Information and opinions on Migraine from DJ at MyMigraineConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/6265 http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/6265/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/6265 http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/6265/13910/doctors-treat Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:29:00 -0400 DJ I have been diagnosed with migraines by a leading Australian specialist in migraine (who's now retired) who provided some treatment and I've had some since. Anyhow tried a new GP doctor a while ago explained what my medical conditions were including migraine/headaches and the need for continued treatment (to minimise time off work) and therefore was looking for a GP willing to treat and manage them.  Anyhow after some questioning... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/6265/13910/doctors-treat http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/6265/10447/info-prior Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:27:00 -0400 DJ Sammy in her post mentioned sending medical info prior to her migraine specialist appointment and wrote how much it helped. I'm wondeing if it would be a good strategy for people to adopt generally.   I've done the same for an appointment I've got coming up in August. The staff weren't particularly encouraging of that but I did anyhow. I'm wondering how many other people have tried this and what influence it's... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/6265/10447/info-prior http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/6265/7509/medicare Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:43:00 -0400 DJ You go to your (or a) GP and request treatment for migraine to be told off the cuff (not through answering any formal questionnaire or assessment) it's a sign of "stress" "depression" or "anxiety" and treatment is refused. If you're "lucky" enough to get the "anxiety/stress" diagnosis then you may as well kiss any medical monitoring or treatment for any condition goodbye as everything will be seen as being due to your "anxiety". (I... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/6265/7509/medicare