Headache Help: A Complete Guide to Understanding Headaches and the Medications That Relieve Them PDF
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Table of Contents Title Page Table of Contents Copyright Dedication Epigraph Introduction Preface Understanding the Modern Approach Helping Yourself Being a Good Health Consumer Recognizing Migraines Treating Migraines in Progress Preventing Migraines Women, Hormones, and Migraines Treating Tension Headaches in Progress Preventing Tension Headaches Understanding and Treating Cluster Headaches Headaches in Children and Adolescents Headaches in People Over Fifty Less Common Headaches and Treatments More Alternatives Appendix A: Headache-Related Organizations and Publications Appendix B: Over-the-Counter Headache Medications Appendix C: Medications and What’s in Them Acknowledgments Index About the Authors Copyright © 2000, 1995 by Lawrence Robbins, M.D., and Susan S. Lang All rights reserved For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003. www.hmhco.com The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows: Robbins, Lawrence D. Headache help : a complete guide to understanding headaches and the medicines that relieve them / Lawrence Robbins and Susan S. Lang.—Rev. and updated, p. cm. ISBN 0-618-04436-1 1. Headache—Popular works. I. Lang, Susan S. II. Title. RB128.R628 2000 616.8'49I—dc21 00-036940 “Headache Calendar” copyright © 1993 by Lawrence Robbins, M.D., Management of Headache and Headache Medications, Springer-Verlag, New York. Appendix B, “Over-the-Counter Headache Medications,” copyright PDR for Nonprescription Drugs ®, 1994, 15th edition, and 1999, 20th edition, published by Medical Economics Data, Montvale, New Jersey 07645. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The information presented in case histories and stories in Headache Help is medically accurate. However, all names, places, and identifying characteristics have been changed to protect privacy. Some case histories contain elements from more than one patient. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is coincidental. eISBN 978-0-544-34149-4 v1.0814 For my family and those suffering the burden of head pain —L.D.R. For Solon J. Lang —S.S.L. THE GRIEF OF THE HEAD IS THE GRIEF OF GRIEFS. —James Howell, English Proverbs, 1659 This book is intended for educational purposes only. Before you start the regimens presented here, consult your own physician to make sure that they are suitable for you. None of the information is intended to substitute for medical advice. If you have any problems or questions related to your health and fitness, you should direct them to your physician. Visit our Web site, www.headachedrugs.com, to keep abreast of the latest headache information. Here you’ll find a vast amount of headache-related material, starting with our links: What’s New? Patient’s Corner Medications General Advice
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