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Headache Help: A Complete Guide to Understanding Headaches and the Medications
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Headache Help: A Complete Guide to Understanding Headaches and the Medications That Relieve Them- Fully Revised and Updated Paperback - 2000

by Lawrence Robbins; Susan Lang

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A revolution has occurred in the headache field in the last ten years. Yet many people who suffer from headaches never consult a doctor, believing that no help is available, while others become frustrated and give up the search for relief.
Fully revised and updated, this valuable book can save you time and trouble and help you stop the pain. It describes the full range of treatment options for migraines, cluster headaches, and tension headaches. It includes easy-to-understand information on the actions and side effects of hundreds of over-the-counter and prescription medications that prevent or abort headaches or dull the pain of a headache in progress. Special highlights: Details on the medications that have revolutionized migraine treatment Discussion of how hormones affect migraines Quick-reference guides to the medications that are most likely to work for your particular condition Helpful suggestions on how to describe your headache to your physician Hard-to-come-by information on headaches in children, teens, women, and people over fifty Alternative treatments, including herbs and acupuncture Self-help strategies such as relaxation techniques and biofeedback A national index of headache clinics and organizations

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  • Title Headache Help: A Complete Guide to Understanding Headaches and the Medications That Relieve Them- Fully Revised and Updated
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Rev Upd Su
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harvest, Boston, MA
  • Date 7/14/2000 12:00:01 A
  • Bookseller's Inventory # mon0000576195
  • ISBN 9780618044368 / 0618044361
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.96 x 6.05 x 0.88 in (22.76 x 15.37 x 2.24 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Health & Fitness
  • Library of Congress subjects Headache
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00036940
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.849

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Summary

A revolution has occurred in the headache field in the last ten years. Yet many people who suffer from headaches never consult a doctor, believing that no help is available, while others become frustrated and give up the search for relief.
Fully revised and updated, this valuable book can save you time and trouble and help you stop the pain. It describes the full range of treatment options for migraines, cluster headaches, and tension headaches. It includes easy-to-understand information on the actions and side effects of hundreds of over-the-counter and prescription medications that prevent or abort headaches or dull the pain of a headache in progress. Special highlights: Details on the medications that have revolutionized migraine treatment Discussion of how hormones affect migraines Quick-reference guides to the medications that are most likely to work for your particular condition Helpful suggestions on how to describe your headache to your physician Hard-to-come-by information on headaches in children, teens, women, and people over fifty Alternative treatments, including herbs and acupuncture Self-help strategies such as relaxation techniques and biofeedback A national index of headache clinics and organizations

First line

IF YOU'RE READING THIS BOOK, chances are you know the misery of headaches all too well.

Media reviews

"A great little book: thorough, comprehensive, well researched." - NATIONAL HEADACHE FOUNDATION

"A reassuring book for headache sufferers and a must-read for those who work in physicians' offices." Neuropractice

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 06/05/2000, Page 89