Health Expert Ask the Clinician shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/9924/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/9924/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/9924/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149728/top-10-questions Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:34:00 -0500 Ask the Clinician Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, and Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert answer some of them. Dr. Krusz is a world recognized headache and Migraine expert, often conducting groundbreaking research at his clinic in Dallas. Here are this week's questions and answers... I'm seeing aura. What can I do right now? Full question and answer. Getting Migraines again after 30 years. Why? Full... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149728/top-10-questions http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149504/pick-headaches Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:55:00 -0500 Ask the Clinician Full Question: I was diagnose with ice pick headaches today by a neurologist. This a very painful sharp pain. I would like to know what can I do to stop that pain, it is not an everyday pain. Is there something to take to help? Nicole.             Full Answer: Dear Nicole;   You can find basic information about ice pick headaches and treating them in Ice Pick Headaches - The... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149504/pick-headaches http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149503/topamax-migraine Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:38:00 -0500 Ask the Clinician Full Question: I have been on Topamax for menstrual migraine for 18 months and it has literally saved my life. My bi-monthly migraines are now minor headaches and I tolerate the drug beautifully. My dosage is 2 x 50mg daily. My problem relates to urinary urge that does not seem to relate to anything. I have had clear urine tests. Two ultrasounds and a CT scan turned up nothing. I do not have any infections. Have you heard of people with this... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149503/topamax-migraine http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149501/imitrex-migraine Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:32:00 -0500 Ask the Clinician Full Question: I have had migraines for 25 years and always took Imitrex. For the last 3 years I have been under a lot of stress and my headache got worse. In the last 6 weeks I have taken 15 pills. Will this cause a rebound headache. Thanks, Mary.             Full Answer: Dear Mary;   Medication overuse headache (rebound) can vary from one person to the next. Generally, the risk of... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149501/imitrex-migraine http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149500/migraines-change Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:16:00 -0500 Ask the Clinician Full Question: Can migraines change? I have had migraines since I was a kid. I always have a aura for about 20 min before the pain starts. I had 2 horrific migraines last week that were the worst I ever had. The pain was terrible and none of the over the counter meds would touch it. I had no aura with these two. I had some tingling in my left arm for just a few minutes. Something else I had is my speech---I'm having a hard time getting my words... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149500/migraines-change http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149095/nausea-abdominal Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:53:00 -0500 Ask the Clinician Full Question: I have a 13 year old daughter that gets nauseated and sometimes stomach cramping with it about 4 times a year that usually lasts 2 days. She won't eat and can't go to school. She feels miserable during these times. i usually give her medicine for acid reflux (Nexium or Prilosec) with Mylanta and it has no positive effect. Could these be abdominal migraines? She has had nausea for the last day and a half with no stomach pain. She... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149095/nausea-abdominal http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149094/excruciatingly Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500 Ask the Clinician Full Question: I am a 73 year old female. I get an excruciatingly painful stab in my right temple from time to time. If it lasted for more than a very split second I feel that I would not be able to support it. It is very similar to what I perceive as being a bullet wound. Thanks. Helen.             Full Answer: Dear Helen;   What you describe could be ice pick headaches. For more... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149094/excruciatingly http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149089/naproxen-vicodin Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:28:00 -0500 Ask the Clinician Full Question: Can you take Naproxen along with Vicodin for pain? Are there any side effects? Sean.             Full Answer: Dear Sean;   This type of question can be safely answered only by your own physician because he or she needs to answer it in the context of your full medical history and all medications you may be using, both prescription and over-the-counter. Combining NSAIDs such as... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149089/naproxen-vicodin http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149088/experiencing Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:19:00 -0500 Ask the Clinician Full Question: Hi I have been experiencing slight headaches in spots on my head they are very bearable. Sometimes more intense then others. But mostly just a alight throb then it stops and starts in another spot. Top, back, and right side of my head. I'm not sure if its allergies, my eyes, or a brain tumour! Week. Im not health insured so I can't go to the doc at the moment! Help. I need to ease this running scared mind if mine, Desire.... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149088/experiencing http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149080/migraines-years Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:25:00 -0500 Ask the Clinician Full Question: I get migraine headaches on the average every week, they last from 3-5 days. Always the left side of my head. My left eye socket, the sinuses on my left side, my teeth and jaw on my left side, my ear. All feel like 5 conditions rolled into one like a sinus infection, ear ache, someone has taken a baseball bat to my jaw, teeth and eye socket. It does not stop there. I sleep continously, sometimes am violently nauseated, other times... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/149080/migraines-years