Millions of people suffer from chronic headaches, some ninety percent of which can be helped by the proper medications. The latest research reveals that while stress reduction, diet, relaxation, and other supplemental prevention and healing techniques are important, drugs are the key to fighting this debilitating condition. And while there is a wealth of new information on both prescription and over-the-counter medications, doctors simply do not have the time to convey it to their patients. Patients also have trouble explaining the nature of their symptoms. Virginia Woolf, who suffered from migraines, lamented, "The merest schoolgirl when she falls in love has Shakespeare or Keats to speak her mind for her; but let a sufferer try to describe a pain in his head to a doctor and language at once runs dry." In Headache Help, Lawrence Robbins, M.D., and the science writer Susan S. Lang hope to narrow this doctor-patient communication gap by equipping headache sufferers with essential, state
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Susan S. Lang, a senior science writer at Cornell University, is the author of eleven books and writes for national magazines, including McCALL'S, WOMAN'S DAY, LADIES HOME JOURNAL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, VOGUE, and AMERICAN HEALTH. She resides in New York.
Lawrence Robbins, M.D., is founder of the Robbins Headache Clinic in Northbrook, Illinois. He is assistant professor of neurology at Rush Medical College in Chicago. He resides in Illinois.
Lawrence Robbins, M.D., is founder of the Robbins Headache Clinic in Northbrook, Illinois. He is assistant professor of neurology at Rush Medical College in Chicago. He resides in Illinois.
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This book is a marvelous guide for all headache sufferers.,
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This review is from: Headache Help: A Complete Guide to Understanding Headaches and the Medicines That Relieve Them (Paperback)
I have suffered from daily tension headaches and weekly migraines for 15 years. This book provided information about headaches in general, and also gives very detailed descriptions of the various medications available. I was able to use the book to ask my doctor about treatments he had not considered. The most valuable information I received from reading Headache Help concerned the nature of headaches. Anyone who suffers from headaches would benefit from this book. If nothing else, you'll learn that others have similar problems and that there is help out there.
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