by Dr Robbins | Mar 31, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Good ol’ aspirin..compounded by the (brilliant for the time) German organic chemists in about 1872…found to have, by accident, anti-arthritis and pain properties; in 1900, people in the U.S. were buying aspirin from Canada and sneaking it over the border...
by Dr Robbins | Mar 31, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A new product is out, with less acetaminophen than Fioricet or Esgic: Orbivan, which has 50mg of butalbital, 300mg of acetaminophen, and 40mg of caffeine….very similar to Fioricet/Esgic(brand names), or the generic for those. Also out is a version without...
by Dr Robbins | Mar 24, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Patients often say “I can tell the weather with my head”..and they often can!!Weather is right up there, along with stress and hormones, as a major trigger…we(migraineurs..or migraineuses) inherit a very sensitive brain, genetically, that fires...
by Dr Robbins | Mar 17, 2012 | Headache Drugs
You may not be sensitive to the foods in your diet… most people are sensitive to only two or three types. If a particular food is going to cause a headache, it will usually occur within three hours of eating. Your response to these foods may not be consistent....
by Brooke Phenicie, NP-C | Mar 16, 2012 | Headache Drugs
During recent studies it is estimated that migraineurs experience nausea 92% of the time during some of their attacks. This common symptom associated with migraines often leaves patients unable to take an oral triptan medication and keep it in their stomach long...
