I say this with the utmost kindness — you’re probably not special. Being special in my case means I’m one of the fewer than 5% of people with intractable headaches. The odds are so in your favor that your headaches can be treated. At the…
Wondering if your pain caused your depression or vice versa? The answer is yes (sort of). Here’s the Mayo Clinic‘s take: . . . Doctors who treat chronic pain and depression have known for many years how closely these two conditions are linked. Some research…
I’m tired of having a headache. The thought crept up yesterday and I couldn’t keep it at bay. Usually I just don’t think about it; it’s just the way my life is. Every single second of every single day, year after year. It sucks. My…
As a teenager, my occasional headaches became chronic within a couple years. Many other people have told me the same story and a study presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology confirms the frequency of this occurrence. The nationwide study…
Some readers have asked me to share my story, so here it is. Be forewarned, it’s long! I’m 28 and have had bad headaches for as long as I can remember. They became daily around the time I was in middle school. My doctors said…