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 10, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Sleep apnea and lack of sleep are more likely seen in children with migraine. A study conducted at St. Christopher Hospital for Children, Drexel University, in Philadelphia found that children with migraine were twice as likely to have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea, also...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 9, 2012 | Headache Drugs
According to research published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the condition. The study found 60% of the children no longer had chronic daily headache after one...
by Dr Robbins | Apr 8, 2012 | Headache Drugs
NDPH occurs when someone rather suddenly has the onset of daily headache; the headache is usually a mixture of tension and migraine type features. The headache may start over hours or one day, often in someone with no previous serious history of headache. While we...