2023 Early Release
BONUS: Early Release Expert Interview
Topic: How To Get Back From Chronic To Episodic Migraine
Uncover what puts you at risk and which medications are most likely to lead to chronic headache or migraine. If you have tried everything or have some form of symptom(s) every day, this interview with Dr. Stephanie J. Nahas, MD, MSEd, FAHS, FAAN will provide some practical tips and examples of how she and her team help similar people every day in her clinic.
[Video unavailable – early release access ended on March 8th at 3:00pm Eastern Time. Please view the event schedule to watch her expert interview or consider ordering a copy of the 2023 Migraine World Summit.]
Key Questions
- What’s the difference between chronic and episodic migraine?
- How do we determine what counts as a headache day?
- How is high-frequency episodic migraine diagnosed?
- What are some risk factors that might lead to migraine becoming chronic?
- What medications are most likely to lead to chronic migraine?
- What can doctors tell their patients with chronic migraine who say they’ve “tried everything”?
- What can be done if our preventive medication is no longer working?
- How long should injectable medications like CGRP monoclonal antibodies be tried before determining their effectiveness?
- When are infusion treatments appropriate for people with chronic migraine?
- What are some of the barriers that patients face in managing chronic migraine?
- For a person with chronic migraine, how often is too often to be using an acute medication?
- What guidance can physicians offer to chronic migraine patients who are having symptoms nearly every day, but know that the more they use medication, the worse they might get?
- How can people with chronic migraine identify what it means to “treat early” in an attack when their symptoms and migraine phases often overlap?
- What are some nonmedicinal options for migraine?
- What is an example of a success story of a patient who successfully transitioned from chronic to episodic migraine?
