Help My Hurt

March 31st, 2008

Company’s calling - another migraineur speaks out

Pam, who referred to herself as a “Connecticut Yankee currently living in Israel” is another guest who lives with migraine pain. As with most migraineurs, her story is eerily familiar, yet different too.

Can you tell me about when you first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was?
30 years ago, I […]

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March 17th, 2008

Company’s calling - migraines can cause disability

This week, Diana Lee, a disabled attorney & writer and editor of Somebody Heal Me, from Lawrence, Kansas, joins us to talk about her life with migraines.

Can you tell me about when you first started experiencing the pain and what kind of pain it was?
I had my first migraine at around age 6. […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments

July 27th, 2007

Got Pain? Anti-epileptic Drugs Treat pain when other drugs fail!

So you’ve tried the ‘usual’ treatments….painkillers, anti-inflammatories and anti-depressants and either they haven’t worked or you didn’t like the side effects?  There are some new treatment options available, and others in development.  Like I said previously, pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to come up with pain remedies because of the potential of scoring with a blockbuster […]

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