by Dr Robbins | Apr 23, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome is named after the famous Lewis Carroll novel. The condition was first noted in 1955 by John Todd, a psychiatrist. Todd named it for Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It is believed that Lewis Carroll suffered...
by Jeff Poleet | Apr 22, 2012 | Headache Drugs, Miscellaneous
It was a little over a year ago that I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Robbins. Like most headache/migraine patients I had spent many years bouncing around between Family Practice doctors, Internists, Allergists, Neurologists, all to no avail. At the time I walked...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 22, 2012 | Headache Drugs
We have a medication supply problem in the US, and Midrin is no exception..Midrin(generic is the only form available) is a combo drug of a mild sedative, a mild pure migraine med, and acetaminophen…Prodrin takes out the sedative(which is good) and adds in a...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 22, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A study of nursing home residents with dementia found that those who took an average dose of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (Zoloft and generic) had triple the risk of falls compared with residents who did not take the drugs. In fact, taking even a low dose...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 20, 2012 | Headache Drugs
The journal Neurology recently published results from a study that a higher level of activity is linked to a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, even in people over eighty years old. What makes this study different is the belief that an increased...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 19, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A recent study looked at the stress and health behavior triggers in children with headaches. Twenty-five children used electronic dairies three times a day for two weeks. They recorded their headache occurrences, stressors, sleep and wake times, and sleep quality....
