Migraine: Identify Your Triggers, Break Your Dependence on Medication, Take Back Your Life: An Integrative Self-Care Plan for Wellness by Murray MS RN, Sharron (2013) Paperback

by Sharron Murray

Migraine disease affects over 30 million people in the U.S. alone. Murray, a nurse and former college professor, shows readers how to develop their own wellness plan and regain control of their lives."Migraine" explains how Identify headache types and triggersBreak the cycle of medication dependenceCreate a self-care plan that combines eastern therapies (yoga, meditation, biofeedback, and reflexology) with conventional western medical approaches (physical therapy, chiropractic) to reduce the frequency and severity of migraine attacks and achieve wellnessMurray explains the cause of the disease, where it comes from, and the difference between primary and secondary headache types, along with the impact of injuries and diseases which may occur alongside migraine disease. She looks closely at both Eastern and Western medicine to help readers understand their unique headache patterns and minimize, or abort, migraine attacks. Tables and charts provide at-a-glance reference points.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health

Paperback

First published June 1, 2013

Reviews

[Cindy Wise · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is one that has helped me on the road to breaking my dependence on medication to address headaches. I'm appreciative for hearing about Sharron's story and the similarities to my own...there may need to be a variety of strategies to address my headaches. There are many options. I'm already feeling like I'm breaking my dependence on meds. So excited!

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like most folks with migraines I have read A LOT and tried a lot. This was a good book to read to remind you to retry things and stay hopeful. I also agree with the western and eastern medicine combo.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Migraine: Identify Your Triggers, Break Dependence on Medication, Take Back Your Life: An Integrative Self-Care Plan for Wellness by Sharon Murray, MS, RN is a book that you will want to read if you have migraines and keep it on the shelf for easy reference.

Sharon Murray is a nurse who was taking too much migraine medicine and that she was getting rebound headaches. She thought that she had the miracle pill prescribed by her doctor when her headache vanished. But over time her migraine problem became worse.

I have migraines too. Not often but when I get one, it lasts for three days. Migraines can make you feel hopeless and out of control, you have a terrible headache and nausea or even vomiting. I was very excited when my doctor prescribed a different migraine medicine when the headache went poof! But it came back the next morning and the morning after that

You easily tell by the looking at the references in the back of the book that she spent a lot of time researching this subject. Book is written with a genuine voice, she cares about people who have migraines and she definitely knows how they feel.

She divides this book into four parts, Western Medicine, Chinese Traditional Medicine, Integrative Therapies and Your Journey. She discussed the headaches themselves as they can be categorized, the medications and cautions with them. I know a good deal about Chinese Traditional Medicine already and she succinctly told about the theories and beliefs connection migraine treatment. Reading her book, I did learn so much about migraines and there are quite a few new things that I can try to avoid and also deal with them. This is a wonderful book for anyone who suffers from migraines.

I received this book as a win from FirstReads but that in no way influenced my thoughts or feelings in the review.

[Sheila Read]

I want to read this book because I get migraines at least one time every week. This book might be able to help me figure out why. I have been to the doctor several times and they gave me meds for it but nothing works.

[Hazel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was AWESOME. I wish I read this eons ago.... Good mix of western medicine as well as eastern medicine remedies! Makes you realize this is actually a big problem and you're not the only one. Good reminder of methods I've tried before and a few methods I hadn't thought of.
Recommended to anyone who deals with migraines!