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What Does My Gut Have to Do with My Migraine? In this episode of For Heads Sake, Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. hears the viewpoint of Trupti Gokani, MD, Board Certified Neurologist and Ayurvedic expert, about the gut-brain axis and how our GI system might be related to our migraine disease.

On this headache and migraine news update we discuss new studies about; a new Phase I clinical trial of a vaccine for migraine, if there is there a relationship between migraine and atrial fibrillation, association between headache, COVID, and the COVID vaccine, exercise and migraine and if migraine could be related to cognitive impairment. Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, discusses the details behind a number of newly published headache/migraine studies and announcements with migraine clinical trials expert Tim Smith, MD.

The latest data from the largest study of migraine patients ever undertaken shows us that, yes- that stigma that you might assume is part of life, might actually be making you sicker and more disabled. We discuss migraine, stigma, and the consequences on our health. Listen in as Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, talks to two of the investigators, Robert Shapiro MD, PhD, and Dawn Buse, PhD, on the OVERCOME study who presented stigma data at the American Headache Society Meeting.

What is Medical Gaslighting? If you have migraine or another chronic pain condition, chances are you have experienced medical gaslighting. Medical gaslighting can result in a form of medical trauma, and it can alter the manner in which we interact with the healthcare system. It can make you feel sicker, cause you to shut down, or to question yourself and the validity of your pain. It can also make you feel helpless or angry. In this week's episode of Heads UP Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. asks Melissa Geraghty Psy.D. about the effects of medical gaslighting and what we can do about it.

Do you identify with stress as a migraine trigger? Or do you find it insulting when people try to tell you that your migraine disease is related to stress? In this week's episode of For Heads Sake (formerly known as Heads UP) Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. aims to bring us a new perspective on stress and migraine by asking Dawn Buse, Ph.D., a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in headache lots of new questions on this topic. If stress is a trigger for us what can we do to combat this problem?

Welcome to a new season of For Heads Sake (formerly known as Heads UP) from the National Headache Foundation. Lindsay Weitzel Ph.D. and Amelia Scott Barrett, MD, discussing why we get migraine and where it starts. Can we reverse course through medications, lifestyle, diet, or even our thoughts and mentality to change our migraine and pain experience? Listen and find out what the experts have to say.

Is there a place for screen time for kids with migraine? Many parents (and physicians) limit screen time and other stimulating factors when a child has a migraine. Sometimes children with migraine are left in dark rooms with nothing to focus on but their pain. In this episode Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, hears some awesome (and possibly surprising) advice from Pediatric Neurologist and Headache Specialist Marcy Yonker, MD, about kids, screen time, and distraction during migraine attacks.

Sometimes it is normal for our thoughts to try and dip low when we are stuck in bed or in a dark room with a bad migraine. In this episode Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D., and Melissa Geraghty, Psy.D. discuss mood, mentality, and tricks to help when you're in pain and in bed, from two people who know this problem all too well.

There seems to be a lot of talk lately about doctors who brought up weight within conversations about migraine treatment. This might come across as inappropriate and insensitive when we are asking for help with our migraine symptoms. In this week's episode of Head UP Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. asks Dr. Amelia Barrett, MD why weight has become part of the migraine conversation.

Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, and Timothy Smith, MD, discuss an up-and-coming migraine device being developed by a company called Nocira. The device is the first to be granted "Breakthrough Device" designation by the FDA for the treatment of acute migraine. This means that the FDA has determined that Nocira's clinical trial data has shown their device to be a more effective treatment than other currently available drugs or devices. The National Headache Foundation first introduced you to this device in 2020 when Nocira's first round of very promising data was announced. Listen in to hear the awesome update on what this unique device that uses "Automated Variable Pulse Insufflation" into the ears, is doing for migraine patients in clinical trials.