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Posts from The Daily Headache, March 3-10, 2006 Nerve Stimulator-Imposed Restrictions According to Medtronic’s Living Well newsletter, these activities might be harmful for people with nerve stimulators: using an electric blanket, skiing, sledding, golfing, amusement park rides. Would I have still gotten the implant if I knew about all these limitiations? Woman Heartbroken After Ending… Continue reading This Time Last Year, March 3-10
Christina Peterson, a neurologist (and migraineur), is a blog reader who leaves terrific, educational comments. I always learn a lot from her. Some of her comments on recent posts are so informative that I want to be sure you all see them. Warnings Proposed for OTC Painkillers This is a really important post–it can’t be… Continue reading A Headache Specialist’s Comments
Erin, who blogs at Through the Eyes of a Migraine and has recently hinted that she’s pregnant, shares her story: On October 31, 1994 I was getting ready to go out trick-or-treating when I started feeling something that I had never felt before. I was flushed, nauseous and I had the most severe headache I… Continue reading Your Headache Stories: From Erin
“I’m about to get out of the bathtub, but I’m not sure if I can stand up. If I can I’ll come pick you up. Let me call you back in a couple minutes.” That was my end of the conversation when Hart asked me to pick him up from work yesterday — which was… Continue reading Misery and Maybe Menstrual Migraines
If you’re a woman who takes anticonvulsants and are of childbearing age, take note. The Epilepsy Foundation warns that anticonvulsants could cause damage to a developing fetus very early in a pregnancy. Since about 50% of pregnancies in the US are unplanned and some anticonvulsants can reduce the effectiveness of hormonal birth control, this important… Continue reading Risks of Anticonvulsants During Pregnancy