Download or read book Migraine Words and Fiction written by Joost Haan and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many migraine sufferers worldwide. However, the lack of confirmatory scan or blood test poses a major barrier to their diagnosis, which must be based on their account of the pain. As a consequence, language is of utmost importance in the diagnosis of migraine. This book deals with this relation between words and migraine, and considers how persons with migraine make their pain ‘readable’ and how fictional texts ‘perform’ migraine. Its analysis utilises the theories of Wittgenstein (‘beetle in the box’), Foucault, de Saussure and Scarry, as well as works of fiction including Hustvedt’s The Blindfold, Lasdun’s The Horned Man and Yalom’s When Nietzsche Wept.

Download or read book Migraine written by Oliver Sacks and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the renowned neurologist and bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat comes a fascinating investigation of the many manifestations of migraine, including the visual hallucinations and distortions of space, time, and body image which migraineurs can experience. “So erudite, so gracefully written, that even those people fortunate enough never to have had a migraine in their lives should find it equally compelling.” —The New York Times The many manifestations of migraine can vary dramatically from one patient to another, even within the same patient at different times. Among the most compelling and perplexing of these symptoms are the strange visual hallucinations and distortions of space, time, and body image which migraineurs sometimes experience. Portrayals of these uncanny states have found their way into many works of art, from the heavenly visions of Hildegard von Bingen to Alice in Wonderland. Dr. Oliver Sacks argues that migraine cannot be understood simply as an illness, but must be viewed as a complex condition with a unique role to play in each individual's life.

Download or read book A Guided Tour of Hell written by Kristine Hatak and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book So Much More Than a Headache written by Kathleen O'Shea and published by Kent State University. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "English," wrote Virginia Woolf, "which can express the thoughts of Hamlet and the tragedy of Lear, has no words for the shiver and the headache. . . . let a sufferer try to describe a pain in his head to a doctor and language at once runs dry." Despite Woolf's astute observation and the apparent dearth of writings on such subjects, editor Kathleen O'Shea has managed to gather a wide selection of helpful excerpts, chapters, poetry, and even a short play in this anthology--all with a view toward increasing our understanding and ending the stigma attached to migraines and migraine sufferers. Unlike clinical materials, this anthology addresses the feelings and symptoms that the writers have experienced, sometimes daily. These pieces speak freely about the loneliness and helplessness one feels when a migraine comes on. The sufferer faces nausea, pain, sensitivity to light, and having the veracity of all these symptoms doubted by others. O'Shea, a professor of literature and a migraine sufferer herself, also includes an original essay of her own reflections. Offered as an alternative not only to medical writing but also to self-help books and internet blogs, So Much More Than a Headache addresses a real omission in the available works on migraine, provides a resource for those who may have underestimated the depth and range of writing on this subject, and challenges the cultural bias that dismisses migraine as "just a headache."

Download or read book A Brain Wider Than the Sky written by Andrew Levy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than one in ten Americans -- and more than one in five families -- affected, the phenomenon of migraine is widely prevalent and often ignored or misdiagnosed. By his mid-forties, Andrew Levy's migraines were occasional reminders of a persistent illness that he'd wrestled with half his life, though he had not fully contemplated their physical and psychological influence on the individual, family, and society at large. Then in 2006 Levy was struck almost daily by a series of debilitating migraines that kept him essentially bedridden for months, imprisoned by pain and nausea that retreated only briefly in gentler afternoon light. When possible, Levy kept careful track of what triggered an onset -- the "thin, taut" pain from drinking a bourbon, the stabbing pulse brought on by a few too many M&M's -- and in luminous prose recounts his struggle to live with migraines, his meticulous attempts at calibrating his lifestyle to combat and avoid them, and most tellingly, the personal relationship a migraineur develops -- an almost Stockholm syndrome-like attachment -- with the indescribable pain, delirium, and hallucinations. Levy read about personalities and artists throughout history with migraine -- Alexander Pope, Nietzsche, Freud, Virginia Woolf, even Elvis -- and researched the treatments and medical advice available for migraine sufferers. He candidly describes his rehabilitation with the aid of prescription drugs and his eventual reemergence into the world, back to work and writing. An enthralling blend of memoir and provocative analysis, A Brain Wider Than the Sky offers rich insights into an illness whose effects are too often discounted and whose sufferers are too often overlooked.

Download or read book Migraine written by Katherine Foxhall and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deeply researched and beautifully written, this fascinating and accessible study of one of our most common, disabling—and yet often dismissed—disorders will appeal to physicians, historians, scholars in medical humanities, and people living with migraine alike.

