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34 reviews for:
The Migraine Brain: Your Breakthrough Guide to Fewer Headaches, Better Health
Elaine McArdle, Carolyn Bernstein
3.86 AVERAGE
34 reviews for:
The Migraine Brain: Your Breakthrough Guide to Fewer Headaches, Better Health
Elaine McArdle, Carolyn Bernstein
3.86 AVERAGE
Saw this on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96562458&ft=1&f=1032
These migraine books usually just give me a headache, but this one actually looks kind of interesting.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96562458&ft=1&f=1032
These migraine books usually just give me a headache, but this one actually looks kind of interesting.
It took me a long time to read this book because (a) it has a lot of good information that I wanted to be able to digest and consider, and (b) I couldn't read it if I had a headache or was on the verge of one. As someone who has suffered from migraines off and on for more than 20 years, I have seen my share of doctors and heard all kinds of theories regarding causes/prevention/treatment. Still, Dr. Berstein's description makes the most sense to me: our "migraine brains" are very sensitive, and when a sufferer is exposed to certain triggers, it disrupts the brain's normal activity and sets the migraine into motion. Essentially, from what I remember. Is that right? Anyway, I learned a lot of good and useful information, including a possibly life-threatening drug interaction between two of the prescriptions I am taking (which had not been discussed by my physician). A must-read for anyone still suffering from migraines.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Some useful information for people who have been dealing with migraines for years, however, most of the information is geared towards people who have just been diagnosed.
I learned a lot about migraines from this book; it taught me a lot that I didn't know and gave me a whole new perspective on the pain that migraines cause. I think it will help me both in treating and (if it comes to it) advocating for my song if he continues to have migraines. Also, it will help me understand those who suffer migraines. Overall, I thought this was a well-organized book with lots of details, written in a way to accept many different types of treatment (and explaining why not to use some dangerous treatments).
On the other hand, it did feel a little like "my way is right and all other treatment styles are not nearly as right" sometimes. In fact, it has me wondering... repeatedly, the author says that migraine brains don't like change; that change frequently triggers a migraine. I'm wondering if some of the "only one truly right way" feel is related to that dislike of change.
Also, I'm so glad that I don't have migraines. I'm am all about variety. When possible, I try not to do anything the same way twice during this life. Of course, I probably wouldn't be like that if I had to suffer pain each time I changed.
Now I have to read one more book on migraines. I always figure that if you read just one book, you can only parrot the author; if you read two, then you can know multiple points of view.
On the other hand, it did feel a little like "my way is right and all other treatment styles are not nearly as right" sometimes. In fact, it has me wondering... repeatedly, the author says that migraine brains don't like change; that change frequently triggers a migraine. I'm wondering if some of the "only one truly right way" feel is related to that dislike of change.
Also, I'm so glad that I don't have migraines. I'm am all about variety. When possible, I try not to do anything the same way twice during this life. Of course, I probably wouldn't be like that if I had to suffer pain each time I changed.
Now I have to read one more book on migraines. I always figure that if you read just one book, you can only parrot the author; if you read two, then you can know multiple points of view.
Second reading. Lots of things I'd forgotten, lots of things to relearn.
This taught me a lot and I’ve been relatively migraine free since reading it. I appreciate the feminist focus on taking women’s pain seriously.
A small amount of really useful information, a lot of redundant common sense, some bad advice, and a little bit of misinformation. The author's writing style was also pretty irritating and very gendered, in a cis binary kind of way. You're better off googling migraines than reading this book.
I found this book extremely helpful. I was able to detect triggers and pre-migraine symptoms that I never noticed before. So glad I found it!