Medication Overuse Headaches

Medication Overuse Headaches Last week we addressed the Top 10 Migraine Triggers. Number 10 on that list is medication overuse headaches (“MOH”). Medication overuse headaches are caused by overuse of medications, including both prescription and over the counter medications (most commonly, Advil, Aleve, Excedrin, Triptans, Caffeine, Codeine, Oxycodone, and other similar medications).

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Top 10 Migraine Triggers

Top 10 Migraine Triggers For most people that suffer with headaches, any number of triggers can cause them to seek a dark room, a moist towel. While headaches sometimes seem to come out of nowhere, there is often some trigger that starts the process. By paying attention to what the environment was around you at […]

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Ready To Help!

  Welcome to the Headache Care Center PLLC! We (from left to right, Joyce, RN; Karen; medical secretary; and Gretchen, APRN) are now open at our offices located at 1741 Ellington Road, Suite 1, in South Windsor, Ct. And we are here, ready to help you on your path to headache relief. It has been a […]

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New CGRP Treatments!

For the past two years I have had the pleasure of being an investigator in a clinical research project with regard to the CGRP molecule for the treatment of headache.  It has been wonderful to see the results of these studies and how those suffering with headache now have a new treatment option that may […]

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Migraine Buddy

Migraine Buddy is a free smart phone app that you can use to track your headaches. Tracking your headache is called keeping a headache diary. These diaries are a vital part of the successful diagnosis and treatment of headache, and Migraine Buddy provides an intuitive interface and thorough summary reports to help you easily maintain […]

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Open for Business

After over a decade specializing in the treatment of headache with the Hartford Headache Center, LLC in East Hartford, on the Glastonbury line, I am so happy to announce the grand opening of the Headache Care Center PLLC in South Windsor, Connecticut. I am committed to providing patients within Hartford, Tolland, Windham and surrounding counties […]

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