by Dr Robbins | Jan 10, 2011 | Headache Drugs
Depression is common and can be debilitating. Fortunately there are a number of medications that are effective in treating this disorder. Generally speaking these are easy to prescribe and are well tolerated. The number of Americans treated for depression increased...
by Dr Robbins | Dec 29, 2010 | Headache Drugs
There are many challenges in defining refractory headaches (as there are with depression or epilepsy). These include: 1. Should we separate refractory to abortive from refractory to preventives? 2. Length of use: patients with 1 year of severe headaches should be...
by Dr Robbins | Dec 27, 2010 | Headache Drugs
Medication overuse headache (MOH) is defined as daily or near-daily headache (more than 15 per month) that occurs in patients with a primary headache disorder who overuse acute medications. This definition is from the Headache Classification Committee of the...
by Dr Robbins | Dec 8, 2010 | Headache Drugs
Mark Reinecke, head of psychology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, has written a book about controlling anxiety and effectively managing stress and fear. The book is titled “Little Ways to Keep Calm and...
by Dr Robbins | Dec 8, 2010 | Headache Drugs
Patients with chronic daily headache, or those having more than three migraines per month that are not well-controlled, may be candidates for preventives. A preventive is chosen with regard to the type of headache and presenting comorbidities while keeping the...
by Dr Robbins | Nov 29, 2010 | Headache Drugs
Use of most electronic media is not associated with headaches, at least not in adolescents. However, listening to one or two hours of music every day was associated with a pounding head. There has been much debate over the years discussing the effects of television...
