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/9924/153382/responsible Wed, 30 May 2012 10:45:00 -0400 Ask the Clinician Full Question: I have had migraine with aura for over 30 years, only twice have I had headache with one. It is a horrible aura, numbness on whichever side it decides, eye disturbances, confusion, unable to speak properly, a terrible anxiety! Sometime lasting up to 6 hrs. Usually happens about once every 4 months. I started taking Maxalt. It does cut down all symptoms, and time to about 2 hrs. but now I'm having them one, than one exactly to the... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/153382/responsible http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/153381/shooting-helping Tue, 29 May 2012 14:47:00 -0400 Ask the Clinician Full Question: pain shootin in top right side of head, pain in right ear sharp pain day 4 whole right side of head face sore feel numb pain in back of head right side this is day 7 right side still feel funny and pain right ear feel clogged. went to doctor thursday given pain pills not helping. does this seem like a migraine thank you. mimi.             Full Answer: Dear mimi;   Although... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/153381/shooting-helping http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/152691/metoprolol Fri, 11 May 2012 13:26:00 -0400 Ask the Clinician Full Question: I first started suffering with migraines when I was 30 years old. They always begin with a visual aura and when I was younger, I would get very sick with them. I am now 58 years old and the migraines have become less frequent and less severe as I have aged. However, I was prescribed metoprolol tartrate 50 mg twice a day a few months ago for high blood pressure. Since that time, I have had more migraines. I thought beta blockers... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/152691/metoprolol http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/152690/blurred-vision Tue, 08 May 2012 09:49:00 -0400 Ask the Clinician Full Question: Is It normal too have blurred. Vision an cold sweats? Howard.             Full Answer: Dear Howard;   You didn't give much context to your question, but let's see what we can do. For the average person, no, it's not normal. For someone having a Migraine attack, on the the other hand, these wouldn't be unusual symptoms. Still, even if you've been diagnosed with Migraine and are... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/152690/blurred-vision http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/152677/migraines-sleep Mon, 07 May 2012 10:19:00 -0400 Ask the Clinician Full Question: i have migraine headaches and i can't keep no food down almost 2 days with the headaches normally activities i cant do more sleeping and i cant sleep well with headaches. what so i do. Jenny.             Full Answer: Dear Jenny;   Eating and sleeping can be very difficult during Migraine attacks. Some people do well with broths and soups rather than solid foods during... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/152677/migraines-sleep http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/152674/stinging-migraine Fri, 04 May 2012 15:47:00 -0400 Ask the Clinician Full Question: I have a stinging pain in my head. It radiates from side to side and is in random spots in my head. A stingy pain. also sometimes my cheek gets a pin and needle sensation. What should I do? Doctors said migraine but I need proof. I'm very worried. Mia.             Full Answer: Dear Mia;   What kind of proof are you looking for? Unfortunately, a diagnosis of Migraine is what's... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/152674/stinging-migraine http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/151887/questions-note-dr Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:16:00 -0400 Ask the Clinician A note from Dr. K. and Teri: To quote Joan Rivers, "Can we talk?" We've seen an increasing number of questions come in that we can't answer, no matter how badly we want to, so we thought we'd take a few minutes here and discuss that problem with you -- frankly, and with a bit of humor.   To keep from hurting anyone's feelings we're going to inject a bit of humor and make up a fictitious question to demonstrate the problem. It's OK to giggle... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/151887/questions-note-dr http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/151713/top-10-questions Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:17:00 -0400 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... Many visual symptoms - Was this really a stroke? Full question and answer. Migraine characteristics changed,... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/151713/top-10-questions http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/151470/sneezing-headache Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:27:00 -0400 Ask the Clinician Full Question: 4 weeks ago I was admitted to hospital with head pain. I sneezed and then I felt like I had been hit with a cricket bat, I fell to the floor and the awful pain lasted about 15 minutes. I had lots of tests, scans and a lumbar puncture and given the all clear to bleeds, tumours etc. I have had migraine before but nothing as bad as this pain. My consultant said I had a Primary Thunderclap Headache that I may have another and then I... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/151470/sneezing-headache http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/151372/migraines-8-daily Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:29:00 -0400 Ask the Clinician Full Question: I have taken Fioricet for the past 40 years for severe migraine headache. I was wondering if there is something stronger, so that I wont have to take 2 to 8 Fioricet daily. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Nancy.             Full Answer: Dear Nancy;   It's not a matter of "stronger," but a matter of what works. One thing you need to be aware of is that if... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/9924/151372/migraines-8-daily