by Dr Robbins | Jun 16, 2009 | Headache Drugs
Approximately 10-15% of people have strong features of a personality disorder. General characterisitcs of personality disorders include: lack of insight, poor response to psychotherapy or other therapeutic interventions, difficulty with attachment and trusting, sense...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 15, 2009 | Headache Drugs
4.7% of adults have ADD; it tends to be underdiagnosed, and is one of the more untreated conditions in the country. ADHD includes the “H” for hyperactivity, but most people lose the hyperactive, fidgety portion by age twenty. ADD is the most genetic of...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 15, 2009 | Headache Drugs
The comorbidity of migraine with anxiety and depression is well established, both in clinically based studies and in epidemiologic samples from community populations. The physiologic overlap between migraine and depression is considerable, and antidepressants or mood...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 10, 2009 | Headache Drugs
In the study conducted by Dr. Robbins and Joseph Maides, Jr., DO, only 46% of tested patients obtained significant long-term relief from a preventative medication. Lack of efficacy was cited as the primary reason for medication discontinuation. Chronic daily headache...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 9, 2009 | Headache Drugs
Menstrual headaches are often severe, prolonged and debilitating. The abortive therapy follows the general abortive therapy for migraine. In addition to the usual abortives, cortisone (Prednisone, Dexamethasone) is effective for many women; they are utilized in very...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 3, 2009 | Headache Drugs
1. Legitimize the headache problem as a physical illness. When we mention that it is a medical condition, primarily inherited, and that there is too little serotonin in the brain in people with headaches, patients respond exceedingly well to this. Once we have...
