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Living with Migraines
ResumeOnce dismissed as psychosomatic, 'in your head' disorders, migraines are now gaining top billing as a disease and a public health issue. And if there's no cure in sight, at least there are better ways to cope.
This hour, On Point: Living with migraines, and managing the pain.Guests:
Dr. Elizabeth Loder, chief of the Division of Headache and Pain at Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals in Boston.
Martha Gaie, migraineur since 1984.
Paula Kamen, writer for The New York Times blog "Migraine: Perspectives on a Headache," has had a chronic daily headache for 17 years.
This program aired on February 20, 2008.