by Dr Robbins | Aug 8, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Recently, Daphne Merkin wrote an article called “Is Depression Inherited?” for the New York Times. She writes that children who are genetically prone towards depression may be able to not only stave it off, but prevent it if they are raised in a safe and...
by Dr Robbins | Aug 7, 2012 | Headache Drugs
While there is the official definition of pain, we prefer “pain is what the patient says it is, and it’s as bad as the patient says it is.” Being aware that there are cultural and ethnic differences in the perception and experience of pain can aid...
by Dr Robbins | Aug 6, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Meditation for many of us can conjure up an image of sitting cross-legged with eyes closed, focusing on the moment. Can we apply the concept of meditation to our everyday lives? Yes, it is possible. When we slow down we can notice the patterns of our mind, which can...
by Dr Robbins | Aug 5, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Patients with chronic daily headache may view the headache situation in black and white terms. They will come back for a return visit and state, “Well, I still have a headache everyday.” They need to accept that if we have gone from moderate-to-severe...
by Dr Robbins | Aug 2, 2012 | Headache Drugs
There is a bill that, I believe, is pending from Congress, which would make it more difficult to obtain meds from Canada, for people in the US. US folks obtaining meds from Canada has a long long history, as in 1900 people in the US were importing aspirin(from the...
