People who take narcotic painkillers such as oxycodone and codeine too often to treat their migraines may be doubling their chances of having chronic headaches a year later, a new study has found. But researchers say that people who use other types of pain meds--including triptans or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)--don't appear to increase their chronic-headache risk. Experts say these findings suggest that strict limits for these types of drugs should be enforced among migraine...
Read moreChronic pain patients (sometimes including Migraine sufferers) are often asked to sign narcotics contracts, or treatment agreements, with... Read more »
Full Question: My husband has suffered from migraines for years and nothing has seemed to help him. He has tried all of the abortives that... Read more »
It has been about ten years since the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched what some feel is a targeted war on... Read more »
So, what is a doctor to do about the abuse of pain-killers? If doctors begin to act like police officers, then the doctor-patient... Read more »
Migraineurs and other chronic pain patients who use narcotics (opioids) are often asked to sign narcotics contracts, or treatment agreements, with... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings to nine companies for selling 14 unapproved narcotic pain medicines as part of an... Read more »
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Headache - migraine Treatment There is no specific cure for migraine headaches. The goal is to prevent symptoms by avoiding or changing... Read more »
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Migraine - classic; Headache - migraine with aura Treatment To learn what may be triggering your migraine headaches, keep a headache... Read more »
One reader with migraines tells Dr. Gott that she has spent the better part of her life fighting migraines. According to Dr. Gott, vitamin B2--or... Read more »