Blog of the Headache Specialist
Headache Information Library
90+ clinical articles written by a neurologist with 25 years and 100,000+ patients treated. Six categories, organized so you can find what you need.
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Why Your Headache Isn’t Getting Better
A headache that isn’t improving usually isn’t a mystery — it’s a headache that hasn’t been correctly named yet. The diagnoses most often missed, the trap that turns occasional headaches into daily ones, and when a second opinion is worth it.
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Headache Types
31 articles
Migraine, tension, cluster and secondary — how to tell them apart
· Hypnic Headache — Waking at the Same Time Every Night
· Menstrual Migraine — Headaches Tied to Your Cycle
· Sleep Apnea Headache — Waking Unrefreshed with Head Pain
· Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)
· Primary Exercise Headache — Throbbing After Workouts
· Cold-Stimulus Headache — Ice Cream Headache Explained
· Menstrual Migraine — Headaches Tied to Your Cycle
· Sleep Apnea Headache — Waking Unrefreshed with Head Pain
· Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)
· Primary Exercise Headache — Throbbing After Workouts
· Cold-Stimulus Headache — Ice Cream Headache Explained
Treatment & Medication
7 articles
Triptans, CGRP antibodies, gepants, NSAIDs — the medication guide
· Gepants — Oral CGRP Antagonists (Rimegepant, Ubrogepant, Atogepant)
· Headache in Pregnancy — Safe Medications and Preeclampsia Red Flags
· Emgality & Ajovy — A New Paradigm in Migraine Treatment
· Medication-Overuse Headache — When Painkillers Cause the Pain
· GLP-1 Injections and Their Complex Relationship with Headache
· Headache in Pregnancy — Safe Medications and Preeclampsia Red Flags
· Emgality & Ajovy — A New Paradigm in Migraine Treatment
· Medication-Overuse Headache — When Painkillers Cause the Pain
· GLP-1 Injections and Their Complex Relationship with Headache
Migraine Prevention
5 articles
Evidence-based supplements (Mg, B2, CoQ10) and preventive strategies
Emergency Signs
2 articles
Red-flag symptoms — headaches you should never ignore
Lifestyle Management
8 articles
Sleep, diet, headache diary and trigger management
· Caffeine-Withdrawal Headache — Why Weekends Hurt
· Weather and Barometric Pressure Migraine
· Perimenopausal Migraine — Estrogen Fluctuation and Safe Management
· Migraine with Aura — Stroke Risk and Safe Contraception
· The Migraine Brain Loves Regularity — Sleep and Pain
· Coffee for Migraine — Poison or Medicine? The J-Curve
· Weather and Barometric Pressure Migraine
· Perimenopausal Migraine — Estrogen Fluctuation and Safe Management
· Migraine with Aura — Stroke Risk and Safe Contraception
· The Migraine Brain Loves Regularity — Sleep and Pain
· Coffee for Migraine — Poison or Medicine? The J-Curve
Diagnosis & Imaging
2 articles
CT, MRI, radiation safety — when imaging is necessary