Migraines

By Keith Roach, M.D. on May 18, 2023 DEAR DR. ROACH: My child has been prescribed a device by their neurologist to treat their migraines. My child is 18 and has suffered migraines since the age of 4. Due to other prescriptions for a…

Staying hydrated and applying ice packs to your head (one of Meyer’s go-to strategies) can provide some relief too. “Dehydration can either trigger the migraine or make it worse,” says Dr. Aymen. Vision problems and vertigoDuring her…

The transition to parenthood is hard enough—add to it a potentially disabling condition like migraine disease, and it can feel like a daily uphill battle. I know because I live with chronic migraine—which is characterized by having 15 or…

According to a meta-analysis published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, both cluster headache and migraine have strong links to the circadian system, the internal clock that…

Samantha M., a 36-year-old marketing specialist living in Indianapolis, first started to experience migraine symptoms around age 26 when she had a full-time office job. When an attack was coming on, her brain felt foggy, the right side of…

Mindfulness therapy may help with migraines…

For example, you might ask what they think migraine is and what they think happens during a migraine attack, says Dr. Pace. “A patient could then explain to the family member how they experience their migraine attacks, what symptoms are…

A “beautiful” seven-year-old girl was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour after complaining of double vision and migraines. Brave Jasmine Freeman has since undergone weeks of gruelling radiotherapy to slow the growth of the tumour.…

A boy has undergone skull surgery to treat a potentially life-threatening condition that doctors repeatedly missed.Luke Bedford, seven, from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, has suffered with 'crippling' headaches ever since he was able to…

Migraines and headaches are common conditions that can be caused by various factors such as stress, tension, lack of sleep, dehydration, stress related to work, relationships, bad dietary habits, uncontrolled lifestyle and sometimes, it…