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Medication overuse headache truly does seem to be the most accurate in describing what causes it.

Teri Robert is a leading patient educator and advocate and the author of Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches. A co-founder of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy and the American Headache and Migraine Association, she received the National Headache Foundation’s Patient Partners Award and a Distinguished Service Award from the American Headache Society.

Avoid Overusing Migraine and Headache Medications

You may see this type of Headache, not Migraine, referred to by various names: rebound Headache, analgesic rebound Headache, or Medication Overuse Headache. The official term is medication overuse headache, and that’s what I’ll be using here because it truly does seem to be the most accurate in describing what causes it.Read More →
Status Migrainosus

Migraine attacks generally last four to 72 hours. As if 72 hours isn't long and bad enough, there are times when a debilitating Migraine attack goes longer than 72 hours. At that point, it's termed Status Migrainosus, and it's one of the most frustrating situations Migraine patients can face.Read More →
Chronic Migraine

In the simplest of terms, Chronic Migraine is Migraine or Headache occurring 15 or more days a month, at least eight of which must have Migraine symptoms. People living with Chronic Migraine have a Migraine or Headache more often than not.Read More →
Migraine With Aura

Migraine is divided into two major subtypes, migraine without aura and migraine with aura. Migraine with aura is less common, occurring in 25-30% of migraineurs. Few people have the aura phase with every migraine attack. Thus, it’s quite common to be diagnosed with both migraine with aura and migraine without aura.Read More →
Migraine Without Aura

Migraine without Aura is the most common form of Migraine. Although many people think that Migraine attacks always involve a visual aura, this is only true about 25 percent of the time. Even patients diagnosed as having Migraine with Aura will often experience attacks without aura. Read More →
Avoiding Medication Overuse

Of the myriad difficult and frustrating issues that those of us who live with Migraine and other Headache disorders, Medication Overuse Headache, has to top the list. Susceptibility varies from person to person and with different medications. Migraine and other Headache disorders are definitely not one-size-fits-all.Read More →
Finding a Migraine Specialist

One of the most difficult issues facing those of us living with migraine and other headache disorders is finding a doctor who knows enough about them and has the experience to be able to help us. We must find a migraine specialist. Unfortunately, finding one isn't always easy.Read More →