Headache in women is truly a major health issue. Every year, over 22
million women in the United States suffer from migraine headache, often
debilitating attacks that can leave the sufferer bedridden and that, in
many cases, can undermine both one's career and even one's marriage.
The Woman's Guide to Managing Migraine is a concise and practical
handbook that gives female headache sufferers all the tools they need to
work with their healthcare providers to properly diagnose types of
headache and develop the best possible treatment plans. A headache
specialist, family practice physician, and fellow migraine sufferer, Dr.
Susan Hutchinson introduces the reader to seven women with different
lives--ranging from a nineteen-year-old college student, to a
29-year-old attorney, to a 55-year-old mother of three grown
children--different women with the common thread of suffering from
disabling monthly migraines.
As these women's lives unfold throughout the audiobook, the listener
gains insight into their own headache experience. Listeners will learn
about hormonal therapy, preventive strategies, and treatment options,
ranging from the most promising new drugs to the most effective
complementary and alternative therapies. Dr. Hutchinson answers common
questions, such as how to plan for pregnancy and how to manage family
and work life while coping with ongoing migraine attacks. She shows you
how to carefully maintain your body and brain to minimize disruptions
that can trigger a migraine, how to keep a migraine diary, how to find a
headache-focused provider in your area, and how to make the most out of
a visit to your doctor.
The audiobook includes a "headache quiz" that will determine if you are
having true migraines. The time in a woman's life when migraine is most
common--her twenties through her early fifties--represents her peak
earning-power and child-raising years. The Woman's Guide to Managing
Migraine will empower women to take charge of their treatment and find
the path to living well.
