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Video: Perspectives on Headaches and Migraines
  • Headache Migraine Criteria Doctor-Patient Video
    Is It a Migraine?
    Signs and symptoms
    ( :37 )
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  • Headache Migraine Decrease Frequency Doctor-Patient Video
    Drugs to Stop Migraines
    What can help
    ( :49 )
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  • Headache Migraine Medication Doctor-Patient Video
    The Drugs Worked
    How one patient found relief
    ( :33 )
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  • Headache Migraine Change Your Thinking Doctor-Patient Video
    How You Think About Pain
    Use your mind to lower pain
    ( 1:30 )
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Neurologist Lisa Mannix Explains What You Need to Know About the Pain in Your Head

Dr. Lisa Mannix
Dr. Lisa Mannix
Neurologist
Q: What are clues that your primary care doc is not taking your headaches seriously?

A: Primary care providers are incredibly busy and they have to know such a huge amount of disorders and treatments. It's part of the patient's responsibility to help them take it seriously. Provide headache calendars, meet and ask questions about the medications or new medications, ask "Am I someone who should see a headache specialist?" They may be very grateful and refer you. Part of it is you taking it seriously as well. Read More
ONLINE RESOURCES

The Best Websites for Headache Support

  • Site: The Daily Headache
  • Who it's for: People whose chronic headaches are running their lives
  • Why we like it: Dedicated blogger Kerrie Smyres writes about coping with headaches and migraines, incorporating relevant news and links to other blogs. She also hosts an online support group and discussion forum.
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Reduce Your Headaches by Keeping a Headache Diary

Tracking down your triggers can help you prevent the pain
No one who gets severe headaches such as migraines needs a lecture on the virtues of prevention, but it's hard to remember everything that you did the night before you had to spend that day in bed. Headache triggers vary, and your memory can be surprisingly unreliable. So specialists recommend narrowing down the suspects in a headache diary...  Read More

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