When should I seek treatment for my chronic headaches?
Simply put, you should seek treatment if you have headaches that cause you to miss out on life.  Whether it is the headaches themselves or side effects from medication, I can help you learn to navigate through your daily struggles.  By focusing on your behaviors, we can work together to pinpoint opportunities to make changes that bring long-term relief.

If my headache pain is in my face, and is accompanied by a stuffy or runny nose, does this mean I am suffering from a sinus or allergy headache?
This is one of the most common questions I have been asked over the past 20 years. One of the many symptoms of chronic headaches is the feeling of having a “headache in your face,” often accompanied by a runny or stuffy nose. Usually, the drainage is clear which means this is not an infection.

When I am busy and feeling stressed I tend to find relief from my chronic headaches.  Why is that?
This is a common occurrence for many of us. Although stress is not the cause of our chronic headaches, it plays a part in the headache puzzle.  You may hear this type of headache referred to as “let-down.” When stressed, the body is thought to be in a state of fight-or-flight, alleviating the effects of  a headache.

I find myself suffering from unexplained nausea, light sensitivity and sometimes my vision is impaired without my usual headache. Should I be concerned? What is happening to me?
You are experiencing a phenomena of a headache without pain. This may happen before a headache comes on, or many times without a headache at all. It is nothing to be concerned about unless accompanied by high blood pressure. Be sure to check your pressure if this occurs often.

I know alcoholic drinks are on every list of headache triggers, but sometimes I get away with having a drink and other times it is an immediate trigger. Why is that?
Often headaches are a result of many triggers occurring at once.  For instance, you may be pre-menstrual, the weather is changing, and your level of stress has been unusually high the week you decide to have a drink, resulting in a headache. This is one of the many illustrations of how complicated this condition is.