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(Message started by: inyoureye on Nov 1^st, 2004, 8:53pm)

Title: Thank you, thank you, thank you
Post by inyoureye on Nov 1^st, 2004, 8:53pm

I have the day off and have been surfing this site and clusterbusters all day. I just wanted to thank the creators of this site. I have been engrossed in the knowledge and experiences of your members for about 6 hours now and revel in the fact that I'm not alone. pThere are people who understand. I'm the kind of person that likes things explained and never felt that I got the understanding or commitment from neuros and other doc's. This is just the place I want to self-educate myself. Thanks again and thanks to all who reply to me in advance.
Russ
UPS driver
East Greenwich, RI
37

Title: Re: Thank you, thank you, thank you
Post by Bob_Johnson on Nov 1^st, 2004, 8:58pm

Russ, you may appreciate one of these books:

MANAGEMENT OF HEADACHE AND HEADACHE MEDICATIONS, 2nd ed. Lawrence D. Robbins, M.D.; pub. by Springer. $49 at Amazon.Com. This volume is better organized and easier to read for nonprofessionals compared to Saper's book. It covers all types of headache and is primarily focused on medications. While the two chapters on CH total 42-pages, the actual relevant material is longer because of multiple references to material in chapters on migraine, reflecting the overlap in drugs used to treat. I'd suggest reading the chapters on migraine for three reasons: he makes references to CH & medications which are not in the index; there are "clinical pearls" about how to approach the treatment of headache; and, you gain better perspective on the nature of headache, in general, and the complexities of treatment (which need to be considered when we create expectations about what is possible). Finally, women will appreciate & benefit from his running information on hormones/menstrual cycles as they affect headache. Chapter on headache following head trauma, also. Obviously, I'm impressed with Robbins' work (even if the book needs the touch of a good editor!) (Somewhat longer review/content statement at 3/22/00, "Good book....")

HEADACHE HELP, Revised edition, 2000; Lawrence Robbins, M.D., Houghton Mifflin, $15. Written for a nonprofessional audience, it contains almost all the material in the preceding volume but it's much easier reading. Highly recommended.

Title: Re: Thank you, thank you, thank you
Post by thebbz on Nov 1^st, 2004, 9:49pm

Rapaport Conquering Headache fourth edition..study up!! Ouch.com..lots of learning. All the best
BB 8)

Title: Re: Thank you, thank you, thank you
Post by inyoureye on Nov 2^nd, 2004, 7:09am

Awesome!! Thanks again,..I have "waldenbooks" on my route and I will try and aquire one of those today, or at least order one. Appreciate your help.