what kind of doctor should i see for my migraines

I have had a terrible time finding someone for my daughters migraines.  Through my mistakes I would recommend that you find a good primary care doc that understands migraine.  Ask when you call to make that initial appointment.  If you go to a neurologist make sure that they don't specialize in one area such as sleep.  The neurologist I took my daughter to said she couldn't have migraines because she didn't always get headaches.  But she always went into a hyper sleep state before the migraine or as the first phase of the migraine.  Sometimes the headache would be light or not at all.  So he said she must have a sleep disorder.  We ended up having to have a sleep study done as well as MRI and EEG.  Still don't have a migraine diagnosis.  Which is a real important first step to advocate for yourself or your child.

Shirley

Patti,

This really depends on how severe and difficult to treat your Migraines are and how much your doctors know about Migraine disease. Many Migraineurs do fine with their family doctors. Some do fine with a local neurologist. Some find that they get no help that way and need to go to a Migraine specialist.

Take a look at the article Migraine and Headache Specialists - What's So Special? If you need help finding a Migraine specialist, check our listing of Patient Recommended Migraine and Headache Specialists.

Hope this helps,

Teri