Conquering Your Migraine The Essential Guide to Understanding and Treating Migraines for all Sufferers and Their Families

by Diamond, Seymour; Franklin, Mary

• ISBN13: 9780684873107
• ISBN10: 0684873109
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-03
• Publisher: Atria Books

Summary

The up-to-the-minute guide to understanding and treating migraines for all migraine sufferers and their familiesAcross America, twenty-eight million people suffer from migraines, costing the nation millions of dollars in lost work and school days, medication, and countless visits to doctors and hospitals. At the world-renowned Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago, Dr. Seymour Diamond has spent more than thirty years helping thousands of headache sufferers conquer their debilitating pain. At last, the resources of that institution are available in a book. Dr. Diamond'sConquering Your Migraineis a comprehensive guide to the identification and treatment of all types of migraine, including pediatric headache, hormonal migraine, and coexisting migraine and tension-type headache.This book includes:The most up-to-date research on the cause of migraine, including if and how it will affect treatment How to identify the danger signs of migraine Identifying and treating migraine when it is linked to depression Why more than 70 percent of migraine sufferers are women and what their particular circumstances mean for treatment How the miracle drugs of the twenty-first century can stop your migraine attack The latest in non-drug and self-help treatments, including relaxation therapy, biofeedback, and preventative therapiesIf you or someone close to you suffers from migraine, Dr. Diamond'sYour Migraineis the lifeline you need to help free you from pain.

Author Biography

Seymour Diamond, M.D., an internationally recognized expert in management of headache pain, is the founder and director of the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest and largest private clinic in the United States devoted solely to headache. The author of The Hormone Headache and the coeditor of The Practicing Physician's Approach to Headache, Dr. Diamond has contributed to twenty other headache books and has written more than three hundred articles on the subject of headache.

Table of Contents

Preface	13	(6)
PART I: UNDERSTANDING MIGRAINE
What Is Migraine?	19	(41)
Migraine and Women	60	(14)
Migraine in Relation to Other Diseases	74	(12)
The Difficult Migraine Patient (Coexisting Migraine and Tension-Type Headaches)	86	(8)
Migraine and Depression	94	(4)
Danger Signs of Migraine	98	(11)
PART II: TREATING YOUR MIGRAINE
Self-Help Measures for Your Migraine Headaches	109	(11)
Nondrug Treatment	120	(22)
Miracle Drugs of the Twenty-first Century and How They Stop Your Migraine Attack	142	(13)
Preventive Therapy of Migraine	155	(21)
Alternative Medicine and Migraine	176	(14)
Resources for Help and Education	190	(5)
Glossary	195	(23)
Appendix
Headache History	207	(8)
Headache Calendar	215	(3)
Index	218