Most Popular Posts of 2008
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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…