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We need to start by dispelling a few myths about migraine. This important point was mentioned earlier: Migraine is not just a. severe headache: it is a special type of headache. Nor is it necessarily a severe headache; many sufferers have relatively minor headaches, but the associated symptoms indicate that without doubt they are suffering from migraine.

Another misconception is that those with migraine are frequently incapacitated by it. While this may be true for severe cases, there are many who have an attack only once or twice a year. There are also many others whose attacks are not … Continue Reading

Of course, your doctor will diagnose your headaches in a slightly different way, because he or she has the advantage of being able to examine you as well.

However, don’t be misled. Many patients think (wrongly) that the examination tells the doctor everything, and that a diagnosis without one means it’s probably wrong. In fact, almost the reverse is true. With headaches it is mainly careful, painstaking questioning that leads to the most accurate diagnosis. Perhaps your doctor finds out the critical information that the headache came on suddenly, like a blow to the back of the head; or else that … Continue Reading

‘Diagnose first, treat second.’ This statement may appear obvious, but it’s very easy to make the mistake of treating symptoms (such as pain or nausea) without getting to the root of the condition or disease causing the symptoms. Treatment is much more effective if there is an accurate initial diagnosis!

It’s all too easy to treat a headache with a couple of aspirins, without stopping to think why that headache is occurring. Then, when the headache doesn’t go away, you can’t help but wonder if you should increase the dose … and then you’ve fallen neatly into the trap. Diagnose first, … Continue Reading

Of the symptoms that concern patients most, headaches come high on the list. Headaches are the most common cause of pain seen by family doctors, and although only a small percentage are due to any serious disorder, the fear of underlying disease causes a great deal of anxiety, especially among those who’ve suffered from headaches for a long time.

Although the vast majority of headaches aren’t dangerous, a few are due to serious underlying disease; and the remainder may not go away unless you do something to prevent them. The trouble is, how can you be sure which is which? It’s … Continue Reading

By the age of 15, nearly 100 per cent of boys have masturbated (and, as one commentator has said, those who haven’t are liars!). The proportion of girls who masturbate is lower in each age group, but in recent years the proportion is increasing.

It is now accepted by all but a few fearful people that masturbation is a normal sexual outlet and an important sexual learning process, and the anxiety that masturbation will lead to moral or physical decay has declined. Despite this, many adolescents who masturbate feel … Continue Reading