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Sleep and Medication May Help Migraine-Related Dizziness

October 15, 2013

Q. Even after a migraine attack my balance is still off, sometimes for days. Is this a common problem? A. Dizziness and balance being off in a way that is hard to describe is not an uncommon neurological symptom that…

Reader's Mail: Headaches Return after Taking Triptan

January 15, 2011

Q. I have had a kidney removed due to cancer. Consequently, I’ve been told to avoid nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) and other pain relievers that are metabolized through the kidneys so as to not stress the remaining kidney. Acetaminophen no longer…

Sharing My Headache Story with NHF – Carrie

September 14, 2010

I have been having headaches since I was in my early 20’s and I am now 51. So, you can tell I have been going through this for a while. I have been on various medications, both preventive and abortive….

Waking with Headaches "Every Day without Fail"

April 15, 2010

Q. For about six months I have been waking up with what are, for me, unusual headaches—at the front of my head above my eyes. They start in the very early morning between 1 am and 3 am and are…

Reader's Mail: Preventive Medication for Migraine

June 8, 2009

Q. I just started taking Nortriptyline. I take 10 mg once before bed. Is it OK to take one of these pills at a time when I start to get a headache? A. Nortriptyline is an example of a preventive…

Migraine Preventive Goes Generic

September 15, 2008

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a generic version of Depakote® extended-release tablets (divalproex sodium) at the end of July. The medication is approved to treat migraine as well as seizures and bipolar disorder. In people with migraine, it…

Reader's Mail: Daily Headaches Returned after Ten Years

August 15, 2008

Q. After many years with muscular tension headaches and of trying many different types of treatments, a neurologist put me on Prozac® as a preventive and it worked great. I have been on the medication approximately 10 years (I am…

New Generation of Migraine Preventive Drugs in the Making

July 15, 2008

Knowing that millions of migraine sufferers could benefit from preventive treatment, researchers are searching for new drugs that can stop headaches before they start without the side effects of many current preventives. Now a new class of preventives, called gap…

Feverfew (Tanacetum Parthenium)

October 25, 2007

By Christopher Hobbs (Excerpted from the National Headache Foundation Newsletter) Feverfew is Tanacetum parthenium, a member of the daisy family. However, it is sometimes obtained under the name of Chrysanthemum parthenium. It is easy to confuse the medicinal variety of feverfew…