Birth control pills (oral contraceptives) are a safe and very effective method to prevent unwanted pregnancy. However, I observe that some of my migraine patients experience more frequent and severe headaches after starting a pill. In addition, risk analysis should be done for migraine patients...
When it comes to summer, holidays and journeys come to our agenda… However, factors such as being sleepless, not drinking enough water, stress can prepare the ground for our migraine on our trip. Especially if you have a history motion sickness, the journey may force you. Therefore, I recommend...
Migraine is a type of severe pain that can be accompanied by sound and light sensitivity, nausea and vomiting, and decreases the quality of life. In some of my patients, other neurological findings can sometimes occur with headache; for example fainting, ie loss of consciousness …...
Some of my patients with migraine complain of dizziness. Dizziness, the sensation of spinning can accompany migraine attacks or can occur on days without headache. We call this situation “vestibular migraine”, i.e. vertigo due to migraine. 1. How is it diagnosed? For the diagnosis of...
Migraine is one of the most common diseases in our changing life conditions. It is usually characterized by throbbing and unilateral headache attacks. Although it is a common disease in Turkey, most patients who suffer from migraine do not go beyond complaining about the disease. One out of 6...
The American Headache Association issued important statements about the prevention strategies of headache type migraine that limits daily life activities and the recent developments with its treatment. In the statement, migraine surgery, which is frequently included in the agenda recently, has...
10 practical ways to reduce your migraine attacks: You’ve been diagnosed with migraine and experiencing severe pain from time to time. These pains are often accompanied by sound, light and even fragrance sensitivity and it occurs as you climb stairs. You want to prevent the occurrence of...
Sıkça ve şiddetli olarak başınız ağrıyor. Öyle ki, gece uykudan uyandırıyor, hatta kusmaya neden olabiliyor. Bir müddet sonra şu soru kafanızı kurcalayabilir:“Acaba baş ağrımın sebebi kötü bir şey olabilir mi?” “Beynimde tümör mü var?”, sorusunu baş ağrısı ile başvuran hastalarımın çoğu bana...
The arrival of spring months, flowers blooming, longer days and the warming weather gives most of us pleasure. With frequent weather changes, spring time creates surprises causing migraine pain to become more frequent. There are cavities in our skull called sinus. These sinuses are usually in...