Download or read book Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches written by Teri Robert and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For millions of Americans, Migraine disease, tension headaches, and other headaches are a debilitating part of every day. Teri Robert has been there—in fact, she experienced her first Migraine at age six. Now, in this groundbreaking holistic guide to the diagnosis and treatment of headaches and Migraine disease, she brings a patient-empowering message to all headache sufferers: you don't have to live with daily pain. She provides you with all the information you need to know about getting the help you need, including: Understanding side effects Treatments for long-term relief Risks and symptoms Identification of the various types of headaches Traditional and alternative therapies Information on finding health care practitioners and support Numerous case studies and expert advice

Download or read book The Migraine Brain written by Carolyn Bernstein and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-07-14 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on the latest scientific findings to identify the unique characteristics, chemical makeups, and structural differences of migraine-prone brains, offering insight into the role of the central nervous system while outlining a comprehensive program to reduce the frequency and intensity of headaches. Reprint.

Download or read book Managing Your Migraine written by Katy Munro and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A fantastic and much needed resource for all those suffering. Dr Katy Munro's experience and knowledge through this book will help all those who read it' Dr Rupy Aujla, The Doctor's Kitchen 'Dr Katy Munro is the single best migraine expert our family have ever met [...] This book brings hope to every migraineur' Miranda Sawyer, Guardian & Observer Journalist ***** Despite being one of the most common and debilitating conditions in the world, migraine is still widely misunderstood, stigmatised and misdiagnosed. Migraine is much more than 'just a headache', it's a genetic, neurological brain disorder, and it's time patients got the healp they really need. Managing Your Migraine is the practical go-to guide for understanding and treating migraine. In the book, headache Specialist and GP Dr Katy Munro will give you expert advice on: · Understanding your migraine phases and triggers · The impact of food, exercise and sleep on migraine · Rescue plans for acute attacks · Migraine preventers · Migraine in children · Managing your mental health with migraine If you're a person with migraine, or know someone struggling, this book will provide helpful strategies for alleviating your symptoms and managing your migraine. Drawing on her medical expertise, her own personal experience with migraine and the stories of her patients, Dr Munro will empower you to get to know your own migraine and build an effective treatment plan that will help you live your life more fully. Part of the Penguin Life Experts series.

Download or read book Migraine written by Jack Sholl and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intellectual and witty depiction of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche as he simultaneously grapples with the idea of eternal return and his endlessly recurring migraine headache. This comical one-act play featuring a man suffering from a constant, intolerable headache serves as a great introduction to Friedrich Nietzsche for those who have heard of him and are interested in getting to know a little bit more about the renown German philosopher. For those who have already studied his works, this is an invitation to discover the more human aspects of the man who invented the concept of the Overman. A fictional treatment based on historical research, this is a sprightly, text addition to any true philosophers library.

Download or read book My Life with Migraine written by Earle Levenstein and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Earle’s writing is vulnerable, vivid, brave and impactful. He works to connect the dots by sharing his inner turmoil, digging in the dirt, in his search for answers to the migraine condition. He gives voice to this invisible condition and reaffirms to those migraine sufferers, who share similar pains, fears and anxiety, that they are not alone.” -David Sandler, LICSW

Download or read book Thoughts During a Migraine written by Artem Medvedev and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-01-29 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migraines in life can take different forms. Some of them are physical - the splitting pain often dismissed as "just a headache." Some of them are emotional - the break-ups, the anxiety, the depression, the waiting, the numbing sensation of hopeless anticipation. Some are philosophical - the realization of being lost, frustration over one's moving nowhere or moving in the wrong direction. This collection of verses reflects my personal journey through my life's migraines with the help of my old friend, poetry. Judge it as harshly as you will or use it to reflect on your own journey. To me, the poems give strength, hope, an outlet for those words and thoughts and feelings no one would understand or hear or care for otherwise. There is only one thing constant about migraines - they always end at some point. What follows them is up to ourselves.AM

