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    Coming soon to a pharmacy near you- migraine medications that can be purchased without a prescription.  Over-the-counter (OTC) migraine drugs are on a list of other prescription medications included in the FDA’s newest proposal regarding nonprescription drugs. What’s on the table? According to research presented by the FDA, approximately 20% of all patients […]

    Guess what- spring came early this year!  What’s a migraine sufferer to do?  With fluffy pollen and migraine triggering flowery scents wafting through the air, spring season translates into migraine season.  Here are some tips for nipping those sinus headaches in the (rose) bud! Is it global warming coming to fruition?  Don’t know, […]

    Anger is a destructive, negative emotion that triggers migraines, in addition to harming your physical and mental health.  Hypertension, heart disease, and depression are all side effects of unresolved anger.  In managing your migraine triggers and reducing your number of migraine headaches, it is important to be able to recognize your anger style […]

    Migraine headaches can be excruciating to the point that you’ll stop at nothing short of reaching into your brain and groping around for the “off” switch.  Now, scientists hope to be able to cure migraines and other chronic headaches by doing just that.  Deep brain stimulation is currently being used to treat movement […]

Chronic pain, including migraines, can strain even the closest relationships. Learning how to manage migraine headache symptoms without alienating your friends and family is a difficult, but worthwhile, mission that all migraine patients need to learn.  Here are some strategies that will make that task a bit easier to accomplish. Don’t get migraine trigger-happy Migraines […]

    Integrative medicine is beneficial with migraine headaches.  A new twist on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), integrative medicine takes traditional medicine and incorporates natural ingredients such as herbs and magnesium for migraines. What is integrative medicine? When you combine Western medicine with ancient Chinese therapy, what you end up with is the latest and […]

    Brain drain– it’s a symptom of migraines that you could do without.  Difficulty concentrating, feeling as if your brain is lost in a fog, (hence the other popular term “brain fog”), always feeling tired, and constantly forgetting where you left your keys…fatigue symptoms like brain drain could be caused by migraine headaches, or […]

    Basilar-Type Migraine (BTM) headaches are not your average migraine headache- while many migraines with aura cause symptoms like dizziness, visual distortions, and nausea that can last for 30 minutes, basilar-type migraine attacks come on stronger and more aggressively.  Typical BTM auras include severe vertigo, speech slurring, and impaired walking, lasting up to two […]

    Basilar-Type Migraine (BTM) headaches are not your average migraine headache- while many migraines with aura cause symptoms like dizziness, visual distortions, and nausea that can last for 30 minutes, basilar-type migraine attacks come on stronger and more aggressively.  Typical BTM auras include severe vertigo, speech slurring, and impaired walking, lasting up to two […]

    Prescription pain pills may do more harm than good- that’s why more people suffering from pain are using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for optimal health while managing migraines, fibromyalgia, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).  Alternative medicine nurtures the body as a whole; used properly, many herbs and vitamins , combined with relaxation and gentle […]