
• CGRP Medication Side Effects – “I hadn’t thought of that…” – One of the things patients like about CGRP related migraine medications is that the side effects are often less than with other drugs. But there can be side effects.
• CGRP Inhibitor – but, I hate injections! – But I know, some of you are saying – seriously, I don’t care how often it is. I don’t do injections! You might want to keep an eye on a new preventative that may come out in 2021…
• Tense Jaw During the Day? – Do you find that your jaw is often tense during the day? Are you clenching, or even grinding your teeth?

Now’s your chance to catch up on the migraine and headache news from the past 3 months (and what months they have been!)! Here are the posts most popular with guests to this site. Thanks for visiting!

• CGRP Drugs and Weight Gain
• Vazegepant: Migraine and COVID-19
• Try Nerivio in June with this Rebate — ** normally I wouldn’t include a post about a rebate in June, but the offer has been extended to the end of July!
• Smart Phones and Your Migraine Medication
• Migraine Worse in COVID-19 Days?

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Cutting edge technology and medication has dominated the discussion over the past few months! Here are the posts that have been most popular with our community over the past three months. The first post was the most popular overall.

• Introducing Nurtec for Migraine – With all that’s going on in the world, it’s easy to miss the important migraine stories that may have a positive impact on treatment for years to come…
• GammaCore Device Approved for Migraine Prevention – The GammaCore device was approved late last month by the FDA in the USA for migraine prevention…
• CGRP Drugs and Weight Gain – Do CGRP injections cause weight gain? If so, what can I do about it?
• Smart Phones and Your Migraine Medication – Is your smart phone making your medication less effective?
• Try Nerivio in June with this Rebate – Nerivio, the smartphone controlled migraine device, is now available in the United States.

So which posts were most popular with guests to this site over the past three months? New medications, migraine symptoms, and one big tip were the posts that dominated. Check it out!

• Eyestrain? Seriously, Try Iris Now. – This has, understandably, been the biggest hit in a time when our screens have become so important. Iris makes those late Zoom conferences (and other screen activities!) much less likely to trigger those headaches and migraine attacks.
• Vyepti to fight Migraine – How is it different (and what’s with the name?!)? – The new migraine preventative, approved in the USA in February.
• Introducing Nurtec for Migraine – As opposed to Vyepti, Nurtec ODT is a new abortive drug.
• Migraine: Is there a SONG stuck in your head? – Have you ever wondered if that song stuck in your head is really a migraine symptom?
• Is Your Vision Overly “Sensitive” – even when you don’t have a headache? – Once again, a look at symptoms that you may have, even when you’re not in the middle of a “migraine attack”.

Yes, I know – many of us have been occupied with other things lately! But the fight also continues against migraine. So here on the front lines, here are the posts that have been most popular with our community over the past three months. Here’s what we’ve been talking about (most popular first)…

• A Green Lamp for Migraine? – A unique lamp has been developed specifically for migraine – using pure green light.
• Tulsi Tea for Migraine – Tulsi tea, a common tea in India, is a traditional headache remedy. But what is it?
• Eyestrain? Seriously, Try Iris Now. – Lately we’ve been hearing a lot about the dangers from the light from our screens. In fact, it’s not just eyestrain…
• Vyepti to fight Migraine – How is it different (and what’s with the name?!)? – In February, Vyepti was approved in the USA as a new migraine preventative…
• Introducing Nurtec for Migraine – With all that’s going on in the world, it’s easy to miss the important migraine stories that may have a positive impact on treatment for years to come…