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Headache Medicines
Choosing the right migraine medication can be confusing for the 45 million American who experience headaches. The key to making the right choice, experts say, is knowing what kind of headache you have. A reporter talks to doctors about the three major headache categories, their pain symptoms, and the medicines that treat each one.
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New Resource on Migraine Research Foundation's Website
The Migraine Research Foundation has added a great new resource for Migraine sufferers on our website - a new and improved list of doctors... Read more »
Migraine and Headache Patients: Talk About Difficulties Accessing...
Migraine specialist and researcher Dr. Elizabeth Loder has brought it to my attention that we have an opportunity to offer feedback that... Read more »
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Top 75 Migraine and Headache Questions, #28
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Top 75 Migraine and Headache Questions, #54
Full Question:Is having two or three Migraines a week normal?Answer: Hello; With all the preventive options we have today, there's no... Read more »
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Q&A: Effexor, Lexapro and headache medicine don't mix
Pharmacists Joe and Terry Graedon answer a reader's question about why a pharmacist refused to refill prescriptions for tramadol (a headache... Read more »
Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Treatment o...
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Migraine Headache
There are no studies to prove the efficacy or safety of most alternative therapies. It is important that migraineurs notify their health care... Read more »
Headache
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Pain - head; Rebound headaches; Medication overuse headachesHome CareKeep a headache diary to help find the source or trigger of your symptoms. Then... Read more »
Headache
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Except perhaps for head colds, headaches are probably the most common human ailment. Three out of four Americans had a headache during the past year,... Read more »
Common migraine
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Migraine - common; Headache - migraine without aura Treatment There is no cure for migraine. The goal is to control the symptoms and... Read more »
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