Download or read book Headache Help written by Lawrence Robbins and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Download or read book Victory Over Vestibular Migraine written by Shin C Beh and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-02 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you wanted to know about vestibular migraine.All your questions about vestibular migraine finally answered.What is vestibular migraine? How is it diagnosed?What conditions are mis-diagnosed as vestibular migraine?Why are you always dizzy?Focused on sound, practical, science-based advice to help you get your life back, the ACTION plan for a holistic treatment strategy for vestibular migraine: A: Alternative non-drug therapies. Can vitamins, supplements, and herbs really help vestibular migraine? Can exercise help? Is there a role for medical marijuana?C: Life Changes. What triggers vestibular migraine? What can you do to fortify your brain against vestibular migraine attacks? What foods should you avoid? How do you design a sensible, migraine-friendly diet?T: Therapeutic options. How do you choose a rescue medication? How do you know which preventive treatment works best? What side effects should you watch out for? What options are safe for pregnancy and breast-feeding?I: Interictal Symptoms & Co-morbid Disorders. Is it Meniere's disease or vestibular migraine? Can you have PPPD and vestibular migraine? How do you treat motion sickness? What's the deal with hormones and vestibular migraine?ON: Onward! What mental techniques can help you conquer migraine, vertigo, and dizziness? How do you build a network of support? What does the future hold for people with vestibular migraine?About the Author: Dr. Beh is one of the few neurologists in the U.S. who specializes in vestibular disorders. He completed his neurology residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. His fellowship training was a one-of-a-kind, triple fellowship in multiple sclerosis, neuro-otology, and neuro-ophthalmology that was completed at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, and New York University Medical Center. Dr. Beh has had the privilege to be mentored by experts and luminaries like Dr. David Zee, Dr. Laura Balcer, and Dr. Steven Galetta. Dr. Beh has helped numerous patients with vestibular migraine, including best-selling author Alicia Wolf, and social media influencer Kayla McCain. Dr. Beh has published and presented extensively about vestibular migraine, including ground-breaking studies on the efficacy of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation and external trigeminal nerve stimulation as rescue treatments for vestibular migraine attacks. Follow Dr. Beh on Twitter (@thedizzydoc) or on www.thedizzyneurologist.com.

Download or read book A Headache in the Pelvis written by David Wise, Ph.D. and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the gold-standard nondrug, nonsurgical Wise-Anderson Protocol for treating chronic pelvic pain, A Headache in the Pelvis is the definitive resource for anyone suffering from pelvic pain. Pelvic pain afflicts millions of men and women and goes by many names, including pelvic floor dysfunction and prostatitis. David Wise, Ph.D., searched for relief for his pelvic pain for more than 20 years. After researching medical journals and performing outside-the-box self-experimentation, he found a way to resolve his symptoms. He then joined forces with Stanford urologist Dr. Rodney Anderson in the mid-1990s, and together they treated patients and did research on what is now called the Wise-Anderson Protocol. Often incorrectly diagnosed, debilitating, and disruptive, pelvic pain is correlated with psychological distress. Using a holistic treatment integrating physical therapy and meditative relaxation, this book guides you through understanding your pain, why conventional treatments haven't worked, and describes the details of the physical and behavioral protocol that can help to heal the painful pelvic floor. At last, this life-changing protocol offers hope and help to lead a pain-free life.

Download or read book Heal Your Headache written by David Buchholz and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2002-08-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the breakthrough understanding that virtually all headaches are forms of migraine--because migraine is not a specific type of headache, but the built-in mechanism that causes headaches of all kinds, along with neck stiffness, sinus congestion, dizziness, and other problems--Dr. Buchholz's Heal Your Headache puts headache sufferers back in control of their lives with a simple, transforming program: Step 1: Avoid the "Quick Fix." Too often painkillers only make matters worse because of the crippling complication known as rebound. Step 2: Reduce Your Triggers. The crux of the program: a migraine diet that eliminates the foods that push headache sufferers over the top. Step 3: Raise Your Threshold. When diet and other lifestyle changes aren't enough, preventive medication can help stay the course. That's it: in three steps turn your headache problems around.

Download or read book Fighting the Migraine Epidemic a Complete Guide written by Angela Agnes Stanton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide (manual) to migraine prevention and treatment without taking any medicines. It is a self-help guide with full explanation about how to successfully abort and prevent all migraines. The book also provides a full explanation of the cause of migraines from a physiological, biological, and genetics perspective. This book is an extended edition of the "Fighting the Migraine Epidemic: How to Treat and Prevent Migraines without Medicines. An Insider's View" book published and now discontinued.The book is laid out in five parts: Part I: migraineurs who read the 1st edition of the book comment and introductionPart II: quick guide to get rid of an ongoing migrainePart III: the heart of the book, describing the physiology and biology or migraines, who is susceptible to migraines and why. Also includes all prodrome types, all triggers, and detailed analysis on how triggers can be cancelled.Part IV: a more complex explanation of migraine-cause specifically for doctors, scientists, and migraineurs more interested in the genetics and bio-physiology of migraines. It also contains a part titled "Drugs of Shame" describing the 30 most often prescribed medicines for migraine pain prevention, their side effects, and FDA warnings. Part V: a huge citation list of over 800 citations of academic literature. Each academic article adds a little bit of information to complete the whole picture of migraines. In this book I pull together information from many fields of science and connect the dots to help the reader to conclude the same thing I did: migraine is preventable and completely treatable without the use of any medicines.