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Have you been failed by the anti-CGRP monoclonal antibody treatments? How long did you trial them before deciding they did not work? Brand new data presented at last month's American Headache Society meeting shows that a certain percentage of migraine patients take longer to respond to these medications than we originally thought. Does this mean we should trial them for a longer period of time before giving up? Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. talks to Tim Smith, MD, headache specialist and migraine clinical trial expert about how this new data and how it affects us as a migraine community.

Have you been told you cannot be prescribed estrogen or estrogen-containing birth control pills because you have migraine with aura? This week's episode is on the Estrogen and Migraine Controversy. Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, questions Susan Hutchinson, MD, Headache Specialist and author of The Woman's Guide to Managing Migraine all about estrogen, migraine, aura, stroke risk, birth control, perimenopause, HRT, bioidenticals, etc. Tune in!

Have you had a migraine medication or sometimes multiple migraine medications fail you? Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, talks to Melissa Geraghty Psy.D. about how migraine medication failure makes us feel and some coping skills for dealing with this common problem.

Today's episode is on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This is an extension of last week's episode which was dedicated to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Next week we will talk about Social Security Disability (SSDI). How does ADA apply to people with a debilitating headache condition? Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. asks Tom Dabertin, Executive Director and CEO of the National Headache Foundation all the pertinent questions for someone who may need to take time from work for their headache condition. This is Part 2 of our three-part series dedicated to people who may need to take time from work due to their debilitating headache condition.

Are you aware of your rights as a person with migraine, cluster headache, or another debilitating headache condition when it comes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? Are you looking for answers to; what the process is like, how much time is allowable, or when you need to notify your employer? The National Headache Foundation has dedicated three episodes to (1) Family and Medical Leave Act, (2) Americans with Disabilities Act, and (3) Social Security Disability for people with headache conditions. This week Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, begins this 3-part series by asking Tom Dabertin, Executive Director and CEO of the National Headache Foundation all the pertinent questions for someone who may need to take time from work for their headache condition, or to care for a loved one for this reason. You may want a pen and paper for this episode on FMLA!

As a headache and migraine community, we are so often told not to skip meals that we may forget that people often fast for many religious or health reasons. Does skipping meals trigger migraine and other types of headache? Are there health benefits to fasting? What are some tricks we can use to possibly subvert migraine/ head pain if we plan to fast? Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. talks to Dr. Amelia Barrett about this and more in this week's episode.

The idea of medication overuse and medication overuse headache can seem almost contradictory at times. It can seem like the very medicines we were instructed to take at the onset of migraine are suddenly being blamed for causing our chronic migraine. Stopping their use entirely can seem like a very scary idea. In this episode of Heads UP, Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. discusses the results with Dr. Vincent Martin who was one of the investigators on the MOTS Trial.

Bruce Willis’s aphasia diagnosis and retirement from acting have led many following the news to search for more information on the disease. In this episode of Heads UP, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel welcomes back Dr. Amelia Barrett for a timely discussion to explain aphasia and how it impacts some people living with migraine disease.

Are you someone who has head pain that is interfering with your life but you have not done anything about it yet? Or are you a migraine veteran figuring out how to talk to your doctor about new symptoms and comorbidities? Regardless of where you are at in your migraine journey, Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D., asks Dr. Vincent Martin how to communicate with your doctor and get the help you need. For more info, please visit www.headaches.org

How many of your relatives are affected by migraine? A recently published study found 123 genetic loci associated with migraine. This is nearly 40 more than were previously recognized. In this episode of Heads UP, Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. and Tim Smith, MD discuss the results of this study and its implications for the future of families with migraine.