Highlights

Don’t miss out on the latest! Here are the five most popular posts from the past three months – most popular post first. Thanks for reading! 🙂

1. Eye Drops for Migraine revisited – a low-cost treatment?
2. New Approaches to “Aggressive” Migraine Treatment
3. Botox Side Effects: Long Term
4. Weight Loss and Migraine
5. The INvisible Project (video)

Once again a very eclectic list makes up the articles that were most popular to guests here at Headache and Migraine News. Both symptoms and treatments are highlighted this month. Here are the links, with a little introduction to get you started. The most popular article of the month is first.

1. Eyes Dry and Sensitive to Light? Could be more than Migraine… You probably already know that photophobia, or sensitivity to light, is a common migraine symptom. You may also know that migraine patients may be sensitive to light even when they’re not in the middle of a migraine attack...
2. sTMS Mini – Now approved to Fight Migraine in Teens & Adults (with video) The migraine-fighting device now called the sTMS mini has received expanded approval from the FDA. It is now approved as a preventative and abortive device for ages 12 and up…
3. New Approaches to “Aggressive” Migraine Treatment Migraine symptoms are sometimes “endured” for months or years without serious focus on treatment. Many people are being told that migraine is “normal” and that they just have to “put up with it”…
4. Eye Drops for Migraine revisited – a low-cost treatment? A few years ago we talked about a possible “$5” treatment for migraine – Timolol eye drops. Since then the price may have increased slightly, but researchers are still interested in the possibility that such an inexpensive treatment may work well for many migraine patients…
5. Fighting Stress as an Adolescent Although you should never accept the “it’s just stress” diagnosis of migraine or headache, it’s clear that there is a link between the two. Minimizing the negative effects of stress can certainly have a positive effect on your life…

Here are the recent articles that have been the most popular in our community in the past three months. If you find something helpful, feel free to comment and/or share with someone!

The most popular article is first – everyone is talking about CGRP! But there are lots of other practical things to talk about this month.

1. CGRP Antagonists: Not for Everyone? Experts Weigh in…
2. sTMS Mini – Now approved to Fight Migraine in Teens & Adults (with video)
3. Eyes Dry and Sensitive to Light? Could be more than Migraine…
4. Weight Loss and Migraine
5. Continued Confusion about Food Allergies

An interesting collection of popular posts this month. The first article, about weather, was the most popular of all. But it was the post on suicide that had the most “likes” on Facebook.

1. Barometric Pressure Headache – Experiencing Bad Weather? Headaches and the weather have been a subject of controversy for a long time. Not because people don’t experience barometric pressure headaches, but because the relationship between atmospheric pressure and headache is hard to measure…
2. New Migraine Meds in a New Year – and should I care? Although I wouldn’t recommend that anyone pin all their hopes on the up-and-coming migraine medications, yes, there are some reasons why you should care about the new meds that are out, and the new ones we may see this year (and beyond)….
3. Migraine and Suicide: Not What You Think A health professional once told me, “I don’t know how you couldn’t be depressed, with all your headaches.” I think the statement was well intended, to remind me that there’s no shame in being depressed…
4. MSG and Headache – A Myth? Late last year, an article in Lifehacker caught my attention – Stop Being Afraid of MSG. People with headaches and migraine may either be relieved or shocked by the claims that follow…
5. Nasal Surgery for Chronic Headache? A recent meta study showed that many patients are experiencing significant improvement after certain types of nasal surgeries. But read on for details before you rush out to get the surgery done yourself…

Here are the 5 posts that have been most popular with visitors over the past three months. Hopefully this is helpful to you, if you haven’t had time to catch some of the more important articles. 🙂

1. Snopes takes on Cream of Tartar for Migraine: It’s not often that a Snopes article makes the rounds that is specifically focused on a migraine remedy, but the popular anti-myth site got some attention last month with a discussion of cream of tartar as a migraine remedy.
2. Ajovy for Migraine – and Cluster? Another New Drug: Ajovy (fremanezumab-vfrm) (formerly called TEV-48125), a new anti-CGRP drug for migraine, was approved in the USA by the FDA last month.
3. Struggling with Rosacea? Tell Your Doctor about Your Headaches: Rosacea is a chronic skin condition, that first shows up (usually on the face) as episodes of “flushing” or redness of the skin.
4. Barometric Pressure Headache – Experiencing Bad Weather?: Headaches and the weather have been a subject of controversy for a long time. Not because people don’t experience barometric pressure headaches, but because the relationship between atmospheric pressure and headache is hard to measure.
5. New Migraine Meds in a New Year – and should I care?: Although I wouldn’t recommend that anyone pin all their hopes on the up-and-coming migraine medications, yes, there are some reasons why you should care about the new meds that are out, and the new ones we may see this year (and beyond).