Headaches: What to believe?

F ACTS:

According to the National Headache Foundation:

Over 45 million Americans, more than the 33 million sufferers of asthma, diabetes and coronary heart disease combined, get chronic, recurring headaches. Of these, 28 million suffer from migraines annually.

It is estimated that industry loses 50 billion dollars per year due to absenteeism and medical expenses caused by headache, and migraine sufferers lose more than 157 million workdays each year.

Seventy percent of all migraine sufferers are women.

Headache is among the most common pain complaint seen in primary care doctors' offices. Tension-type and migraine headaches are the most common, and cluster headache is the most rare. It is important to seek medical care for headaches because,
if treated correctly, more than 85% of headaches will respond to treatment.

Source:
http://www.healingwell.com/library/migraines/info8.asp

Other Links:
http://www.ahsnet.org/resources/headachefacts.php
http://www.healingwell.com/library/migraines/info8.asp
http://www.headaches.org/consumer/generalinfo/factsheet.html
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/HC/Symptoms

MYTHS:

• Just because headache is common doesn’t mean that it’s normal.
This is the most significant headache myth. Despite the out-dated stigma about people with migraine or other recurrent headache being malingerers, weak, neurotic, or having a mental illness, headache is a real, legitimate, biologic syndrome that can be prevented, treated, and managed.

• If I have severe, recurrent headaches, I might have a brain tumor.
While brain tumors are a possibility, they are RARE. If you are worried about this, that’s all the more reason to see your doctor sooner rather than later.

• If my partner says, “Not tonight dear, I have a headache”, it means they just aren’t interested in having sex.
While that may be one option, chances are much more likely that they really have a headache! Headache can definitely dampen or eliminate libido, especially a migraine or cluster headache. For tension headaches, you can actually comfort your partner with a massage, support and understanding- often for your mutual benefit.

• I’ve had these headaches for years; there’s nothing that works.
Not necessarily. There are several new treatments that have become available in the past few years; just because one or two haven’t worked for you doesn’t mean there aren’t others that will. If you haven’t gotten useful medical advice from your current physician(s), ask for a referral to a headache specialist.

Source:
http://www.drdonnica.com

	F ACTS: According to the National Headache Foundation: Over 45 million Americans, more than the 33 million sufferers of asthma, diabetes and coronary heart disease combined, get chronic, recurring headaches. Of these, 28 million suffer from migraines annually. It is estimated that industry loses 50 billion dollars per year due to absenteeism and medical expenses caused by headache, and migraine sufferers lose more than 157 million workdays each year. Seventy percent of all migraine sufferers are women. Headache is among the most common pain complaint seen in primary care doctors' offices. Tension-type and migraine headaches are the most common, and cluster headache is the most rare. It is important to seek medical care for headaches because, if treated correctly, more than 85% of headaches will respond to treatment. Source: *http://www.healingwell.com/library/migraines/info8.asp* Other Links: http://www.ahsnet.org/resources/headachefacts.php http://www.healingwell.com/library/migraines/info8.asp http://www.headaches.org/consumer/generalinfo/factsheet.html http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/HC/Symptoms MYTHS: • Just because headache is common doesn’t mean that it’s normal. This is the most significant headache myth. Despite the out-dated stigma about people with migraine or other recurrent headache being malingerers, weak, neurotic, or having a mental illness, headache is a real, legitimate, biologic syndrome that can be prevented, treated, and managed. • If I have severe, recurrent headaches, I might have a brain tumor. While brain tumors are a possibility, they are RARE. If you are worried about this, that’s all the more reason to see your doctor sooner rather than later. • If my partner says, “Not tonight dear, I have a headache”, it means they just aren’t interested in having sex. While that may be one option, chances are much more likely that they really have a headache! Headache can definitely dampen or eliminate libido, especially a migraine or cluster headache. For tension headaches, you can actually comfort your partner with a massage, support and understanding- often for your mutual benefit. • I’ve had these headaches for years; there’s nothing that works. Not necessarily. There are several new treatments that have become available in the past few years; just because one or two haven’t worked for you doesn’t mean there aren’t others that will. If you haven’t gotten useful medical advice from your current physician(s), ask for a referral to a headache specialist. Source: *http://www.drdonnica.com* Other Links: *http://headaches.about.com/cs/myths/* http://www.contactpakistan.com/ http://headaches.about.com/library	+ CLICK IMAGE + CLICK IMAGE + CLICK IMAGE + CLICK IMAGE

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