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Medical Update – VYEPTI

September 2020, Episode 72: Medication Update – Lundebeck has issued a press release on their latest migraine medication – Vyepti. It is great news for those of us living with migraine disease. Dr. Tim Smith and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss…

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Migraine for Yoga

July 2020, Episode 67: Does yoga help your migraine disorder? Has it ever made it worse? A recent study published in Neurology showed that yoga can decrease the frequency and severity of migraine attacks when it is used as part…

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Menstrual Related Migraine

Menstrual Related Migraine

July 2020, Episode 65: Do you struggle with the best way to treat migraine that occurs around the time of menstruation? Do providers shy away from discussions related to the use of hormones, oral contraceptives, and treatment of your menstrual…

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Treatment Optimization and Medication Side Effects

July 2020, Episode 63: Do you feel your migraine treatment options are limited because you experience numerous side effects to multiple medications? Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Vince Martin about how to optimize your treatment plan if you are…

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Vestibular Migraine

June 2020, Episode 61: Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss Vestibular Migraine. Do you experience dizziness, vertigo, lightheadedness? You could be experiencing Vestibular Migraine.  

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ELYXYB, The Newest Acute Migraine Treatment

June 2020, Episode 60: It is such an exciting time in headache medicine. In the past two years, we have seen incredible growth in the options available for the treatment of migraine disease and headache disorders. Dr. Timothy Smith and…

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Headache Education and Our Providers

May 2020, Episode 55: Headache Education and Our Providers – Dr. Matthew Robbins, Neurology Residency Program Director at Weill Cornell Medicine talks to Dr. Lindsay Weitzel about the ideal changes he hopes to see in headache education. Dr. Weitzel asks…

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Physical Therapy and Headache Disorders

April 2020, Episode 54: What can physical therapy do for our headache disorder? Our second episode with Mark Greco, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Manager of the Diamond Headache Inpatient Program, discusses physical therapy options for those of us with…

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COVID-19 and Migraine & Headache Disorders

March 2020, Episode 51: Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel tackle these important questions regarding COVID-19 and migraine & headache disorders: Does the presence of migraine disease make us more prone to coronavirus or other viral illness? Why do…

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Caffeine and Migraine

March 2020, Episode 49: Drs. Rachel Colman and Lindsay Weitzel discuss why caffeine can lead to more migraine in some people, and why sometimes it does help people in the acute headache phase. She also gives us tips on decreasing…

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Childhood Syndromes and Migraine Disease

February 2020, Episode 47: Did you know that there are certain syndromes in childhood that are related to the future development of migraine disease? And that mothers with migraine disease are more likely to have a baby with colic? Dr….

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New and Emerging Migraine Therapies, Pt. 2

January 2020, Episode 44: Dr. Timothy Smith and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel compare and contrast three oral gepants, an IV monoclonal antibody, two combination therapies, and an anti-inflammatory agent – all expected to be available for the treatment of migraine in…

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