Migraine Preventives: Where to Start?...be effective in extensive clinical use, but haven’t been researched for financial reasons (it is difficult to recoup the cost of a clinical trial for generic... By Kerrie Smyres2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Compounding Effects of Trauma With Headache Diseases ...While I have a genetic predisposition to migraine and cluster disease, I will always wonder what role trauma has played in the severity of my diseases.... By Anna Williams3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Candesartan: Effective Preventive, Low Weight Gain Risk...Plus candesartan is less likely to cause weight gain than other migraine preventives and is available as a generic.... By Kerrie Smyres1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
Post-ICU Migraine Crisis: My Stay in the Hospital and After...of the IV fluids I'm getting now, the terrible migraines are becoming less of an issue and the nausea is, at best, OK most of the time with the anti- By Kelly J.4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What to Avoid Saying to Someone About Preventing Migraine...The term “prevention” used in the context this woman used displays not only an ignorance of the genetic factors of the disease but also implies culpability... By Sarah Hackley2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments99 comments
Outsmarting Triptan Packaging...This is what started the trend in the 1990s and it has continued, even with much less expensive generic versions of the drugs.... By Kerrie Smyres2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments20 comments
Signs and Symptoms of Cluster Headache...There is not a lot of research in this area so there is little to more clearly define the genetic association or even an accurate diagnostic count of people... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Did I Cause This? Parenting Children with Migraine...It breaks my heart because I know there's a genetic component to this disease.... By Sarah Hackley2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
7 Ways to Get More Triptans Each Month...You'll probably have better luck if you use two generics. 4. Find out if you insurance will cover the same drug in two different delivery methods.... By Kerrie Smyres2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments29 comments
Hemiplegic Migraine...Genetic testing may help reach a diagnosis if there is a family history of hemiplegic migraines.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Migraine & Gastroparesis: Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea...For patients whose nausea is unrelenting and incapacitating, there are medications called anti-emetics that can help relieve this symptom.... By diana-lee2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments39 comments
Why Wasn’t I Chosen for a Clinical Trial?...Please keep in mind that this is a very generic list, and isn’t specific to any particular treatment or trial.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
When stigma hurts your kids...When he was 8, a head injury switched on his genetic predisposition for migraine.... By tammy-lrome2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Anti-Nausea Migraine Medication Zofran Issued New FDA Warning...The generic version of Zofran is called Ondansetron.... By diana-lee2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Migraine Cause: Family History...In only one kind of migraine, the familial hemiplegic migraine, has the family link been clearly shown based on a genetic alteration.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Weakness...However, several genetic mutations may provide some answers.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Waiting For the Other Shoe to Drop: Migraine and Comorbid Conditions...Sometimes one condition can cause another, either directly or indirectly, and sometimes there are genetic or other factors at play.... By Shoshana Lipson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments68 comments
Unavailability of Zomig ZMT...You could also get their generic version from Global & later from Impax. It worked fine. None of these generics made in India work at all for me....Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesTreatment
Migraine Triggers and Comorbidities: Autoimmune Disease...While autoimmunity can be genetic and great leaps have occurred in our knowledge of specific autoimmune related genes and antibodies in the recent past... By ellen6 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) and Headache Disorders...EDS is a group of 13 genetic connective tissue disorders. Each syndrome has its own distinct features.... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments