by Sue Robbins | Jun 8, 2015 | Headache Drugs
Women with higher levels of everyday exposure to chemicals experienced menopause 2 to 4 years earlier than the average woman in a large Washington University School of Medicine study. Chemicals significantly linked to earlier menopause included pesticides and...
by Sue Robbins | Aug 1, 2014 | Headache Drugs
“In the past physicians had not really recognized the effect of hormones on migraines,” said Dr. Vincent Martin, co-director of the University of Cincinnati Headache and Facial Pain Program and lead author of a new study that was presented this past June...
by Sue Robbins | Jul 2, 2013 | Headache Drugs
Brisdelle, (paroxetine) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of hot flashes due to menopause, and is the first non-hormonal treatment to be approved by the FDA. While all other FDA approved treatments contain the hormones...
by Dr Robbins | Dec 6, 2012 | Headache Drugs
According to a new study, about a third of menopausal women who took antidepressants for hot flashes and night sweats, saw a return of symptoms after they stopped taking the drug. Dr. Hadine Joffe, associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and lead...
by Dr Robbins | Feb 3, 2012 | Headache Drugs
For many women with migraine, menopause can actually signal a time of headache relief. However, the years leading up to menopause when hormone levels fluctuate and ovaries produce less estrogen, headaches can actually become worse. According to Susan Broner, MD, of...
