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Migraines: What You Need to Know

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Migraines: What You Need to Know
Much about migraines remains an unfortunate mystery, but researchers have discovered new avenues for drug treatment. Shutterstock*
Peter Weiss
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B.B. is a 32-year-old woman who has suffered from monthly migraines since she was about 15. The first two days of her period were so bad that as a teenager she couldn’t go to school; as an adult, she also can’t work for those two days each month.

She tried multiple medications, but experienced too many side effects. Continuous birth control pills also failed to eliminate her periods.

Peter Weiss
Peter Weiss
MD
Dr Peter Weiss is a nationally known physician and healthcare thought leader who has advised CEO’s, and political leaders on current and future healthcare trends affecting our country. He was a national health care advisor for senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and was an Assistant Clinical Professor of OB/GYN at UCLA School of Medicine for thirty years. Dr Weiss is the co-founder of the Rodeo Drive Women's Health Center and remains in private practice. He also spends part of his time writing and lecturing on healthcare in America.
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